Born into a theatrical family, David has worked in theatres across the country. Before joining North Coast Rep in 2003 he served as Artistic Director for the Los Angeles Repertory Company and the Arizona Jewish Theatre Company (AJTC). A veteran of over 200 theatrical productions, directorial favorites include:

North Coast Rep – The Drawer Boy, Becky's New Car, Ghosts, The Tempest, Talley’s Folly, Over the Tavern, Old Wicked Songs, The Dresser, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Madagascar, A Shayna Maidel, The Honky Tonk Angels, Rashomon, A Moon for the Misbegotten; Tuesdays With Morrie; Collected Stories; Halpern and Johnson; Romeo and Juliet; Amy’s View; Einstein Comes Through (also co-author); The Chosen; A Life in the Theatre; Story Theatre and Charley’s Aunt. Coconut Grove Playhouse - Sonia Flew starring Lucy Arnaz; Halpern and Johnson starring Hal Linden and Brian Murray. Papermill Playhouse - The Chosen starring Theodore Bikel and John Lloyd Young. Portland Stage - Halpern and Johnson. Renaissance Theatre - Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Actor’s Theatre of Phoenix - Rabbit Hole. Alabama Shakespeare Festival - Rocket City (world premiere) and Honky Tonk Angels. Laguna Playhouse - Alexandros (world premiere). Southwest Shakespeare Company - Cyrano de Bergerac. AJTC - Awake and Sing. Meadow Brook Theatre - A Christmas Carol. Pirate Playhouse - Old Wicked Songs and Talley’s Folly. Kingsmen Shakespeare - Hamlet. Portland Rep - Conversations With My Father and Gaslamp Quarter Theatre - A Shayna Maidel

Favorite roles as an actor include Matt in Talley's Folly at North Coast Rep, title roles in Hamlet at Los Angeles Theatre Center and Los Angeles Repertory Company; Richard III at California Shakespeare Festival; Einstein in Picasso at the Lapin Agile at Laguna Playhouse; Calisto in The Illusion and Harker in Dracula at the Arizona Theatre Company; Jonathan in Sight Unseen at North Coast Rep and Portland Repertory Theatre.

Film and television credits include over three dozen roles including Star Trek IV, The Practice, Foul Play, Christine Cromwell, Renegade, Eight is Enough, and General Hospital. David has also been guest faculty for numerous universities including California State Northridge, Cal Arts, and Shakespeare workshops privately. David lives with his beautiful wife Denise and their amazing sons Jamie and Will.

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Bill Kerlin, originally from Valparaiso, Indiana, brings over twenty years of finance, marketing, and sales experience to North Coast Repertory Theatre, including sixteen seasons as the Director of Administration at the legendary Coconut Grove Playhouse, in Miami. During the time Mr. Kerlin served at Coconut Grove, it was the largest professional not-for-profit producing theatre in the State of Florida. Coconut Grove Playhouse had an impressive 1,100 seat mainstage (LORT A), and a 140 seat encore room (LORT D). An education department had classes for children and adults, a summer camp, and two touring shows which supported academic content in public schools.

Over the years, CGP was home to hundreds of theater's most eminent artists, including: Tallulah Bankhead, Maureen Stapleton, Hume Cronyn, George C. Scott, Liza Minnelli, Denzel Washington, Bea Arthur, Jack Klugman, Tony Randall, Judd Hirsch, Kathleen Turner, Lucie Arnaz, Hal Linden, and Theodore Bikel. Many Tony and award-winning playwrights, directors, and composers premiered works at CGP including: Cy Coleman, Charles Strauss, Jimmy Buffet, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Herman Wouk, David Auburn, Alfred Uhry, and Luis Santeiro. Several projects have moved to Broadway, off-Broadway, National Tours, or the West End including: "Fame," "Matador," "Family Secrets," "Visiting Mr. Green," "Death of a Salesman," "An Evening with Jerry Herman," "Don't Stop the Carnival," "Tallulah," "The Gathering," "I'm Not Rappaport," and "Urban Cowboy".

Prior to joining the playhouse in 1988, Mr. Kerlin worked as a Senior Training Specialist at Interval International in Miami. His background includes stints in direct mail advertising for Advo Systems and market research for RJ Reynolds. Mr. Kerlin graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's of Business Administration from the University of Miami in 1984. While he completed his Master's of Science from Florida International University, he concurrently taught classes at Miami Dade College and worked full-time.

Most recently, Mr. Kerlin was the Chief Financial Officer for Professionals' Retirement Strategy, a national insurance and retirement planning service firm. Bill also served as a Board Member for Camposition, a performing arts company whose mission is to push the boundary between contemporary performance and activism through live performance, interactive outreach programs, and professional development trainings. Through unique performance interventions, Camposition's artists crash through life, performing in unexpected places and situations.

Mr. Kerlin is a fervent supporter of the arts, human rights, spiritual growth, and local sports teams. "Personally," Bill shares, "I'm a Miami Hurricanes fan, but I hope that the Chargers will have a season that makes me a fan." In his free time, Bill also enjoys playing tennis and attending live performance, whether it's theater, music, dance, or performance art.

Mittelman, the Producing Artistic Director and Founder of the National Jewish Theater and the American Theater Festival. Another factor was the commitment of the NCRT Board of Directors, which impressed me during the interview process. And of course, Solana Beach has to be one of the most stunning locations I've ever seen!

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Jeannine brings fifteen years of experience in public and private schools teaching theater to students in Southern California from Kindergarten through Twelfth grade. In addition, as a teaching artist, Jeannine has taught with Playwright's Project, Young Audiences of San Diego, and La Jolla Playhouses YPW. She integrates California State Educational standards into innovative theatre experiences and identifies best practices for engaging youth and enriching their educational experiences. Jeannine has trained in International Baccalaureate Theatre Arts and has been involved in writing curriculum for Acting I, II and Advanced Acting, International Baccalaureate Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre, Musical Theatre, Speech and Debate.

Jeannine has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting Program from Ithaca College and a minor in Acting from Loyola Marymount University, and has a teaching credential. Recently, Jeannine completed a Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis on integrating the Arts into education from Lesley University. She is excited to bring THEATRE SCHOOL students to new heights of excellence as they learn the Art of Theatre.

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