Dr. Charles Parker served as drama professor and director of theatre of Friends University from 1989 to 2016. For over forty years he has taught college theatre courses and conducted workshops at conferences on playwriting, acting, and voice/speech training. He has acted in many plays, including ​Hamlet (Wichita Center for Performing Arts), Oedipus Rex (Signature Theatre) and ​Little Foxes​ (Signature Theatre).