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Meghan Formwalt Shann
Head of School

Ms. Formwalt Shann holds a B.F.A. in Theater Performance from Valdosta State University in Valdosta, GA, as well as a M.F.A. in Dramaturgy, and a MSEd in General and Special Education from Brooklyn College, NY. She started as Head of School at SYP in the summer of 2011, after working for four years as a special education teacher in the NYC Department of Education, as well as working in the Indiana School system. In addition to being an educator, Ms. Formwalt Shann worked for years in the dramatic arts as a dramaturg, performer and director. She has worked at the National Theatre in London, New Dramatists in New York City, and the Jekyll Island Musical Theater Festival in Jekyll Island, Georgia. 

Adam Fitzgerald 

Business Manager

 

Adam holds a BFA in Theatre from Syracuse University.  He is the Artistic Director (and co-founder) of kef theatrical productions and has served as a Directing Fellow at Playwrights Horizons, as Associate General Manager at Theatre Row Studios (42nd Street Development Corp) and as a General Manager for several independent producing companies including Pascal Productions (Australia), South Ark Stage and GoShow Entertainment.  Adam is also a freelance director, having directed in New York and around the country, including multiple New York premieres and the San Francisco Bay Area premiere of John Patrick Shanley's "Defiance" (garnering Critics Circle nominations for Best Director and Best Overall Production).