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John M. Bald
Chair and Associate Professor of Theatre
john.bald@converse.edu
Phone: (864) 596-9067
Office: Wilson Hall, Room 402
John Bald came to Converse in 1982 as the Designer/Technical director for Theatre/Converse, and assumed his current duties as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance in 1993. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre from Baldwin-Wallace College, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Design from Brandeis University. 

John’s teaching duties include scenery and lighting design, theatre history, stage makeup, play analysis, theatre architecture, and public speaking among others. In addition to Theatre/Converse, he has designed productions for the Spartanburg Little Theatre, Theatre Odyssey, Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, the Mercer Arts Center (Mass.), and numerous summer theatres. 

John is Vice-President/President-Elect of the South Carolina Theatre Association, serves on the Advisory Board of the South Carolina Children’s Theatre, and is Southeastern Regional Coordinator of Alpha Psi Omega.