Jerry McGonigle
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Jerry McGonigle | |
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 Jerry McGonigle in 2025 | |
| Born | 1958 or 1959 (age 66–67)[1] |
| Education | University of Dallas (BFA American Conservatory Theater (MFA) |
| Occupation | Art Director |
| Years active | 1986-Present |
Gerald "Jerry" McGonigle is a former professor of acting and directing at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.[2][3] He is also the artistic director of the West Virginia Public Theatre.[4][5]
McGonigle trained as a professional actor at the University of Dallas and the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.[6] He began his teaching career at Rancho Santiago College where, together with Phillip Beck, he founded the community college's Professional Actors Conservatory in 1986.[1]
McGonigle has acted in and directed theatrical productions, as well as short and independent films.[7] He was a founding board member of the Kposowa Foundation (now Sierra Leone Rising) started by former student Sarah Culberson.[8] McGonigle began teaching at West Virginia University in 1990 and retired in 2025.[9]
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