Andrew Gallant - Artistic Director of The Agency
<p><span>Andrew holds a BA in Theater from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, a postgraduate Diploma from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and an MFA in Acting from DePaul University’s Theatre School. He became a fully certified instructor of the Meisner Approach to Acting by completing the two-year certification process taught by actor, author and master Meisner teacher </span><a title="Larry Silverberg and the True Acting Institute" href="http://www.greenshirtstudio.com/instructors/larry-silverberg/" target="_blank">Larry Silverberg</a><span>. Andrew co-founded Green Shirt Studio, a professional acting training studio in Chicago, with his wife, Sommer Austin. Along with teaching and coaching at Green Shirt, he is an adjunct professor at both Triton College and </span><a href="http://theatreschool.depaul.edu/" target="_blank">The Theatre School</a><span> at DePaul University.</span><br /><br /></p> <p>When not teaching, Andrew serves as the Artistic Director of <a href="http://www.wearetheagency.org/" target="_blank">The Agency Theater Collective</a> in Chicago. He regularly writes and performs at their weekly show, <a href="http://www.wearetheagency.org/no-shame" target="_blank">No Shame Theatre</a> and, in the Agency’s inaugural season, Andrew directed Clifford Odets’ <em>Paradise Lost</em> and Copi’s <em>Four Twins</em>. When not working on the Agency or Green Shirt, Andrew continues to act and direct professionally on a freelance basis and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association.</p>