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productions as The Sunshine Boys, The Pillowman, Fox on the Fairway and Inspecting Carol.<br />

He is currently the associate artistic director of the Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington,<br />

Del., where he appeared in Any Given Monday two seasons ago, and where he directed a<br />

production of Ingmar Bergman’s Nora (an adaptation of Ibsen’s A Doll House) last season. In<br />

recent years, he has helmed several NYC celebrity play readings to benefit non-profits. Past<br />

directorial assignments include assisting GSP’s David Saint in the mounting of the first national<br />

tour of West Side Story, as well as directing many new American one-acts <strong>for</strong> several NYC<br />

theatre companies. He is a member of the Actors Center in NYC.<br />

Christa Cillaroto, Manager Of School-Based Programs<br />

George Street Playhouse<br />

Christa Cillaroto has been with George Street Playhouse since 2007.<br />

She has served the theatre in various capacities over the years in<br />

both the Marketing and Education Departments. She has been the<br />

Manager of School-Based Programs since 2012. Christa is proud to<br />

have earned her BA in Theatre <strong>Arts</strong> from Douglass College, <strong>Rutgers</strong><br />

University. Her background in theatrical per<strong>for</strong>mance, design and<br />

directing has served her well throughout her career. Christa has<br />

directed Peacemaker and New Kid <strong>for</strong> George Street Playhouse’s<br />

Education Touring Theatre and had served GSP as a Teaching Artist<br />

<strong>for</strong> 9 seasons. She has also taught <strong>for</strong> the Children’s Acting Academy<br />

in New York City. Christa is a founding member of coLAB <strong>Arts</strong>, a New Brunswick-based<br />

nonprofit art collaborative dedicated to connecting arts engagement with community issues<br />

and community-based organizations. She has also served on the Leadership Board <strong>for</strong> New<br />

Jersey Emerging <strong>Arts</strong> Leaders, a development and cultivation network <strong>for</strong> young professionals<br />

in the arts and arts advocacy created by ArtPride New Jersey. Christa has been a proud<br />

member of the New Brunswick Community <strong>Arts</strong> Council since 2013.<br />

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