Mark Hartfield

Professor of Theatre, Theatre

Phone: 863.297.1010
Internal Extension: 5540
Email: mhartfield@polk.edu
Office: WFA 138, Winter Haven
Station: 8

Mark Hartfield is Professor of Theatre and directs Polk State Theatre productions, teaching a variety of theatre classes and lecturing for the Humanities department.

Since arriving at Polk State in 2011, Hartfield has directed more than two dozen productions including, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Barefoot in the Park, OKLAHOMA, The Importance of Being Earnest, Waiting for Godot, Next to Normal, and The Fantasticks for the Polk State Theatre production season.

Prior to coming to Polk State, Hartfield worked as a Show Director for Universal Orlando and was General Manager of Theatre Winter Haven. He taught and directed locally at Universal Orlando, Theatre Winter Haven, and Harrison School for the Arts, and has worked as an actor, director, and producer on stages throughout the U.S. in hundreds of productions in a 40-year career in the theatre.

Hartfield has been seen regularly on stage at Theatre Winter Haven in dozens of productions which include, The Sound of Music, Hairspray, Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Legally Blonde, Footloose, Into the Woods and Barefoot in the Park. He also directs shows for Theatre Winter Haven, including The Play That Goes Wrong, Almost Maine, and It’s a Wonderful Life.

In addition to acting and directing, Hartfield serves as Artistic Director of local theatre company Rogue Stage, producing and directing shows locally and in Orlando, and works as a Fight Director and stage combat instructor at venues throughout Central Florida. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Brandeis University in Boston and is working on a book on acting tentatively titled, ’Act Better’ – Prepare and Go There.