Gary Darnell Anderson
HOME: 18530 San Diego Boulevard ♦ Lathrup Village, MI 48076 ♦ ga@plowshares.org ♦ Cell: 313.506.2858
Professional Experience
| Plowshares Theatre Company | Producing Artistic Director & Co-Founder (1989 – Present) Responsible for all artistic and administrative decisions including, but not limited to, supervision/direction of productions, workshops and play selection; involved in the hiring of artists, all production activities, the general supervision of the business of the organization, formulating administrative policy proposals and annual operating budgets and all those activities consistent with the artistic aims, objectives and long term goals of Plowshares Theatre Company. |
| Full Frame Initiative | Senior Fellow in the Arts (February 2023 – May 2025) Investigating the connection between well-being and exposure to and engagement in the arts. |
| Humanities Department, Wayne County Community College, 801 W. Fort Detroit, MI 48226 | Adjunct Faculty (2005-2022). Courses: Introduction to Visual Art; Introduction to the Performing Arts; Introduction to Theatre; Acting I; Acting II; Introduction to Film. |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Rd., Dearborn MI 48128 | Adjunct Faculty to Literature, Philosophy and the Arts Department (Fall 2010). Course: ENG 233: Introduction to Drama |
| Other Academic Appointments | Visiting Professor – Theatre Departments at: Wayne State University (1994-2003) University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (1993); University of Michigan-Flint (1994-1995); Western Michigan University (1990-1991) |
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Wayne State University 1986 Major: Directing
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre, Wayne State University 1990 Major: Directing
Memberships
Black Theatre Network 1990 – present
Theatre Communication Group 1995 – present
CultureSource 2007 – present
Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers 1996 – present
Board of Directors, Theatre Communication Group 2000 – 2006
Board of Directors, Cultural Alliance for SE Michigan 2007– 2013
Committee Member, Art X Detroit 2010 – 2011
Board of Directors, Michigan Equity Theatre Alliance 2011– 2014
Board of Directors, Black Theatre Network 2016 – 2024
Black Theatre Matters 