Annie DiMartino, Director of Education
A native of Seattle, Annie received her MFA from California State University, Fullerton. While in California, she performed in and around Los Angeles and Orange County and was fortunate enough to originate the role of Dorothy Wordsworth in Grasmere, a play that took her around the country. Annie has been nominated for the LA Weekly and OC Theatre Awards, and her voice can be heard in the animated film Prodigal Son, produced by Gener8ion Entertainment. While in CT, Annie has performed with Theatre Four and Artfarm. Additionally, she has lent her voice to a number of article readings for the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity.
Annie is in charge of all educational programming and oversees the Next Stage Resident/Intern Program. As a Teaching Artist Annie has taught year-long courses at Amistad Academy, New Haven’s Educational Center for the Arts, High School in the Community and Bridgeport’s Central High School, as well as performed various theatre residencies, workshops and Master Classes at Yale, Wesleyan, Southern Connecticut State, and Housatonic Community College. Annie started the Long Wharf Theatre Shake-it-Up Shakespeare, Summer Youth Ensemble of which she directs the summer productions. It’s no wonder that Annie enjoys a Starbuck’s venti caramel macchiato most mornings, sometimes with a Dunkin Donuts latte on the side.
Mallory Pellegrino, Resident Teaching Artist Administrator
A Southern belle with some sass, Mallory graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in Theatre. Since graduation, she has worked in South Carolina, Seattle, and Connecticut. Mallory spent most of her past year facilitating workshops on bullying prevention and gang violence awareness, serving as an ABA line therapist for autistic children, teaching Shakespeare to grades 3-12, and launching an interactive literacy program for 3-5 year olds in Greenville, SC. As Mallory was walking down the aisle this August at her beach wedding, she was almost run over by an SUV.
ANTHONY DE POTO, RESIDENT TEACHING ARTIST
A native of Danbury, CT, Anthony graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts. While there, Anthony appeared in three Off-Broadway shows and in 2007 performed in Romeo and Juliet at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This past May, he received his M.F.A. in Acting from Minnesota State University. Anthony has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and has also interned in the Education department at both Hartford Stage and the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Anthony likes his dog Max and golfing. His wife is pretty awesome, too!
Kristianna Smith, Resident teaching artist
Recently graduated from the University of New Hampshire completing a B.A. in Theatre with an emphasis in Secondary Education. She is excited to be returning to Long Wharf Theatre, after spending 2011-2012 season as the Education Resident. Kristianna has worked extensively with Arts In Reach, a non-profit organization focused on helping at risk teenage girls discover and empower themselves through the arts, and has served as a classroom teacher and director in various areas of CT. She has a strong passion, not only for theater and teaching, but also for bubbles, singing, laughing, and grooving to the music.
