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Peter Andersen is a director and actor.

 

He is artistic director of Oak Park Festival Theatre.

 

He received his MFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University.  He is also a graduate of Emerson College where he obtained his BFA in Acting. 

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Artistic Statement:

I turn my attention to works rooted in our collective past.  Whether this be canonical plays such as Shakespeare or seminal writings such as James Baldwin, I bring contemporary voices to these works with the intention of bursting them open. By directing and adapting classic plays with contemporary POC and Queer artists, I ask audiences to reexamine the current moment and look towards a different future.