William Church is an instructor of Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Arts at the Interlochen Arts Academy, director of the Intermediate Musical Theatre Production at Interlochen Arts Camp, and serves as the Artistic Director for the Interlochen Shakespeare Festival, which he founded in 2008. He has performed for theatre companies throughout the United States, including the American Repertory Theatre, California Theatre Center, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. His directing credits range from Shakespeare to contemporary work, including a touring children's theatre troupe he founded while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa. Mr. Church also has experience working on both sides of the camera, and his work has been seen on film, television and in museums. He is a member of Actors Equity Association, the Screen Actors Guild, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
William Church
Department(s):
Academy Motion Picture Arts
Department(s):
Academy Theatre Arts
Department(s):
Camp Theatre Arts Position:
Instructor of Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Arts, Interlochen Arts Accademy
Director, Intermediate Musical Theatre Production, Interlochen Arts Camp
Education:
M.F.A., Acting, Moscow Art Theatre School; Graduate of the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University; B.F.A. (Magna Cum Laude), Regional Theatre, Webster University Conservatory of Theatre Arts; Graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy
E-mail:
churchwm@interlochen.org
Office phone:
231.276.7409 