Advisory Board – Executive Director, Epic Theatre Ensemble, NYC
Ron Russell is an accomplished Off-Broadway director and the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the nationally recognized education leader Epic Theatre Ensemble. While working with leaders from England’s Royal Shakespeare Company, Brazil’s Theatre of the Oppressed, and political action leaders across the U.S., Ron has amassed an arsenal of tools for participant empowerment, communication, and improving personal practice. His singular training style is a result of 20 years experience conducting over 5,000 workshops with over 40,000 students, teachers, conference participants, and industry professionals. Ron’s work is always individualized and responsive to the group’s goals and dynamics, and has been recognized by the highest awards in his field, from the OBIE Awards to civic citations from Mayors Giuliani and Bloomberg.
