Dr. Mary V. Grennen holds a PhD in Dramatic Literature, Theory & Criticism, and has been teaching at the college level for sixteen years. Her directing credits include The Dixie Swim Club, Blithe Spirit, Rumors, A Trip to Czardis, Plaza Suite, Bathroom Humor, The Money in Uncle George's Suitcase, Everybody's Doing It, and To Bobolink, for Her Spirit. Her acting experience at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University includes A Midsummer Night's Dream, Jack or the Submission, Fashion, The Three Sisters, The Beggar's Opera, The Children's Hour, Icarus' Mother, A Perfect Analysis Given by a Parrot, Not Enough Rope, Postcards, Electra, Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down, and Action. She has also been involved in productions of Shenandoah, Hello, Dolly, I Hate Hamlet, The Boys Next Door, Tea and Sympathy, Dial 'M' for Murder, Two By Two, and How the Other Half Loves. She appeared in two off-Broadway productions, and as a musician has played in the orchestra pit for productions of Annie, Jesus Christ Superstar, and The Robber Bridegroom. Contact info: grennenmv@tiffin.edu or 419.448.3376.
Joseph S. Knipe has been involved actively in the theatre for more than 35 years as an actor, director, set designer, builder and makeup artist. His acting experience includes roles in West Side Story, South Pacific, Hot L Baltimore, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Boys Next Door, and others. He has directed both children and adults in productions that include How the Other Half Lives, The Littlest Angel, Private Lives, and The Elves and the Shoemaker. Mr. Knipe has lit up many community and college stages with intricate and creative set designs, and has years of experience teaching the art of stagecraft to young thespians. His design credits include Plaza Suite, Fried Green Tomatoes, Gypsy, and others. Mr. Knipe directed the November 2007 Tiffin University production of Love Letters.