Jim Patterson

In the past decade, Jim has been writing text books and serving as a communications consultant to lawyers— producing videos, making presentations, writing, and editing.

He is a co-author of Stage Money, Theatre in the Secondary School Classroom, and the seventh and eighth editions of The Enjoyment of Theatre. He also wrote Stage Directing: The First Experiences. Jim is now focusing on completing the drafts of two additional books.

Jim Patterson spent three decades teaching at the University of South Carolina, where he headed the MFA directing program, served as Director of Undergraduate Studies, and director of the department’s summer theatre program.

Now a Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Jim has been recognized for his work by the South Carolina Theatre Association and the South Carolina Speech Communication Association and was awarded the state’s Order of the Silver Crescent by the governor. He has directed over 140 stage productions plus numerous training films. He is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

Jim's short Vita as a pdf file, click here.

Contact Jim Patterson at jimapatterson@gmail.com

Jim Patterson
302 South Woodrow Street
Columbia, SC 29205



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