DIRECTORS
	Jeffery Kin Jeffery Kin is pleased to be back as the Artistic Director for Sarasota Actors Workshop 3rd Season! Jeffery is a local actor, director, playwright and teacher, who is involved in many areas of the local theatre scene . As a performer you’ve seen him in shows like: Sweet Charity and A Chorus Line at The Golden Apple, Amadeus at Manatee Players and The Legend of Yin and Yang at The Players of Sarasota. As a playwright, his plays Always A Part Of Me, Smoking and Anna Leona & The Lady Luck have all received several professional productions around the country. His play Anna, Leona & The Lady Luck won The Players New Play Festival and several awards (including Best Drama) at The Columbus National G/L Theater Festival. His musical, Pete’s Repair Shop was given a roof-raising workshop production as a part of The Manatee Players New Play Series. Jeffery has directed local productions like: The Rocky Horror Show (which was nominated for 5 Handy Awards!) the world premiere of Getting It Right, The Kathy and Mo Show and The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me! He is also the Coordinator for "The Plays The Thing", a new play reading series at The Players Theatre, and is on the Board Of Directors for Theatre Odyssey. Jeffery has most recently been teaching acting classes at The Players and play writing as part of The Asolo's adult education program.  He is currently focusing on his newest venture, The Eclectic Theatre Company (etc...) and it’s production of Got A Minute?. This is a new play festival to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. Look for it September 14, 15, 16 & 17 at The Backlot!!!
	Carole Kleinberg The former Asolo Theatre Company Education Director is now devoting herself full time to directing and teaching master classes for actors and opera singers. At the Asolo she managed the Access to the Arts program for school aged students, presented exciting theatre classes and workshops for adults, and produced the groundbreaking Kaleidoscope Musical Theatre program for teens and adults with developmental disabilities.  In her "up North" career as Professor of Theatre at Oakton Community College on Chicago’s north shore, Carole was the lead director for main stage productions and coordinator of acting programs.  She has directed over 60 plays, including award-winning productions of The Diary of Anne Frank and The Elephant Man, and has produced and directed musical revues, which toured throughout the Midwest. Carole is thrilled to be part of SAW's third season, and delighted to have another opportunity to collaborate with gifted directors Jeff Kin and Amanda Schlachter and this talented company of actors.
	Amanda Schlachter Amanda Schlachter is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and was also a member of their professional performance company. In addition, she has a B.F.A. in Performance from The University of Central Florida and intensive training with The Orlando Shakespeare Festival. Amanda has been a professional actress for ten years and has been teaching in the area for the last four years. She has served as The Director of Theatre Arts for The Players Theatre and created and directed 10 original showcases for multiple theatres. Favorite directing credits include: Flapper, Music Man, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Wonderland.