Ensemble Theatre  Community School

Faculty
The unusual opportunity for students to live cooperatively in the same home with professional faculty assures that the learning process is ongoing; discoveries are made in class, on stage, and in the kitchen.  The faculty is joined by college interns who participate in all aspects of the program and by visiting professionals who conduct workshops in their specialties.

Faculty,Workshop Leaders and Interns

Owen Collins, Artistic Director, B.S. Bradley University; M.F.A., University of South Carolina;  Assistant Professor, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Seth Orbach, Program Director, B.A., Yale University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; Director of Academic Technology, St. Bernard’s School, NYC 2003-2004.  Technology Coordinator, Trevor Day School, NYC 1998-2003.  Faculty, Trevor Day School 1990-1998.  Senior Theatrical Design Consultant and Project Manager, Artec Consultants Inc. 1982-1989.  Lighting Designer, Stage Manager, NYC 1980-1985.

Ann V. Klotz, Co-Founder, B.A., Yale University; M.A., New York University; Head of School, The Laurel School, Shaker Heights, OH:  Head, Drama Department and Director of College Guidance, The Chapin School, NYC 1984-2004. Faculty, The Northfield Mount Hermon School 1982-1984.

Nicki Nevermann, B.A., Music, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point; Music Coordinator and company member, The OnImpulse Theatre Company; Teacher, Actress, Singer, Musician, Dancer, Writer, NYC.

Carolyn Kuether, Director, Performer, Company Member for The OnImpulse Theatre Company (NYC); Improvisational Theatre instructor/teacher/director, Actress, Writer, Model, NYC.

Lyle Hennicke, B.A., Theatre, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH; Information Technology and Operation Management Consultant, Northeast Ohio, Freelance lighting designer and stage manager.

Zakiyyah Alexander, B.A., Binghamton University; M.F.A., Yale School of Drama; Program Director, Positive Youth Troupe, Bronx, NY; Playwright, Actor, NYC.

Martha Hirschman, B.F.A., University of Michigan; M.F.A., NYU; Director of Admissions, Grace Church School, NYC.  Dancer, Choreographer.

Sam Keany, B.S., Australian National University; B.A. South Australian College for Advanced Education; Head of Science Department, The Browning School, NYC.  Dancer, Choreographer.

Bill Gross, B.F.A., The Juilliard School; National Theatre Institute; Vassar College; Actor, Singer, New York, NY.