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    David Gay has been teaching drama and speech for the past three years at Dunwoody High.

    With over twenty-five years of teaching experience, he taught at Alpharetta High School and Bozeman
    High School in Bozeman, Montana, creating and developing theatre programs at both
    schools, in addition to, coaching competitive speech teams. An adjunct professor in
    speech communication at Montana State University, he directed the MSU Young People’s
    Shakespeare productions of Macbeth and Twelfth Night.
    At Dunwoody High, Mr. Gay has directed Almost, Maine, You Can’t Take It With
    You along with the musicals, The Music Man, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,
    Addams Family- The Musical, and Urinetown. Our musical theatre program has been
    honored by the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Award with nominations for
    Best Sound for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Best Supporting
    Actor (John Spalding) for Urinetown. Mr. Gay is especially proud to be a past
    nominee for Shuler Hensley Awards for Excellence in Musical Theatre for his
    direction of Alpharetta High musicals Guys and Dolls and The Wedding Singer, and
    for stage lighting for Oklahoma!.
    A National Forensic League “Triple-Diamond coach”, Mr. Gay has guided dramatic, humorous
    and duo interpretation finalists to the national championships. During the past three years, our
    Dunwoody High Speech Team has won three state championships and, this past season, John Spalding
    finished as an Octofinalist at both the NIETOC National Championship and the National Speech and
    Debate Association National Championship. The Speech Team provides students with additional
    opportunities to present dramatic works in a competitive venue, teaching students techniques in
    competition and professional presentation.

    Education: B.S. in Speech and Drama – Georgia Southwestern University


    M.A. in Theatre – Central Washington University
    Awards/Honors:
    2015 Alpharetta High PTSA Teacher Hall of Fame
    2013 Georgia Speech Coach of the Year
    2000 Montana Speech Coach of the Year
    2006-2016 Event Chair at National Forensic League National Championship
    Distinguished Service Key – National Forensics League
    Honored as Advanced Professional Forensic Coach and
    Advanced Professional Forensic Educator by National Forensic League

    Teaching philosophy: The goal of our theatre program is to provide an enriching environment for
    students to become more confident with themselves, and to progress as stronger creative thinkers
    and problem solvers. These lifelong skills will enable students to become more effective, polished
    communicators, prepared for a highly competitive business world. Additionally, our classes create a
    professional learning environment for students to grow and develop their theatrical craft in
    preparation for a career in the theatre.

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