Michael Kevin Baldwin

Michael is the Director of Education and Associate Artistic Director of the Sharon Playhouse, where he recently directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Frozen Jr. Favorite acting credits include playing Tony Whitcomb in Shear Madness at The Kennedy Center, The Notary in The Barber of Seville at The Metropolitan Opera, and Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast at the Sharon Playhouse. Michael has taught at The Brearley School, Hunter College High School, Skidmore College, Two Rivers Theater Company, Ghost Light Theater Camp, TADA NYC, SOAR, and The Falls Village Children’s Theater. Michael co-created and directed the play #BraveSpace, which premiered at New York University’s Forum on Ethnodrama. #BraveSpace explores the impact that theater has on the development of youth identity. Michael has conducted masterclasses and delivered speeches all over the country, most notably serving as a keynote speaker for The Educational Theatre Association’s “Theater in our Schools” initiative. Michael received a Bachelor’s Degree in Theater and Sociology from Skidmore College and a Master’s Degree in Education from The City College of New York.