MARGOT HARLEY
Producing Artistic Director
Margot Harley co-founded The Acting Company with the late John Houseman in 1972. She co-produced the Broadway productions of The Robber Bridegroom and The Curse of an Aching Heart with Faye Dunaway. She produced John Houseman's celebrated revival of Marc Blitzstein's musical play The Cradle Will Rock in New York and at the Old Vic Theatre in London. Off-Broadway, she produced Ten by Tennessee, a two evening retrospective of Tennessee Williams' one-act plays directed by Michael Kahn at The Lucille Lortel Theater, and the New York premiere of Eric Overmyer's On the Verge, directed by Garland Wright at The John Houseman Theater. She was Administrator of the Drama Division of The Juilliard School for its first twelve years, from 1968 to 1980. Prior to that she appeared in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions as an actress and dancer. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, she attended LAMDA on a Fulbright Scholarship.
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THE ACTING COMPANY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Producing Artistic Director Margot Harley
Director of Development and Communications Gerry Cornez
General Manager Nancy Cook
Associate Artistic Director Ian Belknap
Director of Education Paul Michael Fontana
Design and Communications Coordinator
Paula Raymond
Finance Manager Bernard Rashbaum
Production Manager Daniel B. Chapman
Producing Associate Joseph Parks
Development Assistant Rebecca Leifman
Webmaster, Social Media Kate Eminger
Board Director for Special Events Jill Edelson
Volunteer Services Sonya Lee Paulus
Intern Bryan Davidson Blue
RESIDENT ARTISTIC STAFF
Scenic Design Neil Patel
Lighting Design Michael Chybowski
Voice and Text Consultant Liz Smith
Speech and Text Consultant Andrew Wade
Dramaturg Dakin Matthews
Fight Direction Felix Ivanoff
Teaching Artists
Justin Adams, Jessica Bates, Duane Boutte, Christian Conn, Leslie Geraci, Katherine Puma,
Alejandro Rodriguez, Matt Steiner, Lois Walden
Press Representive
Judy Katz Public Relations
Sean@katzpr.com
JKPR4@aol.com
212-489-5595
Booking Agency
Columbia Artists Management Inc. (CAMI)
Tim Fox
212-841-9571
Certified Public Accountants
Acquavella, Chiarelli, Shuster, Berkower & Co., LLP
ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP
Margot Harley, Producing Artistic Director 1972-Present
Zelda Fichandler, Artistic Director 1990-1993
Alan Schneider, Artistic Director 1978-1984
Michael Kahn, Artistic Director 1978-1988
John Houseman, Producing Artistic Director 1972-1986