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Dr. Diane Howard, who has been a tenured, university, Performance Studies professor, has produced and directed hundreds of productions for stage, film, radio, and streaming. She has written and had published multiple Performance Studies textbooks and publications. She is now a producer, director and coach for redemptive films and streaming. Writing for many media outlets, in recent years, Dr. Howard has also been a cutting-edge and frontline interviewer, publicist, journalist for top redemptive feature films. (See her website, dianehoward.com .) Further, she is an actor, voice-over talent, and on-camera talent. She has a wide range of experience and training in performance and production. (On her website, see complete resumes of her work with film, television, digital platforms and more.) With a background as a published scholar and author, she is a frontline journalist and writer of depth and breadth. With over 50 years of experience, training, and world-wide travel, Diane Howard serves as a dialect, dialogue, voice-over coach, as well as voice talent. A former Professor of Performance, Media, and Film Studies with a Ph.D. in Performance Studies (College of Communication, University of Texas, Austin) with vast experience in producing, directing, and scholarship, she has been most recently involved in all aspects of redemptive filmmaking, regionally to internationally in the following roles: producer, director, consultant, coach, talent, interviewer, publicist, journalist, and writer for multiple publications and projects.

(1999) Autobiographical performance of Martha McWirter, leader of the Sanctified Sisters of Belton, McWirter House, Belton, TX- Actor

(2010) Autobiographical performance of Martha McWirter, leader of the Sanctified Sisters of Belton, Bell County Museum, Belton, TX- Actor

(2000) Book: Autobiographical Writing and Performing: An Introductory, Contemporary Guide to Process and Research in Speech. New York:McGaw-Hill. ISBN-13:9780072400939, First Edition

(2003) Book: &quot; Autobiographical Writing and Performing&quot; . New York:McGaw-Hill. ISBN- 0072930063, 9780072930061- Second Edition

(2002) &quot;Enhanced by Technology, Not Diminished: A Practical Guide to Effective, Distance Communication&quot;. New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN-10: 0072863617

(2005) &quot;Speak Skillfully and Successfully:A Guide to Developing Diction and Voice-Over Excellence&quot;. NewYork: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-13: 978-0073542638; ISBN-10: 0073542636

(2013) Autobiographical Presentation: Susan B. Anthony, Women&#39;s History, Ft. Hood, Texas

This is the first article by Dr. Diane Howard, From Concept to Story, in a series, Reel Writing, for the magazine Reel Fruit. This is the summer 2024 edition article for the series, Best Practice in Redemptive Screenwriting to Effective Screening.

(2011) Autobiographical Presentation. Leading Female Voices from the American Struggle for Universal Suffrage and Equal Rights. Ft. Hood, TX.

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