Step Outside Yourself
Washington, DC
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Board of Directors
    Kristen Cornwall
    (/Founder/Artistic Director/Executive Producer)
    Kristen is a graduate of American University where she
    received a BA in Theatre. She also received conservatory
    training from The British American Drama Academy in London,
    where she performed in Shakespeare’s "All’s Well That Ends
    Well" in the off-west end Oval Theatre. Some of Kristen’s
    acting credits include "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", "To Be or
    Want to Be", and "Cabaret". She spent two summers
    performing "Cinderella" (Cinderella) on tour with Kaleidoscope
    Theatre Company through northern New England, and has
    also performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Kristen's
    most recent directing credits include DTC productions of
    "Moonchildren" & "Beautiful Child", a staged reading of
    "Subtext" at the Kennedy Center, and "How I Learned to
    Drive". She has interned with the National Endowment for the
    Arts, and has stage managed at the 2002 Kennedy Center
    Prelude Festival. She was also the lighting designer for the
    independent DC film "Flight". Kristen has produced all of
    Didactic Theatre Company's shows over the past 4 years.
    Dana Edwards
    (Associate Artistic Director/Public Relations Director)
    Dana has worked in marketing, sales and outreach with African
    Continuum Theatre Company, The Warner Theatre, The
    Shakespeare Theatre, Synetic Theater, and Young Playwrights
    Theatre. As an actor she has performed with Didactic Theatre
    Company, Washington Shakespeare Company, Rorschach
    Theatre, Cherry Red Productions, Studio Theatre, Phoenix
    Theatre DC, Source Theatre, Woolly Mammoth's Playground New
    Play Readings, feeT oF claY, Venus Theatre, and the Kennedy
    Center Prelude Festivals. Dana has also been seen on film and TV
    through PBS, Sundance, Court TV, Cherry Red Productions, and
    NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness. Dana was born and raised
    in Manhattan and received a B.A in Theatre from American
    University in Washington DC. She is excited to be a member of
    Didactic Theatre Company and hopes to see you at the theatre!
    Christopher Carroll
    Artistic Development Director
    Chris's work with Didactic includes portraying Lucky in
    "Moonchildren" and Johnnie in "Hello and Goodye".
    He also directed the production of "Stop Kiss", and
    will be co-directing "The Waverly Gallery" this winter.
    Chris has also worked for such companies as
    Firebelly and Omaemoda. He would like to thank
    everyone involved with Didactic, especially our loyal
    audience members. Without their support, we would
    not have gotten this far and their continuing support
    will make sure that we are able to do what we do for
    years to come.