Associate Professor, Theatre
My scholarship focuses on mid-20th century actor training, and I am a certified teacher of the Michael Chekhov method. I have directed many theatrical productions, including “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “The Laramie Project,” “Lysistrata,” “Lend Me a Tenor,” “Dracula,” “Urinetown,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Our Town,” “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” “True West,” “Tartuffe” and “Creature.” I am a company member of True Story Theatre, a playback theatre company based in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Since high school, Yarielis Perez-Castillo ’24 has advocated for safety, health and education among youth in Lawrence, Massachusetts.