Blake Anthony Edwards, M.F.A.

Lecturer of Theatre & Dance

Blake Anthony Edwards is an actor, playwright, director, and educator. His work as a performer includes a Guest Artist invitation for a production of Lynn Nottage's Sweat at the 2022 William Inge Festival. His written works have been produced across the...

Portrait of Blake Anthony Edwards, M.F.A.

Contact Information

  • Office Hours Spring 2024

    Monday & Wednesday: 11:00am - 12:00pm
    Tuesday & Thursday: 12:40pm - 1:40pm

  • (509) 313-5534

Education & Curriculum Vitae

M.F.A., Theatre for Youth, Arizona State University

M.F.A., Acting, Ohio State University

B.A., English, Yale University

Courses Taught

THEA 100: Introduction to Theatre Arts

THEA 111: Acting I

THEA 120: Voice & Movement

THEA 193: FYS: Theatre & Neurodivergence

THEA 202: Performance Text Analysis

THEA 240: Theatre for Young Audiences

THEA 202: Performance Text Analysis

THEA 216: Acting II

THEA 253: Directing I

THEA 440: Playwriting


Blake Anthony Edwards is an actor, playwright, director, and educator. His work as a performer includes a Guest Artist invitation for a production of Lynn Nottage's Sweat at the 2022 William Inge Festival. His written works have been produced across the country, including four works of Theatre for Young Audiences: Big Bad Wolf Tales, The Odyssey, The Quibbling Siblings, and The One and Only Sarah Stonely. He has directed a wide variety of theatrical genres, from Shakespeare to TYA to solo performance, and just prior to coming to Gonzaga, he directed Romeo & Juliet for St. Louis Shakespeare.

His research explores how the Hunter Heartbeat Method – theatrical games designed for students on the autism spectrum – can be utilized as essential training and foundational skill-building for all young actors. This original research effort provides an embodied, physical “vocabulary” for actors who are just beginning to learn Stanislavskian techniques, but is also inclusive of members of neurodiverse communities.