Dr. John P. Blair, Jr.
Associate Professor, Drama
Contact
202 Grayson House (Historic Beaufort)
246 Library (Hilton Head Gateway)
jpblair@uscb.edu
843-521-4156 ph; 843-521-4192 fax
Education
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1982.
Dissertation: "Productions at Niblo’s Garden Theatre, 1849-1862."
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1974. Thesis: "Biomechanics: Its Development as a Training Program for Actors and Its Present Day Influences."
B.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1969.
About
Prof. Blair has taught at USCB since 1987, where he has held numerous academic positions, including the chairs of various committees. He inaugurated the ClassFlicks Film Club (1999), the Two-year Theatre program, through a Title III Grant (1990), the Rafael Sabatini Players (1989), and Roges & Vacaboundes, the drama club of USCB (1987).
He is the advisor for the Roges & Vacaboundes drama club, Gamma Beta Phi, and the Literary Society.
Dr. Blair has directed almost ninety plays and produced another sixteen. Since 1987 he has directed thirty-six plays for the University and another eight for the Beaufort Little Theatre.
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The Good person of Setzuan |
Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Shakespeare |
2008, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Arlecchino, the Servant of Two Masters |
2008, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Jick’s Journey (an original piece) |
2007, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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War and Peace |
2006, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Electra, Euripides |
2006, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Beowulf |
2005, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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The Rocky Horror Show |
2005, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Greendale |
2004, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Moonlight and Valentino |
2004, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Book I, The Odyssey |
2003, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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JB |
2003, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Under Milk Wood |
2002, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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The Cure at Troy |
2002, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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The Importance of Being Earnest |
2001, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Lost and Found |
2000, South Carolina Playwrights Conference |
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Old Times |
2000, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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“Maid’s Night Out” |
1999, Rafael Sabatini Players (World Premiere) |
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“Maid’s Night Out” |
1999, South Carolina Playwrights Conference |
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Bad Habits |
1999, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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The Clowns’ Macbeth |
1998, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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East into the Sunset; an Evening of One-Act-Plays |
1997, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Timid Love |
1997, South Carolina Playwrights Conference |
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An Evening with Kurt Weill and Bert Brecht (Scripted as well as directed) |
1997, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Rhinoceros |
1996, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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The Firebugs |
1995, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Oedipus (Seneca) |
1995, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Ubu the King |
1995, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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“A Walk through History” |
1995, Rafael Sabatini Players, in conjunction with the Museum of Beaufort |
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Shakespeare!; or, the Bard’s Progress (Scripted as well as directed) |
1994, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Of Mice and Men |
1994, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Hammerstone |
1994, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Twelve Angry Men |
1994, South Carolina Playwrights Conference |
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“Scenes from Feiffer’s People” |
1994, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Tartuffe |
1994, Roges & Vacaboundes |
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The Real Inspector Hound |
1993, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Elektra, Sophocles |
1992, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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The Good Doctor |
1992, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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True West |
1991, Beaufort Little Theatre |
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Three Penny Opera |
1991, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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What the Butler Saw |
1991, Beaufort Little Theatre |
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The Caretaker |
1991, Beaufort Little Theatre |
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“The Zoo Story” |
1990, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Guys and Dolls |
1990, Roges & Vacaboundes |
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A Doll’s House |
1990, Beaufort Little Theatre |
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“The Lover” |
1989, Beaufort Little Theatre |
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Arms and the Man |
1989, Rafael Sabatini Players |
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Witness for the Prosecution |
1989, Beaufort Little Theatre |
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“The Marriage Proposal” |
1988, Beaufort Little Theatre |
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Round and Round the Garden |
1988, Roges & Vacaboundes |
