About Andrew
Andrew May is an accomplished actor, director, and educator.
As an actor, Andrew’s recent credits include Scrooge in the newly reimagined Christmas Carol at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express at the Guthrie Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and Indiana Repertory Theatre.
His other credits include the Broadway national tour of War Horse and roles at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Pearl Theatre (NYC), Milwaukee Repertory Theater (six seasons), Great Lakes Theater (nine seasons), Cleveland Playhouse (six seasons), Idaho Shakespeare Festival (five seasons), Utah Shakespeare Festival (three seasons), City Theatre Company (four seasons), Studio Theatre (DC), Barrington Stage Company, Goodman Theatre, and many more.
As a director, Andrew has worked professionally and at the collegiate level on plays ranging from the classics, to new works, to musicals.
As an educator, Andrew has taught at Baldwin Wallace University, Ohio State University, Dennison University, and Columbia College, Chicago. He was also the founder and director of the Hawkin Summer Theatre Academy and the director of the theatre program at Hathaway Brown School. He has taught workshops through the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theater, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and Cleveland Playhouse.
Andrew was the Associate Artistic Director of Great Lakes Theater Festival from 2003-2009, an Artistic Associate at the Cleveland Play House from 1999-2003, and was the Artistic Director of Free Shakespeare Chicago.
His awards include: Broadway World nomination, Joseph Jefferson Citation Award for Acting (Chicago), Joseph Jefferson nomination (Chicago), Northern Ohio Live Theatre Award(s), and numerous Times Tribute Awards in Cleveland.
“Andrew May is the consummate professional. His talent and skill are off the charts brilliant, and he works from a place of joy. Andrew’s generosity of spirit radiates in the rehearsal hall bringing out the best in everyone. I relish every opportunity to be in the room working with Andrew and you will too!” ~Director Risa Brainin
People often refer to “an actor’s director” as a director who is great at working with actors. Andrew is a “director’s actor” or maybe I should say he’s a “playwright’s and director’s actor” - brilliant at serving the story, the vision, and his fellow creators every step of the way on every production. I cast Andrew in everything I can - he is so good at making a production and a process immeasurably better. ~Director Tracy Brigden
Andrew May is as inventive an actor as I have ever known, ever resourceful and remarkably intuitive. Andrew’s skill with comedy is especially emblematic of that intuitive gift, a talent that has always been generous in collaboration with his colleagues. I am in his debt as a director, for he has made scene after scene of my staging succeed in alliance with scene partners and audiences alike. To the name Andrew May… I say… Bravo! ~Director J. R. Sullivan
