BIO

Eli Simon, Founding Director

Simon has used his theatrical expertise to train top performers in theatre, education, and
business for over two decades. He has directed over eighty theatrical productions at
regional, university, and Shakespearean theatres. Head of Acting in the Drama program
at the University of California, Irvine – nationally recognized as one of the top acting schools
in the nation – Simon continues to break new ground in the application of acting and
performance training techniques for business professionals. He is currently the ongoing
presentation specialist with Orenda International. His acting book, Masking Unmasked, is
published by Palgrave MacMillan.

For more information about Eli’s theatrical work, please visit:
http://drama.arts.uci.edu/faculty/simon.html