Faculty

George McGee • Director/Professor of Theatre

Office Location: Anderson Hall Basement
Phone: (502)863.8162
Email: george_mcgee@georgetowncollege.edu

  • B.F.A., Drama, Illinois Wesleyan University
  • M.F.A., Acting/Directing, Florida Atlantic University

Professor McGee has worked as an actor, director, writer and producer in theatre, film, video and radio, including The Straw Dinner Theatre, The Chaunce Conklin Players, The Royal Poinciana Playhouse, The Burt Reynolds Theatre and The Palm Beach Children’s Theatre. He has appeared in several commercials, videos, industrials, network television, and feature films.

In addition to his role as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, Professor McGee performs as Kentucky’s Great Statesman, Henry Clay, for the Kentucky Humanities Chautauqua (Living History) Program.

Office Hours

  • Monday, 9-11
  • Tuesday, N/A
  • Wednesday, 8-11
  • Thursday, N/A
  • Friday, 9-11

Edward B. Smith • Department Chair/Professor of Theatre

Office Location: Anderson Hall Basement, room 031
Phone: (502) 863.8042
Email: edward_smith@georgetowncollege.edu

  • B.A., Georgetown College
  • M.A., University of North Carolina
  • Ph.D., University of Texas

Dr. Smith has numerous research and performance interests that include adapting and staging fiction, digital cinema, writing for the stage and screen, exploring the role of performance in contemporary culture and staging science fiction and fantasy. He has directed and performed in numerous world premier performances, and currently performs as famed basketball coach Adolf Rupp for the Kentucky Humanities Council’s Chautauqua program. In addition to being faculty adviser to the swing dance, fencing and film clubs, Dr. Smith serves as director of KESDA, the Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association, Inc.

Office Hours

  • Monday, 9-10; 3-4
  • Tuesday, N/A
  • Wednesday, 9-10; 3-4
  • Thursday, N/A
  • Friday, 9-10

Dr.Gambill
Dr. Jeannie Gambill • Adjunct Theatre Faculty

Phone: (502) 863.4828
Email: Jeannie_Gambill@georgetowncollege.edu

  • B.S., Lees-McRae College
  • M.A., Appalachian State University
  • Ph.D., University of Virginia

Dr. Jeannie Gambill, adjunct faculty instructor of Creative Dramatics & Children’s Theatre, has spent her professional career as a K-12 Director and Teacher, and as Costumer at The University of Virginis’a College at Wise. Currently, she is the director/producer of Stage Left/ArtWorksYouth Theatre Workshop, a children’s theatre in Georgetown, KY specializing in process-oriented experiences for actors, directors, designers, and technicians ages 18 and under. Besides children’s theatre, Dr. Gambill is interested in the use of drama in the classroom to explore issues of diversity and tolerance.

Office hours by appointment only.