Biography

Michael Aulick is Professor of Theatre and the Theatre Director at West Liberty University, where he has served since 2009. An actor, director, and educator with more than 25 years of professional and academic experience, he holds an MFA in Performance from the University of Louisville. His career includes touring with Louisville Repertory Theatre, teaching with Barter Theatre’s Education program, and serving as Artistic Director and Professor of Theatre at Northeast State Theatre in Tennessee.
Aulick’s directing has received national recognition through the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, where he has twice received the Distinguished Work of a Director of a Play Award. Productions he has directed have earned multiple additional national and regional honors. His students have achieved recognition in acting, directing, design, and technical theatre through KCACTF and other professional opportunities. Aulick has also served KCACTF as an Irene Ryan Coordinator, respondent, and regional leader. In 2015, he was named WLU Professor of the Year by the student body.

Education

B.A. in Communications Studies, Marshall University (1992)
M.A. in Communication Studies, Marshall University (1996)
M.F.A. in Theatre Performance, University of Louisville (2000)