Susan Haedicke is a professional dramaturg in the Washington D.C. area and in Paris, most recently for a street theatre version of Macbeth on stilts for Friches Théâtre Urbain. Her current creative project is to develop a performance piece very loosely based on the story of Eve with Dody diSanto and the Membrane Theatre. She teaches Performance Studies, Theatre History and Theory in the Department of Theatre at University of Maryland and is Director of Inside French Theatre (an annual summer theatre program in Paris with Friches Théâtre Urbain). Dr. Haedicke has published Performing Democracy: International Perspectives on Community-Based Performance and articles in numerous international publications. Her current research is on European street theatre.

Jos Houben is an a Master teacher, actor, director, and producer throughout Europe. He graduated from the École Jacques Lecoq in 1983, and then became one of the founding members of Théâtre de la Complicité and performed in and directed many shows, including The Phantom Violin. He currently works as producer and writer with Right Size Theatre in London. In January to March, 2005, he performed at the National Theatre in London in A Minute Too Late. He leads movement workshops around the world (Sarajevo, Holland, Germany) and is certified Feldenkrais practitioner. Mr. Houben teaches at École Jacques Lecoq.

Leigh Smiley is a designated Linklater Voice teacher and professional actor who has performed all over the East Coast, including Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, and Massachusetts. She is Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland and has vocal coached and taught at Arena Stage, Fordham Lincoln Center, Emerson College, University of Pennsylvania, University of the Arts, Philadelphia Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare & Co in Lenox, Massachusetts, amongst many other cultural and higher education sites. Ms. Smiley is a member of Actors Equity, Stage Actors Guild, Voice and Speech Association, and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Emily Wilson is a professional actor, teacher, and producer in Paris, France. She is a recent graduate of École Jacques Lecoq and a graduate as a Presidential Performing Arts Scholar from The George Washington University. She currently teaches acting and movement at Tapis Vert and in Paris and is the director of Les Alpes Mancelles en Scène Festival, an international theatre festival in western France.

For more information, Contact:
Susan Haedicke, University of Maryland Department of Theatre
301-405-6692
shaedicke@umd.edu

Leigh Smiley, University of Maryland Department of Theatre
301-405-6683
lsmiley@umd.edu