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Department
Theatre Arts
Areas of Expertise

playwriting, book & lyrics for musical theatre, songwriting for musicals, American musical theatre history, contemporary drama, early modern drama, technical direction, lighting, carpentry, marionette puppetry.

Education
MFA, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, New York

Charles “Chase” O’Neill ’16

Technical Director & Playwright in Residence

Chase is an award winning playwright, lyricist, and technical professional from New York City. Chase’s plays & musicals have been produced Off Broadway, regionally, as well as internationally. Additionally, he is the former Assistant Technical Director for the Studio Theatre in Washington D.C. and a former educator for the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia.

Professional affiliations: Dramatist Guild of America, United States Institute of Theatre Technology