Eric Avery

Eric Avery is a theatre artist & educator dedicated to developing new works & new audiences.  He trained at the University of Kansas and earned a B.G.S. in theatre with an emphasis on acting, directing, and movement. Most recently he served as the Theatre Outreach Coordinator at the VSA North 4th Art Center in New Mexico.  

Prior to that he worked as a freelance theatre artist in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Kansas, the details of which can be found on his website.

He is also a Founding Artistic Partner of Savage Umbrella, a theatre partnership based in Minneapolis.

Andrea Crnkovic

Andrea is a multi-disciplinary artist and holds a B.F.A. in Architecture from Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (I.U.A.V.), Venice, Italy, where she also attended a two-year training program for actors at “VeneziaINscena” school and participated in a number of projects as performer and coauthor. She worked with a leading architectural studio in Croatia, Randic-Turato Architects, and continued to participate in theatre projects in Rijeka, Croatia. Her area of interest and work expands on visual arts as well. In her work she explores possible ways of interaction between various artistic forms and is dealing with how the human condition and behavior is influenced by the modern society and global processes.

Rowen Haigh is a director, deviser, and movement artist with a B.A. in Theatre from Reed College. Before entering the M.F.A. program at Towson, Rowen was based in Philadelphia, PA, where she co-founded the experimental performance company Philly Contact Collective. Rowen focuses on creating both original ensemble-based performance and experimental stagings of extant scripts. Her work is influenced by an overwhelming fascination with the human body and its capacity to tell stories and to evoke memories, emotions, and sensations in performers and audience alike. Interests in Contact Improvisation, clowning, and collaborative creation also define her work, as well as an ideological commitment to examining and challenging social, political, and cultural norms, inequalities, and prejudices. For more information about past and current projects, visit her website.

Emily Hall

Emily Hall is a recent graduate of Goucher College with a B.A. in Theatre and French.  She hails from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  Her interests include directing movement-based theatre, particularly using non dramatic texts.  She is also interested in heavy collaboration and exploring the role of the director.  Emily completed an internship at the Conservatoire National in Marseille, France studying Maghreb theatre. 

Amy Kronzer

Amy Walker (Amy Kronzer) has been a Northern California-based actor/director/performance artist for the past eighteen years and is excited to finally experience the theatre culture of the Eastern United States. As an educator, she has been involved with Special Needs programs for the past eight years, and has taught theatre to young people throughout Northern California since 2002. Amy began her undergraduate training with the B.F.A. Actor Training Program at the California Institute of the Arts, and then completed her undergraduate studies with a B.A. in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to serving as an advocate for inclusive forms of theatre, Amy is also interested in developing a more psychologically safe and organic form of actor training.

Sarah holds a B.A. in History from the College of Wooster where she studied the use of theatre as a transformative agent during the Chicano Movement. She is interested in theatre as a source of empowerment for at-risk youth; she has taught classes based on this idea in L.A., Gainesville, Fla. and Tacoma, Wash.. Interested also in physical based theatre, Sarah most recently completed an internship with Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield, MA where she trained daily with company members in their unique form of physical training.

Sean Mahoney

Sean Mahoney holds a B.A. in Directing and Playwriting from Juniata College. Supported by a history of work with various theatre and performance artists, as well as studies in English, Music, Psychology and Philosophy, Sean is dedicated to the creation of new works. His approach places emphasis on the redefinition of the purpose of live theatre, and the importance of individual connection in an exceedingly disillusioned world.

Shannon received her B.A. in Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University in 2009. In addition to performances at WMU, she has performed at Theatre Kalamazoo, Whole Art Theatre in Kalamazoo, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, and Heritage Theatre in Grand Rapids. In a WMU production of Dr. Faustus, Shannon pioneered the use of motion capture technology in live theatre. Shannon’s fine art has been featured in collections in West Mich. and, as a volunteer with the Kalamazoo Institute of Art, she worked to promote community interest in all forms of artistic expression. Her interests include performance art, movement, and incorporating technology in theatrical production.

Lola Pierson

Lola Pierson holds a B.A. in Human Rights and Playwriting from Bard College. She is a founding member of The Un Saddest Factory, a Baltimore based DIY theatre company. Her work has been performed at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Access Theater and a number of smaller nontraditional theatre venues on the East Coast. She is also a founding and curating member of the Bell Foundry, a performance space which specializes in live literary, theatrical and video performance.

She is dedicated to the transformative qualities of live performance, its ability to empower marginalized sections of the population and in all things hilarious.

Joseph W.Ritsch holds a B.A. in Theater & Dance from The School of Performing Arts at the University of Maine, and did initial his graduate studies in acting at the Professional Program at Playwright's Horizons in NYC. In 1994, Joseph became a principal ensemble member with Jane Comfort and Company. Joseph is currently an ensemble member of Gas & Electric Arts, Philadelphia's cutting edge physical theater company dedicated to creating theatrical work that is unconventional and thought provoking. He is also the creator/executor of Sunrize Highway, a loving spoof of the grand dames of the Great White Way.

Katie Robinson holds a B.A. in Cultural Politics from the University of Redlands. She is the Director of Advocacy at Social Solutions. Kate specializes in applying creative techniques to the advocacy efforts of disenfranchised individuals and the organizations that support them both internationally and domestically. She co-founded Catapult, an improvisational theatre troupe exploring class issues in Baltimore. As an advocate, a writer, and a movement-based performer Kate explores the powerful impact of creative expression on health and efficacy.

Ben Sansom

Ben Sansom is a director, actor, writer and translator interested in increasing cultural awareness by bringing Latin American Theatre (both in its original language and translated into English) to the masses in the United States. Ben has noticed large populations of Spanish-speakers around the United States who have little or no access to theatre about them and in their native tongue. Ben is also interested in creating new works based on the stories and theatrical traditions of the people of Central and South America. Ben studied Directing and Spanish at Brigham Young University and also pursued professional actor training at the University of Missouri-Kansas City for a year. Ben has taught puppetry and mask as a teacher of K-12 grades at a private school in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has been nominated twice for the Irene Ryan Award. He is the proud father of two little girls and a boy and the proud husband of one beautiful wife.

Susan Stroupe

Susan comes to Towson from years of theatrical adventure and exploration. She received her B.A. in English/Creative Writing and Theatre from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., and has since worked in many places around the country, making theater with various people in various ways. Her main interests lie in acting, writing, and ensemble work, particularly with underserved communities. Her favorite projects have been with the North Fourth Art Center in Albuquerque, creating theater with adults with developmental disabilities with Equilibrium Theater Company, and most recently with Das Puppenspiel Puppet Theatre, touring the country as a puppeteer.

Luis Vega

Luis Alejandro Vega-Medina was born in/at White Memorial Hospital back in 1977 at 3:30 a.m.—he is a morning human who has had trouble sleeping for the past thirty years. He is a creator of myths in life—on paper, or on stage, or wherever they may appear. His works have been presented through out the us zip codes of 90032, 90012, 91323, 90405, 94175, 02657 and 02207. He is currently working on a variety of public performances that began their lives in El-Sereno, Los Angeles.