Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
Theatre Education
Crabbe 303
970.351.2579
gillian.mcnally@unco.edu
Gillian McNally has been an advocate and teacher for youth and arts education for over 10 years. She has extensive experience particularly with underserved, low-income populations in some of this country’s most harshly economically challenged cities. Before coming to UNC, Gillian worked with TRIO, a National Program which helps lowincome and first generation students gain access to college. Before coming back to her home state of Colorado, Ms. McNally served as the Resident Teaching Artist for People’s Light and Theatre where she created the Professional Development Program for teachers. The program was honored with the Educator 500 Award from Institute of Educational Excellence and Entrepreneurship at West Chester University. Also at People’s Light, Gillian worked with New Voices, the nationally recognized program that works with diverse urban and suburban high school students.
At the University level, Ms. McNally has taught undergraduate and graduate theatre and/or arts education courses for The University of Texas at Austin, Temple University, West Chester University and Arcadia University. At UNC, Gillian teaches courses for both undergraduate and graduate students in theatre education. She has directed ¡Bocòn! and Holes and served as the supervising director for the 2008 touring production of Tomato Plant Girl. Her writing has been published in Stage of the Art and Theatre for Young Audiences Today. In 2008, Gillian received the Provost’s Travel Grant and attended the International Children’s Theatre Conference, where she presented a paper on the connection between youth, theatre and community.
A proud Longhorn, she holds an M.F.A. in Drama and Theatre for Youth from The
University of Texas at Austin and a B.F.A. in Acting from Webster Conservatory of
Theatre Arts.
Gillian McNally