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UIC Department of Performing Arts
College of Architecture and the Arts
EPASW Bldg. 1040 W. Harrison St. MC-255
Chicago, IL 60607
phone 312-996-2977 | fax 312-996-0954
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Assistant Professor, Acting
Phone: +(312)413-8434
Email: bwedd@uic.edu
Brian Weddington
is an Assistant Professor of Theater at the
University
of
Illinois
in
Chicago
where he also received his B.A. in theater. Continuing his studies at
Rutgers
University
in
New Jersey
earned him the M.F.A. in acting. His professional acting career is extensive and varied with theatrical, film and television work throughout the
United States
and abroad. Some of his creative works include: the hit movie Barbershop 2, ABC’s One Life to Live, the National Black Arts Theater Festival production of “The People Who Could Fly”, the
Kennedy
Center
’s theater production of “The Darker Face of the Earth” and “Thieves Carnival”, which was performed at the theater of Southwest Moscow. He has several national and regional television commercials to his credit including All State Insurance, McDonald’s and Century 21.
His service and dedication to arts in education has allowed him to instruct youth in various community programs including The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Chicago Public Schools Advanced Arts Education Program at Gallery 37, After School Matters, Upward Bound, Project CHANCE and the Boys and Girls Club of America. He is the Principal Director and Co-Founder of the
HHW
School
for the Performing Arts, and a Principal Company Member of RIPE MANGO, an African-American Theater Company. Brian is presently writing a book of monologues for youth called “CURRENT TAKE ME OVER” and a book of scenes and monologues from the Christian experience entitled “LIFTED.”
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