Dennis is currently the Director of Theatre at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. he has spent more than three decades in the professional theatre world, mostly as an actor and director. Dennis has taught classes in acting, directing, Shakespeare, voice for the actor, and many others at Indiana University Kokomo, Grand Valley State University, Concordia University Chicago, and University of Nebraska. Additionally he has taught workshops on similar topics at dozens of colleges and universities from coast to coast.

He earned an MFA in Directing for Stage and Screen from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is an associate member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and the Society of American Fight Directors. Dennis served for three years as Artistic Director of Hoosier Shakespeare Festival and has directing credits with Cleveland Playhouse (OH), American Shakespeare Center (VA), Sweet Tea Shakespeare (NC), Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Pigeon Creek Shakespeare (MI), and Random Acts Chicago.

As a performer, he has been on stage in more than 40 U.S. states, including national tours with American Shakespeare Center (VA) and the National Theater for Arts and Education (CT). Additional acting credits include credits include Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company (MI), Virginia Shakespeare Festival, and North Coast Repertory Theatre (CA).

In addition to extensive acting and directing work, Dennis has worked as a stage manager, company manger, teaching artist, front of house manager, producer, set carpenter, props master and many other theatre jobs large and small. His non-theatre work has ranged from substitute economics teacher, to Planet Hollywood bathroom attendant, to fish gutting in Alaska.