Professor Jerry McGonigle teaches Directing and Acting at West Virginia University. He has acted and directed at E.T.A. Hoffman Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Missouri Repertory Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, and the Missouri Shakespeare Festival. He has acted in or directed independent films including The Man Who Stole the Moon, Welcome to the Party, and Getting Over Arnette. WVU directing credits include Three Sisters, King Lear, All My Sons, Macbeth, and The Winter’s Tale. WVPT directing credits include Romeo and Juliet, Sylvia, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and A Christmas Carol.