MEET THE FACULTY
The National Theater Institute brings master teachers and industry professionals into your classroom. In addition to teaching for NTI, 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 NTI and beyond.
CORE FACULTY
Our core faculty members work consistently with NTI and often teach weekly classes in a variety of disciplines. Click on their photos to learn more about their work.
"The Scottsboro Boys" (Tony nomination) , Thoughts of a Colored Man
"Lunch Bunch" licensed by Concord Theatricals NTI Alum
Broadway: "What the Constitution Means to Me" Obie Award Winner
Choreographer, "Emojiland"
West End director Former director of Regent's Park Open Air
Certified Fitzmaurice Instructor
Directing credits include La Jolla, Playwrights' Horizons, NYU
Designed for Lady Gaga, PBS, various Opera
Associate Producer of New Work, Berkeley Rep
Stunt performer on "Wolf of Wall Street," "Enchanted," "Law & Order"
Fight Direction Associate, "Aladdin" (Broadway), "Carmen" (The Met)
Broadway: Sam Gold's "Macbeth"
Acting credits include Trinity Rep, Hartford Stage
Associate Choreographer, "Teeth"
Acting credits include Trinity Rep, Yale Rep
Opera credits include The Met, Carnegie Hall
Trained with Marcel Marceau
Associate Professor of Theater, Connecticut College
Directing credits include Trinity Rep, Hartford Stage, Dorset Theatre Festival
NTI Alum
Affiliated companies include Rattlestick, MCC
Associate Faculty, AMDA
2013 NMTC Alum Recipient of the 2005 Jonathan Larson Award
Director of Gender & Sexuality Programs, Connecticut College
GUEST ARTISTS
During your NTI program, a number of guest artists will visit campus to teach workshops and mentor students. Some of our recent guest artists include:
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Tom Kitt Aimée Steele Pearl Sun Tatiana Pandiani Donna DiNovelli Irene Mercadal Albornoz Kolton Harris Jessi Hill Mary Rinderspacher Melia Bensussen Cloteal L. Horne David Jaffe Madeline Sayet Jesse Jou Orsolya Szánthó Gisela Cardenas Alex Keegan Tatiana Stolpovskaya Caitlin Sullivan Joyce Ciesil Brian McManamon Kym Moore Shakina Nayfack Daniel Tejera Christine Toy Johnson Cullen Curth Matt Newton Deb O Sarin Monae West David Dorfman Ken Prestininzi Lisa Race Walton Wilson Max Yu Alex Gemignani Thalia Ranjbar Fran Zayas
If you are interested in future teaching opportunities, please contact our NTI Artistic Director, Rachel Jett, at rjett@theoneill.org.
For job openings with NTI and other O'Neill departments, please visit theoneill.org/work-with-us.
