Jim Rambo
An award-winning theatre veteran with 40 years of experience in coaching.
Learn from the best
As an actor, it's important to entrust your craft to someone with the experience, maturity and expertise of a seasoned director. Jim Rambo began his career 40 years ago, directing and coaching acting students from every background. With numerous graduates currently working in professional and educational theatre, internationally, Jim Rambo is considered a master of the industry who has walked alongside students, helping them become the artists they were meant to be.
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6,000+ students taught
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100+ plays directed
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Emeritus Award recipient
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230+ University Interscholastic League contests judged
Biography
Jim Rambo (aka "Rambo")
Jim Rambo is a retired professor of theatre, having taught on the undergraduate level for almost 40 years. He has been a University Interscholastic League adjudicator since 1977 having judged over 236 contests and is an adjudicator for Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival. He has served as President of Texas Educational Theatre Association and was the second Chairperson for Texas Theatre Adjudicators Organization.
Awards and Accolades
- Emeritus Award, Texas Educational Theatre Association
- Founder's Award recipient, Texas Educational Theatre Association
- 6-time Directing Award from American College Theater Festival
- 1985 Educator of the Year for Community/Junior colleges with Texas Educational Theatre Association
- 2-time nominee for the Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award
- Nominee for The Carnegie Foundation for Teaching Excellence Award
Rambo Helps Students Succeed.
Hear what former students have to say about Studio Rambo.
“I remember being on stage and feeling the gravity of this man. Rambo spoke with such clarity and purpose. It's a gift.”
Brandon Williams, MFA, Carnegie-Mellon University
“If the measure of a teacher is how much you knew before you met him and how much you know after leaving his presence, then Jim Rambo is unequivocally the single greatest influence in my life.”
Michael Simpson, BFA, Julliard Graduate; New York actor
“His productions were some of the finest that I have seen anywhere.”
Harry Harelik, Executive Director, retired, McLennan College Foundation
“Jim Rambo’s class helped me a great deal in preparing for a role. The scene work was fun and insightful.”
Dr. Michael Long, Professor of Language, Baylor University