Righteous Failures | Jennie Pardoe | October 2024

Devotionals and Speeches

Dr. Jennie Pardoe grew up in Southlake, Texas. She served as a full-time missionary in the Russia-Samara mission. Jennie earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Brigham Young University, her Master of Arts in Theatre Education from Emerson College, and her PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Missouri. She began working as a faculty member for the BYU-Idaho Department of Theatre and Dance in 2020. She teaches acting, voice, script analysis, and theatre history in addition to directing shows. Recent on-campus directing credits include Translations, Sense and Sensibility, and As It Is In Heaven. She is currently directing the department’s production of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors. She enjoys close relationships with her four younger sisters and loves being an aunt to her nine nieces and nephews. She currently lives in Sugar City with her dog, Zoey.