TCU DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
FACULTY MEMBER

FRITZ KETCHUM

Adjunct Instructor
B.A. – Knox College
M.F.A. – University of Georgia
Actors’ Equity Association

Fritz Ketchum earned her M.F.A. with Honors in Directing/Acting from the University of Georgia, where she studied with noted directors Stuart Vaughan and August Staub. She received her B.A. with Honors in Directing from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Ms. Ketchum has directed professionally for numerous theaters in Athens, Atlanta, and Savannah, Georgia, directing many mainstage and musical productions, including a touring production of Guys and Dolls. Dallas credits include serving as Production Manager for New Arts Theater (Equity LORT B) under Artistic Director Stephen Hollis. While on the faculty at El Centro College in Dallas, Ms. Ketchum served as Lighting Designer for the Dallas Children’s Theater, (under Robyn Flatt), The Dallas Black Dance Theatre, El Centro Theater and other professional productions. Ms. Ketchum has served on several theatre faculties at universities and colleges in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, including the University of Texas at Arlington, Cedar Valley College and Tarrant County College. While at UTA, Ms. Ketchum taught Acting IV/Period Styles, Directing II/Period Styles, Voice and Movement II/Shakespeare and Commedia, Acting for Film, Acting I and Theatre Survey courses. She also directed a touring production for the Theatre Arts Department and served as Style Master on the department’s production of She Stoops to Conquer.

She is currently represented by the Ivett Stone Agency. Her screenwriting credits include two national videos for the American Heart Association. Credits in non-profit management include Public Relations Director for the Science Place Museum in Dallas, and Director of Public Programs for the Dallas Arboretum, Ms. Ketchum’s company, Ketchum Communications (DBA) serves local and national clients. Ms. Ketchum lives in Duncanville with her husband David, and their teens, Kevin, Lauren and Colleen.

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