Bio
A selective bio of Richard Michelle-Pentelbury's awards, presentations and writing.
Various Awards
| Best Director, Alberta Provincial Drama, One Act Festival | 2011 |
| Best Production, Calgary Regional Drama Festival | 2011 |
| Outstanding Director, Sandy Singer Award for Outstanding (Lifetime) Contribution to Community Theatre | 2010 |
| Outstanding Director, Camelot, for Front Row Centre Theatre: CAT AWARD | 2008 |
| Outstanding Actor, as Morrie, in Tuesdays with Morrie, for Morpheus Theatre: CAT AWARD | 2007 |
| Outstanding Director, Jesus Christ Superstar, for Front Row Centre Theatre: CAT AWARD | 2004 |
| Alberta Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development: Innovative Practices Award | 2003 |
| Graduate Student Scholarship, Alberta Learning (Outstanding Academic) | 2002 |
| Excellence in Teaching Award | Alberta Teachers’ | 1994 |
| Centennial Playwright Award | "Glorious and Free!" | 1994 |
| Poulin Award, Outstanding Citizenship | Lakehead University | 1981 |
| President’s Medal | Lakehead University | 1981 |
| McAllen Munro Prize for Prose | Lakehead University | 1980 |
Recent Theatre Directing (30 Years Experience)
| Duck Variations (by D. Mamet) | Pumphouse Theatre | 2011 |
| Pride and Prejudice (adapted by Naomi Eaton) | Centennial Theatre | 2010 |
| Harvey | Morpheus Theatre | 2010 |
| Peer Gynt | Centennial High | 2009 |
| Patience (the G&S Opera) | Morpheus Theatre | 2009 |
| Alice in Wonderland | Centennial High | 2008 |
| It's a Wonderful Life! | Centennial High | 2008 |
| Camelot | Front Row Centre Theatre | 2007 |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Centennial High | 2006 |
| Evita | Front Row Centre Theatre | 2006 |
| Our Town | Centennial High Theatre | 2005 |
| Iolanthe (the Opera) | Morpheus Theatre | 2005 |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Bonavista Theatre | 2004 |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Front Row Theatre | 2004 |
| Resident Director | Morpheus Theatre | 2001-2011 |
| Artistic Director | Liffey Players Theatre | 1998-2001 |
Director/actor for Calgary Community Association of Theatres:
| Bonavista Players; Broadminds Theatre |
| Front Row Centre Theatre; Morpheus Theatre; and Storybook Theatre |
Some other productions, Directed: (usually with a cast and crew of 70+):
| Pirates of Penzance; Romeo and Juliet; Pygmalion; Our Town; Macbeth; |
| Peer Gynt; Finian’s Rainbow; The Sound of Music; The Wizard of Oz; |
| Wherever You Go!; Little Women; Same Old Moon; Carousel; Gondoliers. |
Recent Theatre Lead Roles Performed (50 Years Experience)
| Morrie | Tuesdays with Morrie | Break-a-Femur Productions | 2009 |
| Geoffrey (cameo) | The Dresser | Workshop Theatre | 2008 |
| Morrie | Tuesdays with Morrie | Morpheus Theatre | 2007 |
| Pierre (15 songs and MC) | Oh Canada, Eh!? | Canmore (professional) | 2002 |
| Professor Frank | Educating Rita | Broadminds Theatre | 2001 |
| Emile (romantic lead) | South Pacific | Front Row Centre | 2000 |
Formal Academic Credentials
| M.A. (Gifted Education Specialization): University of Calgary; Thesis: Multipotentiality: A Grounded Theory Analysis | 2000-2003 |
| B.A. (First Class); B.Ed. : Lakehead University | 1977-1981 |
Selected Institutional Affiliations and Professional Presentation Roles
| Keynote Address: Revolution for Leaders. Calgary Teacher's Convention | 2011 |
| Spiral Dynamics, Psycho-geometrics, the Actor, Director, and You. Aghullus Theatre Convention: Johannesburg Civic Theatre | 2010 |
| Keynote Address: (40-year Reunion) PBHS: Interpersonal Dynamics, Past, Present, and Future. Pretoria | 2010 |
| Rotarian Goals, Mission Statement, Evolution. Rotary Society Workshops. Calgary | 2009 |
| Inter-personal and Intra-personal Dynamics; an overview of Humanitarian Models. Calgary Rotarian Society | 2008 |
| History, Big Bang to Present, University of Calgary, Summer Success, Gifted Ed. | 2007 |
| Cover painting: Stumbling toward Enlightenment, by Doon Wilkins. Pepys Publishing (www.mcpspeakers.com/speaker_bio/32) | 2004 |
| Chair, Gifted and Talented PD Steering Committee | 2003 |
| Gifted and Talented PD Committee: regular Conference presenter | 2000-2003 |
| Centre for Gifted, University of Calgary: Professional Development Series | 1999 |
| Staff Development Group: Enrichment and Extension Strategies Committee | 1999 |
| Staff Development Committee: Exploring the Needs of Gifted Students: | 1998 |
| Research and System Development: The Drama Alphabet: | 1997 |
| Humanities: Hartlepool Centre, UK Implemented Independent Learner Program | 2002 |
| Drama; The Actor’s Alphabet: University of Calgary, Summer Success, Gifted Ed. | 2001 |
| Drama Alphabet: Theatre Teachers’ of America, presenter, Washington D.C. | 2000 |
International and Local Communications Experience: Selected Keynotes
| The Paradigm *Phallacy and You! [*coined] Centennial Remembrance Day | 2010 |
| *Aspiralling to Change! [*coined]. BDO International Accounting. Johannesburg | 2010 |
| Evolving toward Future Goals. AIDC (Automotive Ind. Dev. Centre) Johannesburg | 2010 |
| The Actor's Alphabet and You! Cast of Les Miserable. Calgary Theatre | 2010 |
| Motive Action! A multiple series of Personnel Development Workshops. Calgary | 2009 |
Beware “The Paradigm Phallacy” [hereby coined]; An Autonomous and Unique Personality a la Dabrowski.
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2008 |
| Audition Semiotics; An Actor's Master Class. Morpheus Theatre workshop series. | 2008 |
The Challenge of Change and Diversity; Hope for Leaders and Educators
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2007 |
Spiral Dynamics as it Affects Administration, Teachers, and Students
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2004 |
The Individualized Learner Program
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2004 |
Implemented The Individualized Learner Program in England (by special invitation)
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2003 |
Dabrowski’s Theories and the Affective Domain (with Bill Tillier)
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2003 |
Drama, Time Machines, and Social Studies: What a Way to Learn!
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2003 |
Metaphorical Symbolism Inherent in My Oil Paintings and Novel, As Promised
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2000 |
The Individualized Learner
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2000 |
The Actor’s Alphabet for Drama Teachers and Actors
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2000 |
The Actor’s Alphabet for Educators of Drama
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2000 |
Glorious and Free! by r.f.P, at Centre for Performing Arts
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1994 |
| The Basis for Comprehensive Learning: Alberta’s Gifted ~ Celebrate the Promise | 1984 |
Selected Publications
Michelle-Pentelbury, R. (2009). One Step at a Time, the journey from a wheelchair up a mountain. Retrieved, January, 2009 from http://positivedisintegration.com |
Michelle-Pentelbury, R. (2004). The Colour of Character, an Introduction of Spiral Dynamics to Theatre. August 2004. Retrieved, March 24, 2005 from http://www.morpheustheatre.ca/news/colourofcharacter.pdf |
| Michelle-Pentelbury, R. (2002). TPD and Practicality in the Classroom: A need for Subjective Identification. AGATE, 16 (2), 29-32.Pentelbury, R. (2000). Fred Flintstone to Luke Skywalker, Beam Me Up! ATA Glance, 12 (3), 1-2. |
| Pentelbury, R. (1996). Gold and Purple Days. Island Journeys, Anthology. Poetry Institute of Canada. Pictorial Press. |
| Pentelbury, R. (1996). Camp Fire Chit Chat. Poetic Voices of America. Sparrowgrass Poetry. |
| Pentelbury, R. (1995) Pundit’s Grammarland, (illustrated series). Copies direct from author. |
| Pentelbury, R. (1987). The Carrot or the Reins? Teaching Today, VI (1), 18-20. |
Novels Seeking Publication
Book One (530 pages, double spaced): iAfrika!
Adam Broadford, a white child foretold eventually to write of all he witnesses by an ancient Sangoma, grows up under the wise influence of an old Matabele mentor in the cauldron of Colonial Africa's Zambia. Torn between the clashing cultures of his Afrikaans step-parents and his English heritage, he eventually is conscripted into the South African Army where he is forced to make the ultimate choice before he can write his story; escape the country and give up the one person he would always love, or stay and forever dispute the consequences of his unusual destiny. See synopsis
Book Two (500 pages, double spaced): a-Kanata!
Adam is continually faced with intriguing and adventurous choices in his quest for freedom that lead him to be a refugee as he cycles up the length of Britain, pursued by Home Office, and by others, yet driven by the demands of his destiny. Eventually, in the Orkney Islands, he comes to make his escape to Canada, only to discover that the reaches of his past continue to make unusual demands before he can fulfill the mandate of the old prophecy: Write, write about it all ! It is a quest not so much for freedom that enlivens his story, as it is for insight and wisdom. Every reader will be enthralled!