“What a tremendous honor and privilege it is to work for an institution that had its genesis in one woman's singular passion and revolutionary vision. This school is living proof of how an individual can make a profound difference for good in the world - if she has the courage, persistence, and strength to pursue her vision. And what a vision - a public, two-year residential high school dedicated to teaching and training young artists from across South Carolina and staffed by working, professional artists - how revolutionary is that! I wish there was a school like ours in every state of the union.”

“My favorite thing about our campus environment is its serious atmosphere of authentic artistic and intellectual inquiry and exploration. What happens here seems to me to be the essence of education - the pursuit of Socrates' dictum: ‘Know thyself.’ Our students are taught to think deeply, critically and honestly, to work creatively and collaboratively, to value the hard work and discipline of craft, and to become open-minded and compassionate citizens of the world. The atmosphere here is inspiring, to say the least.”

Dan Day

Acting & Directing Faculty

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Dan Day co-founded and was Artistic Director for fourteen years of Kitchen Dog Theater - an award-winning professional theater company in Dallas,Texas known for its bold interpretations of the classics and its commitment to new plays and playwrights.

As Artistic Director, Dan directed numerous productions, including King Lear, The Tempest, Othello, Waiting for Godot, Buried Child, and the world premieres of Permanent Collection, Isaac, Fugitive Pieces, and Eighteen. Nationally, his directing work has been seen in Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Taos, New Mexico. He has served as a theatre expert on a grants review panel for the National Endowment for the Arts. Dan also taught acting and improvisation at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts and at Mountain View Conservatory in Dallas. He holds degrees in Philosophy, English, and Theatre from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and an MFA in Acting from Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts.

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