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Brian Maxwell

Brian Maxwell
Professor
Phone: 570.585.9237
Email: bmaxwell@bbc.edu
Office room number: 335 Jackson Hall

Education
B.S., Calvin College
B.A., Cornerstone University
M.A., Bowling Green State University
M.Min., Baptist Bible Seminary
Ph.D., New York University

Sample of Classes Taught
Acting, Directing for Theatre, Drama in Performance, Group Communication, Honors English Composition, Introduction to Theatre, Mass Communication, Oral Interpretation, Selected Works of Shakespeare, Speech Communication, and Studies in Dramatic Literature.

Personal
Family: Wife – Andréa
Children – Brandon, Travis, Alyssa, Evan, and Seth

About Dr.. Maxwell:
Dr. Maxwell has been teaching, and directing plays at BBC for 22 years. He holds degrees in communications, theatre, and ministry, has studied theatre in London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland, and received his Ph.D. from New York University’s program in Educational Theatre. During the summer of 2008, he presented a workshop entitled “Teaching the Holocaust through Theatre and Collaboration” at Yad Vashem in Israel. He counts it a privilege to lead worship every Sunday at Heritage Baptist Church in Clarks Summit.

Insight Questions
1. What is your favorite book?
While I am an eclectic reader, I particularly enjoy fiction. One of my favorite authors is Chaim Potok.
Recent favorites include: Donald Miller’s “Blue Like Jazz,” Bruce Feiler’s “Walking the Bible,” and Jane Austin’s “Northanger Abbey.”

2. What are your hobbies?
Reading, watching good movies and classic television, and spending quality time with my wife, Andréa, and our five children.