BIO

Erik Andrews is a theater practitioner who relocated to Cleveland Heights from New York City in 2016. Recent Cleveland directing and devising credits include Sanzaru: Playwrights Local; Aliens With Extraordinary Skills by Saviana Stanescu: CWRU Eldred Theatre; Cannon Fodder by Stuart Hoffman: Dobama Theatre's Playwright's Gym, and has directed multiple staged readings for Playwrights Local. Recent acting credits include Harold in Them That Follow starring Olivia Coleman and Walton Goggins. Erik has directed, performed, and collaborated with several NYC­ based companies and with regional theatres including the Pittsburgh Public Theatre, NYCFringe, the Cleveland Play House, Washington DC's Ford’s Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, MD., among others. He was an artistic associate with New York Shakespeare Exchange in NYC where he experimented with devising and collaborative­ theatre through ensemble exploration. Erik has taught at Long Island University, Stony Brook University, Manhattanville College, and has led various workshops in NYC and London, UK. MFA­-CWRU/Cleveland Play House. BFA–Carnegie Mellon University, Certificate in Acting­-Royal National Theatre Studio, London, UK, Teacher Training Certificate of Completion from The Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA). Erik is a member of Actors Equity Association and SAG­AFTRA.