George began his teaching career as an instructor of apprentices at St. Michael's, Winooski, Vermont, during a summer theater season. None of his students there went on to work in theater - for which he may yet be nominated for a Tony. Upon graduation from Catholic University he served as Associate Professor at Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he effectively set back the professional careers of David Rabe, Mariclaire Costello and Karen Morrow. For 12 years he taught playwrighting and was artist-in-residence at American universities including Villanova and the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota, finally abondoning the cold northern states for Hawaii where for the next 16 years he served on the staff of the State Superintendent of Education, retiring in 1983, which caused Kilauea volcano to erupt.
George has won three commendations from the International Thespian Conference for his contributions to secondary theatre education, and has served as guest lecturer at several ITC regional workshops. Fortunately for the art, most of his students ignored his guidelines. He was also featured in annual teachers' conferences through the now-defunct Theatrends organization. He denies being responsible for its demise.
| "For the past 15+ years he has conducted creative writing seminars for Sherwood Middle School in Oregon. It is amazing the quality of writing that these middle school students produce. For the past 10 years the school's TAG program has published a literary magazine edited, designed and produced by the students themselves. We hope to share with you, some of the best writing from these students in the future with permission from the authors." (Web editor) |
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Now in his late 70s, George continues to teach - but one can always hope.