Associate Professor

Anita Jo Lenhart
229 Theatre Building
(901) 678-1350

Anita "Jo" Lenhart earned her MFA in Directing from Florida State University in 1987. Her directing career has focused primarily on Theatre for Youth, directing more than ten seasons for the Memphis Moving Line, eight seasons with The Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts, and four seasons with The Moving Company in Tallahassee, Florida. A classically trained singer, Jo has performed as a soloist with Opera Memphis, the Memphis Symphony, and the San Francisco based Lamplighter's Musical Theatre.

Recent acting credits include roles with the Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Mill Mountain Theatre, Playhouse on the Square and Theatre Memphis. 

Jo teaches acting, somatics, and theatrical voice. She is a certified Bikram Yoga teacher and counts Arthur Lessac, founder of The Lessac Institute, as a dear friend and mentor in teaching voice.