Education: BFA in Theatre from StephenF.AustinStateUniversity
MFA in Design and Playwriting from TrinityUniversity (via the DallasTheaterCenter)
Additional post graduate work in directing, acting, playwriting, and the fine arts at TexasTechUniversity

Years at McMurry: 22

Charlie Hukill certainly helps keep the McMurry University campus entertaining. As Professor of Theatre and Director of Technical Theatre, Charlie can be found building sets in Ryan Little Theater, performing on stage in Radford Auditorium or entertaining the members of the McMurry University Retired Fellowship with his hilarious performance from “Greater Tuna.” With 28 years experience on and behind the stage, he’s about as skilled in his discipline as they come.

Charlie began teaching at McMurry in 1985, and has been an integral part of the faculty ever since. He enjoys teaching at McMurry because of the small campus environment. It affords him the opportunity to know all his colleagues, meet students outside the Theatre and work in many different theatre facets. “I enjoy all aspects of theatre. If I were at a big institution, I would have to narrowly focus on one specific area of the discipline. The small campus environment at McMurry allows me to participate at every level,” said Charlie.

Charlie also enjoys the opportunity to teach classes outside his discipline in the McMurry Core classes—a set of classes taught by two professors from different departments. “Being able to team teach with faculty from other disciplines has been a wonderful experience for me. It has had a profound effect on my knowledge base and on my teaching.”

Finally, Charlie enjoys McMurry’s faith-based affiliation. “Spirituality is an important part of enlightenment and its inclusion in the curriculum helps to provide the well-rounded, liberal arts base of the McMurry education.”

When asked about his most memorable experience at McMurry, Charlie replied, “After so many years at McMurry, I have had many memorable experiences and placing one above another is difficult. On a personal level, I have had several memorable experiences performing on stage during summer dinner theatre seasons and directing plays. I have also been proud of a number of set designs over the years. With regard to the work of students, I am always pleased to see them excel in performance, direction and/or design. It is exciting and rewarding to watch them grow, apply what they have learned in class and in work experience, and shoulder the responsibilities that go along with production work.”

Charlie’s personal teaching style as a profound effect on his theatre students. “Because the faculty has the opportunity to interact with students on an individual and often very personal level, I am still in contact with many of our graduates and I now consider them friends.” McMurry and its students look forward to many more years of entertainment and guidance from this talented professor.