Ted Herstand began his theatre career as a professional actor playing child and juvenile roles at the Cleveland Play House.  For more than a decade, he appeared in numerous roles on stage, radio, television, and in motion pictures in both Cleveland and New York.  He then earned a BA in acting/directing, an MA in playwriting, and a PhD in theatre aesthetics.  His acting, directing, playwriting, teaching, and workshops have taken him to many places around the country – north, south, east, and west.  He has directed over seventy productions and appeared as an actor hundreds of times.  His playwriting has brought him regional and national awards and productions in professional, community, and academic theatre.  In addition to his work as director, actor, and playwright, Ted Herstand’s career has included: the training of actors for the Minnesota Theatre Company of the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre during the tenures of Sir Tyrone Guthrie, Douglas Campbell, and Edward Payson Call; the chairmanship of Drama Department at Case Western Reserve University where he reestablished and directed a joint MFA program with the Cleveland Play House; and service as Director of the School of Drama at the University of Oklahoma.   He was elected to membership in the National Theatre Conference in 1971, and was named a Fellow of the American Theatre College of Fellows in 2004.  Ted and his wife, Jo, live in South Burlington, Vermont.