Michael Ofori

Michael Ofori serves as a Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Film Media Theater at Mount Holyoke College, with an additional appointment in the Department of Dance. He teaches acting and interdisciplinary courses in African theater and performance while directing productions at Rooke Theatre.

His educational background includes:

• M.F.A. from Boston University
• M.A. from Ohio University, Athens
• B.F.A. from the University of Ghana

Dr. Ofori's research investigates:

• Actor training methodologies
• Contemporary developments in African theater
• Transatlantic Black performance aesthetics
• Innovative directing practices
• Interdisciplinary artistic collaborations

He actively contributes to performance communities through directing (notably "Language of Angels"), drumming with the Five College West African Music Ensemble, and performances with organizations including The Front Porch Arts Collective, New Repertory Theatre, and Ghana's Kumasi Center for National Culture.

His work supports Mount Holyoke's revival of live theater productions as documented in campus news.