The Project
 
Brian C. Fahey: is co-founder and artistic director of Gurnet Theatre Project, For GTP Brian has directed The Illusion, Miss Julie (MCC Gold Start Nomination), This is Our Youth (IRNE nomination), as well as the Boston premieres of Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead and Essential Self-Defense. Additional directing credits include Free Will & Wanton Lust (Northeastern) and There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (UT Austin). Brian holds a BA in Theatre Performance from Northeastern University and an MFA in Drama and Theatre for Youth from The University of Texas at Austin where he recently defended his thesis, "Connecting Theatre for Young Audiences and Community Engagement: Allowing the Issue of School Bullying in Louis Sachar's There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom to Ignite Dialogue and Inform Production."
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Michael MacDonald: has been surrounded by the wonderful world of theatre since high school. While he hasn't appeared on stage since 2000, he has attended countless performances since then, including memorable ones from his good friends Brian Fahey and Gillian Mackay-Smith. He is proud to be a part of Gurnet Theatre Project, making sure the word gets out and the seats get filled. He received his BA in Communications with a minor in Business from Northeastern University in 2004. He lives in Boston and makes his living as a Marketing Coordinator for Online Buddies, Inc., based out of Cambridge.
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Brett Marks: recent directing credits include pieces in the Boston Theatre Marathon on behalf of Gurnet Theatre Project, the Huntington Theatre Company, The Lyric Stage Company, and Orfeo Group. He is the Producing Associate at The Lyric Stage Company, and under the Growing Voices New Play Development program there, has directed numerous readings of plays by local playwrights. He is also an actor, having worked with Gurnet Theatre Project, Zeitgeist Stage, Company One, Way Theatre Artists, and Vokes Players. Brett received his BA in Theatre Arts from Boston College.
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Jonathan Popp: Regional credits include: Shear Madness (Eddie Lawarence) at the Charles Playhouse; Legacy Of Light (Saint-Labert/Lewis) at Lyric Stage Company, The Sparrow (Dan Christopher), Strangers on a Train (Guy Haines), and The Grapes of Wrath (Tom Joad) at Stoneham Theatre; Mister Roberts (Ensign Pulver) at New Repertory Theatre; The Rainmaker (Jim Curry) with Foothills Theatre; Assassins (Oswald) with Company One, The History Boys (Rudge - IRNE Best Ensemble) with SpeakEasy; This is Our Youth (Dennis) and Dog Sees God (Matt) with Gurnet Theatre; Distant Music (Dev Heart) with Image Theatre. Jonathan is a BC alumni (Theater and Computer Science) and has studied with BADA in Oxford. Jonathan's an actor in residence with Boston Playwrights' Platform and a software developer for Prospectiv in Wakefield
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Susie Schutt: is pleased to be assistant directing Gurnet Theatre Project's Essential Self-Defense. She most recently stage managed Life in a Marital Institution and The Lady of Burma at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and The Footlight Club's award winning production of A Raisin in the Sun in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2005, Susie worked for Hoipolloi Theatre Company, New International Encounter Theatre Company, and Classworks Theatre Company, in Cambridge, U.K. In 2004, she graduated from the University of Michigan, where she pursued her passion by directing Picasso at the Lapin Agile and The Vagina Monologues. Acting credits at Michigan include Celia (As You Like It), Karen (Dinner with Friends), Halie (Buried Child), and Electra (Electra).
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Michael Duncan Smith: is the Program Coordinator at Boston Playwrights' Theatre, where he is responsible for much of the artwork and design associated with each production. Mike's acting credits include: As You Like It (Touchstone), Our Town (George Gibbs), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Nick Bottom), Romeo and Juliet (The Nurse), The Marriage of Bette and Boo (Father Donnally), Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Max Prince), the Regional Premiere of Pound of Flesh (Pvt. Cooper) and many others. Mike has several directing and assistant directing credits including: The Bald Soprano, Evita, Into the Woods, and On Golden.  Mike recently began his Masters in Arts Administration at Boston University. Mike lives in Watertown with his wife Amanda.
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