Ray Dooley

Education

Hamilton College.

Career

He is currently the head of the Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (University of North Carolina) and is a drama faculty member there when not performing professionally. Ray Dooley was raised on Long Island, New New York Dooley received his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and his Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre & Drama (Phi Beta Kappa) from Hamilton College in Clinton, New New York

After tiring of what he described as a "nomadic lifestyle", Dooley came to University of North Carolina to re-establish his creative ties with artistic director David Hammond who was an instructor at American Conservatory Theatre when Dooley was a student.

While in Chapel Hill Dooley continued with other work, including plays, commercials, film and directing. At University of North Carolina, Professor Dooley primarily teaches acting in the Professional Actor Training Program.

He was named Interim Chair of the Department in 1999, and became Chair in 2000. As a company member with Repertory Company, the professional theatre associated with the department, he has appeared in more than forty productions since coming to Chapel Hill in 1989.

OffActors" Equity Association, Screen Actor"s Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Canadian Actor"s Equity, the North Carolina Theatre Conference, and the National Association of Schools of Theatre.

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Achievements

• Ray won a Village Voice Obie Award for his 1981 Office-Broadway role in Peer Gynt. Robert"s ’ 2003 Triangle Theater Award, Best Supporting Actor (Uncle Vanya and Dinner With Friends) Robert"s " 2004 Triangle Theater Award, Best Actor (Not About Heroes).