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Ellen Hemphill

Ellen Hemphill

Professor of the Practice Emerita of Theater Studies
Theater Studies
archelle@duke.edu
Box 90680, Durham, NC 27608-0608
03F Page, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours On leave fall 2020 semester.  

Scholarly Works

The Reckoning

Digital art · 2019 Ongoing new artistic work: The Reckoning: a film inspired by the writings of James Hillman. ... Link to item Cite

The Danger Meditations

Digital art · May 2018 A glimpse into the surreal world of the Typewriter Underground as conjured in the poem by Marc Zegans. ... Link to item Cite

Manicotti

Digital art · May 2018 The cautionary saga of an underground typist whose work makes the glitterati go gaga. Based on a poem by Marc Zegans from his collection "The Typewriter Underground." ... Link to item Cite

Chair

Digital art · September 2017 A comic, mostly silent short film Archipelago Theatre/Cine contributed to Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern’s installation piece "This is Not a Novel." ... Link to item Cite

BOB

Artistic production · April 2016 Duke Theater Studies 2016 Spring Main stage production with 12 student actors, guest composer, Allison Leyton-Brown, guest playwright, Peter Nachtrieb, and guest costume Designer, Derrick Ivey. Rehearsals began in January 2016. Guest Duke Faculty set de ... Link to item Cite

It Had Wings

Digital art · 2016 A widow, alone at home, sees something heavenly and wounded fall into her backyard. The old woman, coffee mug in hand, naturally tries to help. In this redemptive tale, written and narrated by Allan Gurganus, the ordinary goes briefly mythic. Kindness beco ... Link to item Cite

Legacy

Digital art · 2015 Interviews with artists over 50 on their creative work past, present and future. Artists in Paris and USA. Work in progress for several years. ... Cite

It Had Wings

Digital art · June 13, 2014 Co-Directed/Edited short film, It Had Wings by Allan Gurganus to be released in 2015 Co-director/film maker Duke Faculty- Jim Haverkamp-AMI ... Cite

The Narrowing

Artistic production · September 26, 2013 The piece was performed in Durham,NC as a process theater work. The script is not published as of now. The Narrowing was created by an artistic team including: Jim Haverkamp (AMI); Allison Leyton Brown (composer); Jan Chambers (design); Nor Hall (dramatu ... Link to item Cite

Lecture from Hell

Artistic production · September 2012 I directed a two man piece "Lecture from Hell" on Antonin Artaud in collaboration with the Duke French Department. Artaud was played by Asst. Professor and professional actor, Jay O'Berski and Jean Louis Barrault was played by professional actor, Tom Marr ... Cite

Que Sera

Artistic production · 2012 Cite

A Doll's House

Artistic production · November 2011 http://dukechronicle.com/article/theater-studies-animates-doll-s-house ... Link to item Cite

Acting Credits

Artistic production · 2011 2011-2012. Solo performance (one woman show) of songs at Manbites Dog Theater in Durham in April 2011, performed as a guest singer in a club appearance in NYC with Allison Leyton-Brown in February 2011, and sang in Reynolds Auditiorium at Duke University ... Cite

Out of the Blue

Artistic production · February 2010 This play was produced at Duke University in Feb. 2010. It is not published but was a collaborative art work. Duke University/UNC. ... Cite

EXIT THE KING

Artistic production · April 2008 guest artist, Basil Twist ... Cite

Silence

Artistic production · 2008 Cite

Ellen Hemphill: Plays performed by Archipelago Theatre, 1996 - 2007

Artistic production · 2007 Unpublished. These plays are produced by Archipelago Theatre: Those Women; Cassandra's Lullaby; Another Time, Another Place, Someone Else; Eulogy for a Warrior; Binky Kite and the Oxymorons; Amor Fortuna; A New Fine Shame, And Mary Wept; Woman in the Att ... Link to item Cite

When the Bulbul Stopped Singing

Artistic production · 2007 Cite

The Woman in the Attic

Artistic production · 2004 Cite

The Trojan Women

Artistic production · 2003 Cite