Associate Professor of Communication Arts

Dr. Earl holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in theatre from California State University at Long Beach, an M.P.A. from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. in theatre from the University of Oregon.

He has taught a wide range of theatre courses and previously served on the faculty of Western Oregon University, Oregon State University, and Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Earl has designed sets and costumes for organizations such as Promised Valley Playhouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, the New Rose Theatre and Artists’ Repertory Theatre, both of Portland, Ore., Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre in Idaho, Lynwood Children’s Theatre in Los Angeles, and Olympic College in Bremerton, Wash.

Scenes from Earl’s Wartburg production of Dr. Faustus and the entire production of The Iraqi Inspector General were selected for presentation at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival regional conference, and he was honored by the festival in 2002 for his service in the Pacific Northwest. During the summer of 2006, Earl was featured in two films: Besting Nero and The Season.

He also appeared in the Wartburg Player’s production of Mass Appeal. During the summer of 2009, Earl served as a costume technician for Heritage Theatre Festival at the University of Virginia.