LOWERY CHRISTOPHER COLLINS

V I T A

L. CHRISTOPHER COLLINS
Curriculum Vitae

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• TEACHER/PROFESSOR

     ----34+ years as an Educator

     ----Public Education Classroom Teacher/Director/Coordinator  

          HS English, HS Theatre Director, K-12 Gifted Students,
          Fine Arts Chair, UIL Director, HS History, K-12 Music, Spanish,
          Broadcast Journalism, Film/Filmmaking, Creative Writing, 6-8 Reading
     ----College Professor and Instructor

          Writing/Composition (Composition and Rhetoric, Analysis and Evaluation),
          Technical Writing, Major British Writers/Literature (Until 1800, 1800-Present)

     ----Education Consultant/Specialist

          Workshops, Seminars, Conferences, Committees, Support, Curriculum     

     ----Consulting Work in Education
 

• SUBJECTS/CONTENT/CLASSES TAUGHT

          English-----History-----Theatre-----Gifted Studies/Humanities-----Technical Writing               
          Rhetoric & Composition-----Composition: Analysis and Evaluation-----British Literature                 
          American Literature-----Technical Theatre-----Broadcast Journalism-----Theatre Production

          Acting-----Choir-----General Music-----Reading -----Grammar-----Spanish
          UIL Coordination-----Film/Film as Literature
 

• EDUCATION

     -----Master of Arts in English          

     -----Bachelor of Arts in English and History

     -----Associate of Science     
     -----Various PD Credits                     

     -----Four Texas Educator Certifications

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• PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/SERVICE PROJECTS AND ADVISORY SERVICE
  -----Hosted Several UIL OAP Clinics/Festivals
  -----Hosted/Taught Various Student Day-Long Clinics/Camps 
  -----Served as Developer, Scenario/Curriculum Writer, Annual Facilitator:
         Region 7 Model United Nations’ Active Security Council Sessions/Meetings (2000-2016)
  -----Various Workshops I Have Developed and/or Presented Can Be Found on the "Teaching" Link
  -----Served on Board of Governors: Lake Country Playhouse (2007-2011)
  ------Served on Region 7 ESC Fine Arts Advisory Panel (2003-2019)
  ------Served as Representative on the Region 7 Gifted and Talented Advisory Panel (2003-2009)
  -----Church Service: Church Pianist, Church Minister of Music, Teacher
  -----Officiant: Over 100 Weddings

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• DIRECTOR/AUTHOR/WRITER

     -----Director: 85+ Full Stage Productions, Including Several Musicals (School and Community)   

     -----Playwright: 30+ Scripts/17 Published--Click on PLAYS link in the menu to see titles and synopses
     -----Author of Book of Poetry: Unusual Poems for Unusual Kids and the Unusual Adults They Become        
     -----Author: Novel (Coming Very Soon)  

     -----Short Story "Benevolence" Published in The Saturday Evening Post           
     -----Columnist: 200+ Articles

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• AWARDS and HONORS
  -----FINALIST/WINNER of "HONORABLE MENTION"--The 2021 Great American Fiction Contest: Saturday Evening Post / Story "Benevolence" published in Saturday Evening Post January/February 2021 edition
  -----WINNER—2018-2019 Texas Educational Theatre Association Playwriting Winner for Texas Resident: The Beebles Accord, A Dramatic Treatise on Time and Art
  -----WINNER—2016-2017 Texas Educational Theatre Association Playwriting Winner for Texas Resident: Calling the Shots
  -----WINNER—Young Audiences of Northeast Texas Distinguished Service to the Professional Award 2016
  -----WINNER—KENNEDY CENTER/Stephen Sondheim 2012 Inspirational Teacher Award—One of the Ten Winners in the United States
  -----HONOREE—Rains County and City of Emory, Texas: Official Recognition of May 5, 2012 as “Christopher Collins Day” for the county and city; awarded honorary citizenship in Rains County (Via County Judge, Commissioners’ Court, Mayor, and City Council proclamation)
  -----WINNER—Outstanding Play of the Year: Lake Country Playhouse 2008 Season—On Golden Pond (Director)
  -----WINNER—2005-2006 Texas Educational Theatre Association Playwriting Winner for Texas Resident Drama: Pariah
  -----RECIPIENT—Stephen F. Austin State University Student Government Association's Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year 1991-92
  -----RECIPIENT— Distinguished Honor Graduate Award, Panola College 1988
  -----Numerous Nominations

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• CREATIVE/PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
  -----Playwright
       Author of approximately thirty plays
       Five of my plays have been accepted/produced at UIL competition
       Three of my plays have won the Texas Educational Theatre Association Playwriting Contest: 2005-2006, 2016-2017, 2018-2019
  -----Columnist: Chapter to Chapter Weekly in East Texas Press: January 2015- October 2020
  -----Author—Published Book—Unusual Poems for Unusual Kids and the Unusual Adults They Become, 2017
  -----Screenwriter—Web Series Screenplay— 2018-
  -----Pianist and Vocalist
       Album of Original Music—The Collinses, Our Songs: Volume 1, Daywind Studios, Hendersonville, TN, 2017
  -----Acting Experience
       Various Commercials
       Various Plays
  -----Directing Experience
       Approximately 85 Major Productions

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• MEMBERSHIPS/OFFICER SERVICE
  -----Member—Texas Educational Theatre Association
  -----Member, Phi Theta Kappa 
  -----Member, Alpha Chi 
  -----Member, Sigma Tau Delta 
            President of SFASU Chapter 
            Vice President of SFASU Chapter