Theater Prof Takes Cues From own Past in Guiding Her Student Actors
Karen Kessler creates a safe, collaborative area to lead her actors through comedies, musicals and plays that can be emotionally difficult.
Judy is a recovering third-generation newspaper journalist who now writes and edits for Ball State, where she continues to use her love of words and people — plus a finely honed sense of humor — for good. The award-winning communications professional is a contributor to Ball State Magazine.
Karen Kessler creates a safe, collaborative area to lead her actors through comedies, musicals and plays that can be emotionally difficult.
Once-dogmatic, the communication studies professor now collaborates with her students and has won the respect of colleagues.