Michael Hunter (co-founding artistic director) is a director, performance curator, and adjunct professor at Stanford University, where he received his PhD in Drama and Directing.  His directorial work in the Bay Area and the UK has included Calderòn, Orton, Genet, Ionesco, and Kushner, as well as his own plays, which he has presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  Michael runs a regular performance series in his home, and is a founding member of The Collected Works.