Meet the members of The ATC!

	John Giampetro is the principal director and a founding member of The Accidental Theatre Company. He has directed several of the company's productions including Joan of Lorraine, Love's Labour's Lost , Miss Julie , and Toby Badger's Southpaw Swing. John has directed for Actors Theatre of Louisville, Vermont Shakespeare Company, Galatea Theatre, and Vineyard Haven Theatre among others. John also has extensive experience in opera and musical theatre. Email John at johng@accidentaltheatre.com Click here to view portfolio.
	Tim Baumgartner has designed sets and lights for The Accidental Theatre since 1995. His credits for the ATC include Love's Labours Lost, Miss Julie, and Toby Badger's Southpaw Swing.Tim has also designed for The Philadelphia Theatre Co., the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Florida Studio Theatre, and others. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon with an MFA in Stage Design. You can veiw his on line portfolio at www.hometown.aol.com/btimbaumgartner
	Amy Loughead is a Producing Director of The Accidental Theatre Company. Born in Philadelphia, Amy received her B.F.A in Performance from Hofstra University. Stage credits include Lenny in Crimes of the Heart, Constance in The Madwoman of Chaillot,and Sister Catherine in Dialogues of the Carmelites. Amy has appeared with The Accidental Theatre Company as Katharine in Love's Labour's Lost. Amy also makes frequent appearances as herself in the New York cabaret scene. Email Amy at amyl@accidentaltheatre.com
	Al Pagano is a Producing Director and a founding member of The Accidental Theatre Company. Al has appeared in several roles for the company including Dunois in Joan of Lorraine, Don Armado in Love's Labour's Lost, Reverend Mostly in Feeding the Dead, and Jean in Miss Julie. Al is a graduate of Hofstra University where, he claims, he channeled the spirits of Sophocles and Pirandello and made them arm wrestle. Email Al at alp@accidentaltheatre.com
	Jennifer Pearse is a Producing Director of The Accidental Theatre Company. For the company, Jennifer has appeared as Cody Bear in Toby Badger's Southpaw Swing. Other representative roles include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Mary Warren in The Crucible. Jennifer, called "Pearse" by those whom she allows, enjoys swimming and counting. Email Jennifer at jenp@accidentaltheatre.com
	Fred Berman has been seen in A Midsummer Night's Dream (NY Classical Theatre); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Ordway Music Theatre & Nat'l Tour); Hamlet (Talking Dog Theatre), King Lear (Chekhov Theatre Ensemble); The Mystery Of Irma Vep (New Repertory Theatre); Grandma Sylvia's Funeral (Soho Playhouse); . Film: Directing Eddie; The Court; Climax ; Him!; Chasing Pavarotti. Fred also plays percussion for the rock gods Zipthunk!. Email Fred at fredb@accidentaltheatre.com
	Dan Matisa is a graduate of Hofstra University and the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. He has acted in productions at Asolo, American Stage (St. Petersburg, FL), and the American Globe Theatre in New York. Were it not for the theatre, Dan's stage would be the WWF. Email Dan at danm@accidentaltheatre.com
	Jason O'Connell holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from Hofstra University. Jason played Holofernes in The Accidental Theatre Company's Love's Labour's Lost. Other New York credits include Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, and A Midsummer Night's Dream at BAM. Jason is also a stand-up comedian and a freelance writer/illustrator. Jason is the funniest man alive. Email Jason at jasono@accidentaltheatre.com
	John Nagle played Courcelles and Bertrand de Poulengy in The Accidental Theatre's production of Joan of Lorraine. Also for The Accidental Theatre: Donald in Toby Badger's Southpaw Swing, and Sir Nathaniel in the New York production of Love's Labour's Lost. He played Joe Farkas in The Last Night of Ballyhoo at the Helen Hayes PAC, Hero in The Rehearsal at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream with the National Shakespeare Co. He earned his MFA from the U. of Alabama/Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Email John at johnn@accidentaltheatre.com
	Ashley Smith played King Ferdinand in The Accidental Theatre's New York production of Love's Labour's Lost and the Dauphin in Joan of Lorraine. In New York, Ashley has performed with the Jean Cocteau Repertory and the Galatea Theatre Collective which he founded. Ashley has taught voice and speech for actors at Plattsburgh State University and Dickinson College. He received his M.F.A. in acting from the University of Delaware's Professional Theatre Training Program. Email Ashley at ashleys@accidentaltheatre.com
	Michael Surabian played Jean de Metz in The Accidental Theatre's New York production of Joan of Lorraine. Michael has also performed in Edward II, The Merchant of Venice, and The Cradle Will Rock at The Jean Cocteau Repertory. Michael holds an MFA from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Delaware and a BFA from Hofstra University. Email Michael at michaels@accidentaltheatre.com