1. Andrew Wassenich, Director
2801 Connecticut Ave., NW, #15, Washington, DC 20008
202-277-5576 awazzy7@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
University ofNorth Carolina School ofthe Arts (UNCSA), Gerald Freedman, Dean; Certificate in Directing
NationalTheatreInstitute,Eugene O’NeillTheatre CenterandMoscowArt Theatre Semesters
Drew University, Buzz McLaughlin, Advisor; BAinTheatre
DIRECTING:
Paul GonsalvesOn The Road Art Luby Lena Productions/CapitalFringe
Reflections – PlaysFromSt.Elizabeths Individials-in-care at St.
Elizabeths Hospital
WanderingSouls
Twelfth Night William Shakespeare WanderingSouls
The Girl In The Iron Mask Rebecca Nesvet Georgetown Theatre/CapitalFringe Fest.
Fries With That Susan Lori Parks Rorschach Theatre/SusanLoriParks
360The RobberBridegroom Norman Allen RorschachTheatre/Myth-Appropriations
One Flea Spare Naomi Wallace Kennedy CenterArtists-in-Residence
Either/Or Dan O'Brien Kennedy CenterArtists-in-Residence
Belly ofThe Whale Scott Organ The Filling Station/NYInt'l Fringe Fest.
Thisis OurYouth Kenneth Lonergan UNCSA SchoolofDrama
Betrayed By Everyone Kenneth Lonergan UNCSA SchoolofDrama
DIRECTING – Workshops/New Play Development (Selected):
KrisKringle The Musical (20 hourreading) Maria Ciampi/Angelo Na talie Metro Stage/Kennedy Center Page to Stage
Festival
KrisKringle The Musical (20 hourreading) Maria Ciampi/Angelo Na talie Angel Polar Bear Productions @ Manhattan
Theatre Club
Kris Kringle The Musical (Showcase Reading) Maria Ciampi/Angelo Na talie Curtain Call, (Stamford,CT.)
The Faithful ScottOrgan Journeymen Theater/Kennedy Center
Page to Stage Festival
Lullabye KristinLePine The Inkwell/KennedyCenterPage to
Stage Festival
Of Dice and Men CameronMcNary The Inkwell
Belly of The Whale Scott Organ Woolly Mammoth TheatreCompany/
Kennedy CenterPage toStageFestival
Belly ofThe Whale Scott Organ UNCSA SchoolofDrama
Bull Run Self-adapted from the book by Paul
Fleischman
Kennedy CenterYouth and Family
DIRECTING – Educational:
A Midsummer's Night Dream William Shakespeare Adventure Theatre-MTC
Saturday Night at The USO (musical) Sally Kinka/KeithTittermary Imagination Stage
DearVeronica (musical) Andrew Wassenich/Dan Shore The Stage DoorWorkshop(Allentown,PA)
Company Picnic (musical) Andrew Wassenich/Dan Shore The Stage DoorWorkshop
The Voting Game (musical) AndrewWassenich/DanShore The Stage DoorWorkshop
ASSISTANTDIRECTING (Selected):
The Green Heart KenElliot,Dir Manhattan Theatre Club
From Literature to Lyric MichaelBush,Dir. Manhattan Theatre Club
The Radiant Abyss Lou Jacob, Dir. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Allegro Eric Schaeffer, Dir. Signature Theatre (DC)
Dreams in the Golden Country Gregg Henry,Dir. Kennedy Center Youth and Family
A Light in theStorm RickDavis,Dir. Kennedy Center Youth and Family
City (by ScottOrgan) MichaelRupert,Dir. The Filling Station/NewYork Int’l Fringe
AsYou Like It Gerald Freedman,Dir. UNCSA SchoolofDrama
A Midsummer’s Night Dream JohnDillon, Dir. UNCSA SchoolofDrama

2. Andrew Wassenich, Director
2801 Connecticut Ave., NW, #15, Washington, DC 20008
202-277-5576 awazzy7@gmail.com
ASSOCIATED WORK AND EXPERIENCE:
JourneymenTheater Ensemble, Producing Director (2008-2009).
Produced company's fifth and finalseason,including productions ofThe InspectorGeneral, Tartuffe. Developed and producedseveral 'off-night' events,
including Russian and French Cabarets, andanevening ofChekhov's short stories adapted forthe stage. Retired company's significant debt inpartnershipwiththe
ArtisticDirectorthrough a series ofinitiatives and special events.
WoollyMammoth Theatre Company, Assistant to ArtisticDirector, Howard Shalwitz (2003-2004).
Assistwith casting andtalentevaluation in DC and NYC. Representing the theaterat large open callauditions. Read and write evaluations of scripts under
consideration. Perform various administrative duties such as schedule and organize Board ofDirectors and committee meetings.
KenanFund/Kennedy CenterEducation DepartmentDirector-in-Residence(2002-2003).
Serveas the assistantdirectorforallmain-stage Kennedy Center Youth and Family Programproductions. Direct, cast andcoordinate readings and
workshops ofplays and othermaterial underconsideration ordevelopment. Read and write evaluations ofscripts underconsideration. Produce and direct
two plays with Education Dept.Actors-in-Residence. Coordinate allprojects and activities ofActors-in-Residence.
National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center,Directing Fellow (2001).
Observe rehearsalsofreadingsofnewplays andparticipate in various conferencetalk-backs andevents.
Manhattan Theatre Club, MusicalTheatre Internship.(1996-97)
Serve as production assistantformusical readings and special presentations. Read new scripts and write evaluations. Attend readings and
performances ofnew musicals and write evaluation reports.
TRAINING:
Directing: Gerald Freedman, John Dillon, Anatoly Smelianski, Slava Dolgachev, Richard Digby Day, Michael Cadman.
Acting: Gerald Freedman, JohnDillon, Barry Kile, Cigdem Onat,MattBullock, Brian Mertes (Viewpoints), Robert Francesconi (mask), Michael Breault,
Michelle Shay, Victoria Bussert, BT McNicholl, Richard Digby Day, Slava Dolgachev,MichaelCadman, Maggie Mancinelli, David Jaffee,Delena Kidd,
Casey Childs.
Voice:Barney Hammond, Mary Irwin,Ben Furey, Gillian Lane Plescia.
Design: Howard Jones, Campbell Baird, Ming Cho Lee (Kennedy Center Intensive).
Playwriting: Donna Di Novelli, James Racheff, Buzz McLaughlin.
ACTING (Selected):
Much AdoAboutNothing Ensemble (featured singer, percussionist) The Shakespeare TheatreCompany
Ethan McSweeney, Dir.
Big Death andLittleDeath (World Premiere) Harley Woolly Mammoth TheatreCompany
Howard Shalwitz,Dir.
The Crippleof Inishmaan Bartley EverymanTheatre Donald Hicken,Dir.
KidSimple Oliver ForumTheater Jessi Burgess,Dir.
TEACHING (selected):
2013 – Present Adventure Theatre – MTC (ATMTC)
Head of Acting ofATMTC's MusicalTheatre Academy.Assist in developingactingcurriculumto be taught to students4th
thru
12th
grade in Academy's core and Pre-ProfessionalProgramclasses.Instructorforall levels of ATMTCAcademy'score and Pre-
Professionalacting classesforgrades4through 12.
2012 Theatre Lab – School for Dramatic Arts
Taught Voice and Speech class as part of the Summer Drama Intensive for Teens.
2011 – 2013 Wandering Souls
Taught playwriting to individuals in care at St. Elizabeths Hospital. Participants wrote 10 minute plays on the themes of
recovery and hope.Plays were producedand toured to DCarea homelessshelters and communitycentersby WanderingSouls.
Taughtplaywriting at Church ofthePilgrims. Participants wrote10 minute plays on Lenten themes which were performed during
Lenten services.
2010 – 2012: National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts
Taughtclassesin scenestudyandrehearsaldiscovery..
2003 – 2004 Imagination Stage
TaughtActing andPerformance techniqueclassesto highschooland middle schoolstudents,Fundamentals ofActingto middle
schoolstudents,and Shakespeare and Voice and Movement classes to middle schooland highschoolstudents.
REFERENCES: Available upon request.