2025 Conference

Todd Murray

Todd A. Murray taught theatre and forensics in suburban Oklahoma high schools for nearly twenty years, traveling with students across the country to festivals and competitions, and winning numerous awards along the way. As part of a study abroad program through New York University, he performed part of the Wakefield Mystery Cycle in Great Britain. Winning a grant with the Oklahoma State Department of Education, he wrote and directed a twenty-minute video that was used in high schools across Oklahoma for AIDS/HIV education. In 2007 he entered law school, passed the bar in 2010, and currently works for the State of Oklahoma as the managing attorney for Altus Child Support Services, after practicing in insurance defense for over ten years. He founded a community theater, served as state director for Oklahoma Thespians creating its state festival, and participated in community theatre since 1989, including competing in OCTAFest and AACTFest with Theatre North’s production of Who Will Sing for Lena? directing the show. His last teaching position was as the Director of the Mary Glass Performing Arts Center, where he taught all technical theatre courses.