Dennis Maher(I)

Dr. Dennis Maher received his B.A. Cum Laude from St. Louis University, his M.A. from the University of Memphis, and his Ph.D. from The University of Wisconsin-Madison. During his 56-year career as a theatre professional, he has directed and performed extensively across the country, and his plays have been produced throughout the Southwest and Southeast. In addition to directing at least one production each season for 38 years at UTA, he served as the appointed dramaturg for the Department for over a decade. He was a member of Actors' Equity Association for 37 years and is a member of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.. Nominated four times for the university's highest honor, The Academy of Distinguished Teachers, Dr. Maher was UT-Arlington's 2005 nominee for the Minnie Stevens Piper Professorship, honoring excellence and dedication to teaching in the state of Texas, and a nominee for the President's Award honoring Excellence in Distance Education. The Live Theatre League of Fort Worth and Tarrant County has honored him as the Theatre Educator of the Year. His opinions on popular culture, theatre, film and baseball have been sought and cited by such diverse publications as The New York Daily News, ABCNews, Semana Terra (Colombia), The Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Arizona Republic, USA Today and the Christian Science Monitor. He has expanded his career as a voice artist for commercial/industrial productions by adding Anime voicing to his resume. His contributions to anime voicing are noted in the Anime Encyclopedia. He is writing a time-travel historical novel and working on a TED talk about Bicameral Theory--a theory which has been disputed by experts, but which saved his life after a 1995 stroke.