Performing Arts and Industries
Aaron Alpern
Education
- Bachelors with distinction from the University of Michigan.
- Master of Fine Arts (Acting) from The California Institute for The Arts
Biography
As a professional actor Aaron has worked on the west coast at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The P.C.P.A. Theatre Festival, and The Western Stage. Aaron has worked throughout the Midwest including, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Rockford, and Pittsburgh, performing at First Folio, Chicago Shakespeare, Writers Theatre, Timeline Theatre, Next Act, Northern Stage, and Quantum Theatre. Recent credits include, Michael in Tipping Point’s production of Fiction, George-Same Time Next Year at Two Muses Theatre, Mr. Dark-Something Wicked This Way Comes at Meadowbrook, Sharkey-The Seafarer at Performance Network, Frederick -Enchanted April at Meadowbrook, Cooper–Denial at the J.E.T., and Prospero and Cymbeline, as the Equity Guest Artist for Hillsdale College and the Grand Valley Shakespeare festival respectively. Aaron has appeared in several industrial films as well as an independent feature film and on TV. Aaron was seen in various commercials, the Magic Door Children’s Theatre and The Colbert Report.
Aaron has taught and coached in California, Illinois and Michigan. Aaron has worked promoting diversity in higher education with the University of Michigan’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching as well as University of Miami’s S.E.E.D.S. (Scientists and Engineers Expanding Diversity and Success) program. In Florida Aaron has taught at Florida International University and Miami Dade College as well as the New World School for the Arts.
Courses Taught
- Theatre appreciation
- Acting 1