Kate Burnham-Hull

Focus and Philosophy: Mrs. Burnham-Hull's work as an educator, technician, and mentor is grounded in accessibility, collaboration, and experiential learning. She believes that technical theatre education should provide students with meaningful hands-on experiences while fostering problem-solving, communication, and professional responsibility. Through classroom instruction, production work, and mentorship, she strives to create inclusive learning environments where all students can develop confidence, technical expertise, and artistic agency. 
 
Her current professional interests center on accessibility and universal design in both educational and production settings. She is particularly interested in developing practices that remove barriers to participation and support diverse learners in theatre classrooms, shops, and workplaces. 

Background: Originally from New York, Mrs. Burnham-Hull earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a minor in Music from the College of William & Mary and later completed a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Props Design and Management at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Radford University, she worked for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation as Tavern Program Supervisor. Her professional career also includes more than seventeen years in themed entertainment and live production, including work with Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Water Country USA, Carowinds, and Disneyland.

Teaching: Mrs. Burnham-Hull serves as A/P faculty in the Department of Theatre and Cinema at Radford University. She teaches Stagecraft and Theatre Participation while serving as Scene Shop Foreman and Assistant Technical Director. Her teaching emphasizes production-based learning, technical proficiency, safety, creativity, and collaborative problem solving. 

Research/Scholarship/Creative Work: Mrs. Burnham-Hull's scholarly interests focus on accessibility, universal design, disability inclusion, and equitable practice in theatre education and production environments. She has completed eighteen graduate credit hours in Special Education, General Curriculum, expanding her expertise in inclusive learning environments and student support strategies. 
 
She has presented on accessibility and inclusive design through professional organizations including the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). Most recently, she served as a panelist for 'Getting it Right: Creating Accessible Shop Spaces and Practices' at the USITT Conference in Baltimore. 
 
Beyond higher education, her creative and professional work spans community, educational, nonprofit, and professional theatre. She has contributed as a musical director, lighting designer, charge artist, technician, performer, mentor, and production leader.

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