CURRICULUM VITAE

Professor Murtadha teaches the foundational Voice and Movement class,  Performance Techniques for the Camera, and teaches the Jr and Sr BFA  studio intensive with Professor Andrew Schwartz for the Department of  Theatre and Dance in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University.  He serves as Co-Artistic Director of The Mosaic Theatre Company (MTC) at Auburn University, alongside Dr. Tessa Carr. MTC is committed to developing and performing original theatrical works that encourage meaningful discussions on pressing social issues. Through performance, the company aims to foster open dialogue and promote constructive community conversations. 

A Designated Linklater Voice Teacher (DLT), one of about 300 world-wide, and a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA),  Abdul-Khaliq has enjoyed teaching acting, theatre, and filmmaking in a variety of  settings, including grades K-12, universities, private workshops,  summer camps and independent master classes. His research and process  stem include study of Stanislavski, Meisner, Adler, and Strasberg’s  acting methods as well as the voice work of Linklater, Berry, Rodenburg,  and many others. His work with different theatre companies has used  techniques from Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints as well as Augusto Boal’s  Theatre of the Oppressed to devise productions for schools, prisons, and  corporate settings based on social, health, and educational issues. He  received his MFA from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and  his BA with honors from Indiana University, Bloomington. He’s a  dialect and voice coach, guest lecturer, professional mentor, and has advised and instructed students at various levels of development.