Clayton Guiltner is a graduate assistant at The University of Oklahoma, where he teaches acting classes and directs and assistant directs BFA performance majors. He also recently worked as the theatre director at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. He plans to complete his MFA in Directing in 2010. Clayton is a hard working, disciplined artist who has exceptional leadership skills. With a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, and a Master of Arts degree in Leadership, he has a proven track record in producing quality theatre both professionally and on the academic level. Clayton’s attention to detail and ability to lead teams has awarded him many successful productions, while making positive lasting impressions on those with whom he has worked. Over the past several years, he has worked with adults and students in a wide range of theatrical productions. Clayton has directed several shows including musicals, comedies, and dramatic works. His most recent projects include, Same Time, Next Country (director) at the Chashama Theatre in New York City, a University of Oklahoma Theatre production of Is He Dead? (director), a Lab Production of The Good Doctor (director), Into The Woods(director) at the Muskogee Little Theatre, and Panda (director) at the Triad Theatre in New York City. Clayton has several professional training credits, including master workshops in voice and movement and youth theatre from The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and the ACTER organization based in London. He has training in both education and performance, which has made him an effective director for the stage. As a director and acting teacher, Clayton maintains creative activity, and recently attended The Actor's Studio in Los Angeles, California as a guest observer of director Lou Antonio. Clayton is a proud associate member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Clayton lives in Norman, Oklahoma with his wife, Erin, and black lab Max, and anxiously awaits the birth of twins!