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Geoffrey Hitch   Adjunct Lecturer in Theatre   Hometown: St. Lois, Missouri   Joined Chatham: 2006   Areas of Interest: Directing theatre, world travel, honest & fair communication, working with talented & open-minded collaborators, comparative religions & philosophies, contributing to the neighborhood, India, The Beatles, my wife, my home, & my dogs Thekkady & Pancake.

Colleges & Universities Attended, Degrees Received • MFA Theatre Directing, Carnegie Mellon University • BFA Theatre Directing, Carnegie Mellon University     Scholarly & Professional Achievements • Served for nine years as Resident Director at The Central School of Speech & Drama in London • Directed and taught at The Juillard Theatre Center, Circle In The Square, Roundabout Theatre Conservatory, NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, S.U.N.Y./ Purchase, the North Carolina School of the Arts, University of London Queen Mary/ Westfield College & Tha • Adjunct professor at the Tepper School of Business & H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy & Management • Professionally, Geoffrey is a very active freelance theatrical director who feels blessed to have directed over 155 productions ranging from classics, dramas, & original works to comedies & musicals at numerous theatres including: • London: nine years as Guest then Resident Director at the Embassy Theatre & Embassy Studio -- directing Brecht, Shanley, Shakespeare, Shaw & Shepard • International festivals: The Spoleto Festival; the William Poel Festival (on the Olivier Stage, Royal National Theatre); & The Edinburgh Festival; • North American tour: BEAUTY & THE BEAST; Off-Broadway: Roundabout Theatre; Equity Library Theatre; Circle Repertory; & the W.P.A. Theatre • Equity regional theatres: The Barter Theatre; Charlotte Repertory Theatre; Theatre By The Sea; West Virginia Public Theatre; Potomac Stage; the North Carolina & Baltimore Shakespeare Festivals. • Recent productions: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, Tennessee William’s Cat On A Hot Tin Roof & Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman for West Virginia Public Theatre, & Romeo & Juliet for the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival • Of interest: the 1st successful & acclaimed production of THE BAKER’S WIFE; the London premieres of THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? & Lanford Wilson’s BALM IN GILEAD; AND GRACE WILL LEAD ME HOME: the American Prisoner of War Drama w/ the NPOW museum     Selected Publications • "Making Theatre: Tools for Expressive Power", the text for Text Analysis; The Fundamentals of Directing; Forms & Formats • "The Acting Box", the text for acting classes in the Tepper School of Business and the Heinz School     Awards & Recognitions • Certificate of Appreciation from West Virginia Public Theatre for years of continued excellence (July 2006) • Winner "First" Award for production of Booth at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival • Featured Director in the Theatre Communication Group's T.C.G. Artists Bulletin • First American Teacher/ Direcotr at The Central School of Speech & Drama, London (1984-1992) • The Wall Street Journal feature article re acting course at The Tepper School of Business (2003) • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette feature article re acting course at The Tepper School or Business (December 2003) • Robber Baron Magazine feature article re acting course at The Tepper School or Business (October 2005) • Directed first ever designed completely with intelligent lighting instruments: Kander, Ebb & McNally's Kiss of the Spider Women featured in "Lighting Dimensions" magazine (April 2003)     Professional Organization Memberships • Member, Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers (since 1984) • Society of British Fight Directors, Certificate #U.S.8