Melissa Lourie, Artistic Director

Melissa Stern Lourie received her M.F.A. in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She was an equity actress for many years before co-founding the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in 1987 with friend and colleague Terry O'Brien. Lourie served as Producing Director of that company until moving to Vermont in 1993. Since then, Lourie has acted at Northern Stage, Vermont Stage Company and in several independent films. She was an adjunct instructor of acting and theater at the University of Vermont for over 20 years and currently teaches acting at St. Michael's College.
StaffMACo resident Stage Manager: Gwen Zwickel
Executive Artistic Circle: Melissa Lourie, Gary Smith, Rebecca Strum. Photographer: Peter Lourie, David Devine Graphic Designer: Ashley Wolff |
Board of DirectorsRebecca Strum, Interim President
Nicholas Caycedo Gail Freidin Heidi Greenwald Aly Perry, Secretary Andrew Ritter Matthew Robinson, Treasurer Caitlin Sausville Virginia Silvey Susan Wilson Ashley Wolff |