Michael Flachmann

Michael Flachmann (November 3, 1942 – August 8, 2013) was an American stage actor, dramaturg and teacher in art at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) since 1972 as a specialist in Shakespeare and Renaissance literature.

Biography

As teacher at CSUB of Bakersfield, California, he had a productive life, contributing to the success of many students in art, notably by bringing them to love Shakespeare, theater and literature.

Flachmann had a particular expertise in Shakespeare's work. For over 25 years, he work as dramaturg at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, founded in 1988. His family report that, in 2013, he even placed his motorized home in his Camp Shakespeare Program on the 25th anniversary of the Festival for better coordinating.