Background
Schleunes, Brenda Pursel was born on August 24, 1939 in Wauseon, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Orville Dale and Myrtle Grace (Spiess) Pursel.
Schleunes, Brenda Pursel was born on August 24, 1939 in Wauseon, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Orville Dale and Myrtle Grace (Spiess) Pursel.
Bachelor, Lakeland College, 1961. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1981.
Writer, Scott, Foresman and Company, Glenview, Illinois, 1965-1971; freelance drama teacher, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1975-1984; founder, director, Touring Theatre Ensemble, Greensboro, 1982; producer, artistic director, Touring Theatre Ensemble, Greensboro, since 1985. Presenter workshops at various schools, arts councils and music semianrs,1976-. Adaptor, compiler, director theatrical productions including Tales from the Arabian Nights, 1990, Some Folks Say, 1991, Sing A Song of Somewhere, 1992, African Animal Tales, 1993, Pit Stop, 1994, The All American Stew Review, 1995, The Bat-Poet, 1996, Coyote Tales, 1997, Let My People Go, 1997.
Board of directors Center for Creative Arts, Greensboro, 1982-1986. Member Greensboro Parent-Teachers Association Council, 1977-1978. Board president Chicago City Players, 1968-1971.
Charter member Lakeland College Fine Arts Gallery of Distinction, 1992.
Married Karl A. Schleunes, August 15, 1964. 1 child, Anna Frederika.