Passing on Decades of Theatre Experience

Tracy Callahan, professor of theatre, has devoted 25 years of her life to motivating and inspiring students through movement. Callahan has had an illustrious career, having directed more than 36 productions. She is a freelance director and actor in the Salt Lake area, where she has had the opportunity to work with Salt Lake Acting Company, Wasatch Theatre, Process Theatre, Dark Horse Theatre, Pygmalion Theatre, Hale Center Theater and Utah Repertory Theater. She is also a founding member of the Process Theatre Company.

In her role as head of the acting and directing program at Weber State University, Callahan has mentored hundreds of students. In addition, she has taken several WSU productions to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. 

“Tracy’s extensive knowledge, boundless creativity, and commitment to her students never fails to produce outstanding works of theatre and growing experiences for our young artists. I have laughed, cried and learned from the work I have seen her produce.”

– Jenny Kokai, theatre program coordinator

During the spring 2020 semester, Callahan will direct The 39 Steps, a mix of a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel and a dash of Monty Python. “I am thoroughly delighted to be directing The 39 Steps as our kick-off to the 2020 year. Having been a great fan of Hitchcock’s films all of my life, I was excited to find a script that pays homage to his talents by way of high comedic action and adventure,” Callahan said. “I am always looking for challenging projects for our acting students and this production will certainly do that. Four actors play more than 100 characters, complete with costume changes, dialects and rom-com. In this challenging, high-octane year of politics I think it will be a wonderful way to escape into a world of laughs and adventure.”