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Beth Reeves is an actor, director and teaching artist. A graduate of Columbus State University Department of Theatre, her thesis is titled Preserving West African Storytelling in the Pittsburgh Cycle. "Now that I know how to do the art, it's time to do the work". This statement serves as the reason why Beth is in theatre: to pay respect to her ancestors, use the art form to initiate social justice and to promote a cathartic experience.

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Beth has worked with University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film, Speak with Purpose (Seattle, Washington), Dalton Little Theatre, The Creative Arts Guild, Fountain City Poetry Slam, Columbus Literacy Alliance, The Springer Opera House, among other arts organizations throughout the years. She has also worked with after school programming such as the Boys and Girls Club of the Chattahoochee Valley, Girls Inc. of Columbus and Phenix-Russell, Empowered Youth of Columbus, New Horizons Behavioral Health, and Child and Youth Services on Fort Benning. Her teaching methods gravitate toward Socially Responsible Theatre.

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Currently, she teaches for her alma mater, Columbus State University Department of Theatre and Dance. As a leader, she has pushed for representation inside the classroom, the curriculum and on stage. Beth teaches African-American Theatre and Performance. The course examines the origins of Black Theatre in America and how the political climate in the 19th and 20th centuries impacted the development of Black Art. She also teaches Socially Responsible Theatre (focusing on how art and activism connect), Introduction to Acting/Directing, Script Analysis, Acting II and Acting III.

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Beth also currently teaches online courses for eCore, a cooperative arrangement among SACSCOC-accredited institutions of the University System of Georgia (USG) to offer online general education courses. She teaches interactive Theatre Appreciation courses to thousands of students throughout the state of Georgia. Lastly, she has collaborated with eCore as a Subject Matter Expert in order to make sure the course is relevant and engaging for all students. 

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Columbus State University-Beth Reeves

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