MEET THE FACULTY

The O'Neill brings master teachers and industry professionals into your classroom. In addition to teaching, our faculty actively works on Broadway, off-Broadway, at regional theaters, in film and television, and more. These talented artists will help you build skills, offer insights from their career journeys, and serve as mentors for you during your time at the O'Neill and beyond.

NATIONAL THEATER INSTITUTE SEMESTER & THEATERMAKERS SUMMER INTENSIVE

Our National Theater Institute & Theatermakers faculty members work consistently with our students and often teach weekly classes in a variety of disciplines. Click on their photos to learn more about their work.

Forrest McClendon · Acting

"The Scottsboro Boys" (Tony nomination) , Thoughts of a Colored Man

Adrian Einspanier · Playwriting

"Lunch Bunch" licensed by Concord Theatricals

Oliver Butler · Directing

Broadway: "What the Constitution Means to Me" Obie Award Winner

Kenny Ingram · Dance

Choreographer, "Emojiland"

Richard Digby Day · Shakespeare

West End director Former director of Regent's Park Open Air

Vita Tzykun · Design

Designed for Lady Gaga, PBS, various Opera

victor cervantes jr. · Directing

Associate Producer of New Work, Berkeley Rep

Judi Lewis Ockler · Stage Combat & Intimacy Direction

Stunt performer on "Wolf of Wall Street," "Enchanted," "Law & Order"

Mitchell McCoy · Stage Combat & Intimacy Direction

Fight Direction Associate, "Aladdin" (Broadway), "Carmen" (The Met)

Lizzy Brooks · Voice & Speech

Broadway: Sam Gold's "Macbeth"

Madeleine Barker

Acting credits include Trinity Rep, Hartford Stage

Chris Bell · Dance

Associate Choreographer, "Teeth"

Alfredo Antillon · Solo Works

Acting credits include Trinity Rep, Yale Rep

David Adam Moore · Vocal Health & Performance

Opera credits include The Met, Carnegie Hall

Malik Work · Acting

Marya Ursin · Yoga & Masks

Trained with Marcel Marceau

Truth Hunter · Social Justice

Ginny Anderson · Musical Scene Study

Associate Professor of Theater, Connecticut College

Tatyana-Marie Carlo · Directing

Directing credits include Trinity Rep, Hartford Stage, Dorset Theatre Festival

Carlotta Summers · Stage Combat & Intimacy Direction

Nadira Simone · Poetic Playwriting

NTI Alum

Carol Ann Tan · Script Analysis

Ren Dara Santiago · Playwriting

Affiliated companies include Rattlestick, MCC

Erin O'Leary · Alexander Technique

Associate Faculty, AMDA

Scott Murphy · Music Theater Writing

2013 NMTC Alum Recipient of the 2005 Jonathan Larson Award

During your NTI or Theatermakers program, a number of guest artists will visit campus to teach workshops and mentor students. Some of our recent guest artists include: Tom Kitt, Aimée Steele, Pearl Sun, Donna DiNovelli, Irene Mercadal Albornoz, Kolton Harris, Mary Rinderspacher, Melia Bensussen, Cloteal L. Horne, Jesse Jou, Orsolya Szánthó, Gisela Cardenas, Alex Keegan, Tatiana Stolpovskaya, Caitlin Sullivan, Brian McManamon, Kym Moore, Daniel Tejera, Christine Toy Johnson, Cullen Curth, Matt Newton, Deb O, David Dorfman, Ken Prestininzi, Lisa Race, Walton Wilson, Max Yu, Thalia Ranjbar, and Fran Zayas.

NATIONAL MUSIC THEATER INSTITUTE SEMESTER

Stay tuned for our NMTI faculty coming soon!

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All of the faculty and teachers were incredibly supportive and invested in me as both a person and a performer. They offered critical feedback while also emphasizing the things I do well. I feel like I will have a lifetime mentor in multiple instructors that I had the opportunity to work with.

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MEET THE FACULTY

NATIONAL THEATER INSTITUTE SEMESTER & THEATERMAKERS SUMMER INTENSIVE

NATIONAL MUSIC THEATER INSTITUTE SEMESTER

All of the faculty and teachers were incredibly supportive and invested in me as both a person and a performer. They offered critical feedback while also emphasizing the things I do well. I feel like I will have a lifetime mentor in multiple instructors that I had the opportunity to work with.

- ELIZABETH PHILLIPS (FALL ’24)