Christine McBurney

Christine was born in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Struthers, Ohio, and spent many a holiday and summer back in New York. From an early age she entertained neighbors on the stoop in Brooklyn, singing and dancing for an audience of women who leaned out of their windows.She studied comparative literature and writing at Columbia University's School of General Studies while working at ABC Radio Network News. After a whirlwind solo backpacking adventure across Europe, it was time time for graduate school, so she mustered the courage to pursue a dream she'd put on hold for too long: to study acting. She received her MFA from Kent State University. She is also published author and a U.S. Presidential Scholar Teacher who has won grants, including a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, to study Shakespeare at The Globe Theatre in London, The Juilliard School, and The National Institute on Teaching Shakespeare. Christine is also an award-winning theatre director and former artistic director and acting and dialect coach. She loves coaching Shakespeare in particular. She is an alum of Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, Directors Lab West, Directors Lab North, and Cleveland Play House Directors Gym. She continues her acting training with Shakespeare & Company, Red Bull, Bedlam, Houde School of Acting, and Cleveland Play House and is an adjunct professor of theatre and film at several northeast Ohio universities.Christine has worked across many platforms including film, television, commercials, podcasts, and print. She has served on the Cleveland International Film Festival's Selection Committee and is a member of the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers and AEA-EMC. Show less «