Tenika Dye Burgess
Tennessee Tech University
Independent Artist
Cookeville, Tennessee
Chair of the Applied Theatre Interest Group. Her work in Theatre, Community Advocacy, and Ministry has taken her to NY, VA, TX, China, Hong Kong, Jordan, Romania, and Ireland. She currently working as a full time Academic Advisor for the College of Fine Arts at TN Tech Univ and practices theatre on the side. Applied Theatre is where she currently focuses her theatrical endeavors, which includes Playback Theatre, Storytelling, Devised Theatre, etc. She has a BA in Theatre and MA in Storytelling from East TN State University. She is pursing a 2nd Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at TN Tech Univ and hopes to fuse her passion for The Arts with Professional Counseling in the future.