Explorations in the Arts (HUM 201)

Chad Kaydo is a queer playwright from Ashtabula, Ohio. He is developing a play with Clubbed Thumb, and has presented and developed work with the Quickening Room, Playhouse on Park, Theater Masters, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and Fresh Ground Pepper. His short play That Was Fun will be published by Samuel French/Concord Theatricals. As Playwright in Residence at the Brick, Chad produces and hosts community-building programs for writers and directors, including Quick + Dirty, a monthly development series for short works by new collaborators. The son of teachers, Kaydo has been educated entirely in public schools, earning a B.A. in English and a B.S. in journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and an M.F.A. in playwriting from Hunter College.
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Brynn McManimie is a Brooklyn-based actor, filmmaker, and teacher. She is known for appearances on shows like Succession, and Evil, and co-founded Apocalyptic Artists Ensemble to bring theater to NYC Schools.
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Michael McIntire is an actor and teaching artist with an MFA in Acting from American Conservatory Theater. He has performed in many theaters throughout the country – including ACT and Berkeley Rep Theater – and has also done extensive TV and film work. He has taught acting at Hunter College for the past year, including Acting I, Acting II and Screen Acting. He also very much enjoyed teaching HUM 201 this past semester and introducing Hunter students to various arts around the city. Along with his MFA, Michael also holds a BA from both Columbia College Chicago and Truman State University.
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Jenny Rroji is a classical pianist and educator. Rroji holds degrees from prestigious music conservatories in Paris and New York, and co-founded The Ossia Symphony Orchestra, blending her love for arts and education.
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Stephen Foglia is a playwright and director who has taught in the Humanities 201 program and in the theater department at Hunter College since 2020, following several years of working with the Muse Scholar Program. Stephen earned his MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University in 2017, studying under David Henry Hwang, Lynn Nottage, and Charles Mee. HIs plays have been performed in New York, Dallas, and Shanghai, and he regularly collaborates with Hunter College students to develop new work. He loves teaching Humanities 201 and helping introduce students to art and artists that will excite them for years to come.
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Andy Boyd is a playwright, songwriter, cartoonist, and Humanities 201 instructor! He received his MFA in Playwriting at Columbia University and his BA in History and Literature at Harvard University. His plays have been produced by Otherworld Theatre, Theater in Asylum, Naked Theatre Company, and IRT Theater. His play The Trade Federation is published by NoPassport Press. His chapbook of short play Lil’ Sweetums is published by Bottlecap Press. He is the host of the New Books in Performing Arts Podcast. His work has been supported by the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Rhode Island State Council for the Arts. He is a member of the theatre band Friend of Friend.
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