Kevin Long is a Professor of Theatre at Harper College and an Educator/Artist with Chicago Shakespeare Theater. He is the co-author of the book Bring on the Bard.
Kevin was nominated for the 2015 Tony Award® for Excellence in Theatre Education and received the Illinois Theatre Association’s 2024 Award for Excellence in College Theatre Teaching and the 2017 Motorola Solutions Foundation Endowed Award for Teaching Excellence. He has worked professionally in Equity and summer stock theatres throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, and Illinois. He is also an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
With more than thirty years of teaching experience in acting and theatre, Kevin has directed over seventy-five productions. His work as an educator and director is deeply informed by his research and practice in Shakespearean performance, particularly through First Folio technique. He is frequently invited nationally to present his workshop, Shakespeare Whispers in Your Ear, which explores Shakespeare’s language and performance through the lens of the First Folio, offering actors and educators practical, text-centered approaches to classical theatre.
