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Mr. Cooney
scooney@bcit.cc

 

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Position: Theatre Arts Teacher
   
Background:
Degree: Theatre  Minor: Dance
Professional Actor/Director
Masters in Education
   
Teaching Philosophy: Acting is living truthfully in imaginary circumstances.  - Sanford Meisner
   
Additional Info:
Scott F. Cooney is a professional actor/director turned teacher who refuses to accept mediocrity when it comes to the actor’s art.  He received his BA in Theatre with a minor in Dance from Rowan University in 2002.  As an actor, he has been trained in several methods of acting and has performed in everything from Children’s Theatre to Shakespeare.  He began coaching and directing students in 2004 and received his Masters in Education in 2007.   He took over the head coaching job of Northern Burlington’s Drama and Forensic Team in 2008 and 2009, guiding his students to several awards and trophies, including the Governor’s Award for Best Dramatic Monologue in 2008 and Governor’s Award for Best Scene in 2009, both pieces he directed.  The Governor’s Award is the highest honor a high school student can receive in arts education.


All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
-William Shakespeare