Jeffrey Stingerstein

Jeffrey Stingerstein

Deerfield, MA

Jeffrey.Stingerstein@gmail.com

Actor, Director, Playwrite

Jeff is a Theatre Artist originally from Western New York. He received his associates in theatre from Niagara County Community College. There he acted in several plays, including Playboy of the Western World, Twelve Angry Jurors, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier. It was at NCCC that he wrote and directed his first play, Edgar. A couple years later NCCC produced his second play, Afterwords. Jeff returned to college later, receiving his BFA in Dramatic Writing from Purchase College in 2006. At Purchase he acted in Beyond Therapy, The Shape of Things, and Something Lost (Somewhere, Somehow, Along the Way), this last play being one that he also co-wrote and co-directed. In 2007-2008 Jeff was an apprentice at Touchstone Theatre in Bethlehem, PA. There he acted in Tales from the Middle East and Christmas City Follies. He also wrote and directed a short play, Shadows, and scenes for Christmas City Follies. That spring he stage managed Another River Flows. Jeff is very interested in being involved in Pioneer Valley theatre. He wants to act, direct, write, stage manage, work as crew, ANYTHING that is in theatre. Starting in the Fall of 2009, he will be an MFA Playwriting student at Smith College. An interesting fact about Jeff: his last name, Stingerstein, is a combination of his maiden name, Stein, and his wife's maiden name, Stinger. They are the only Stingersteins in the world. That's what love will do for ya.