Michael McGarty
For over 40 years Michael McGarty has been active in community, regional, professional and high school theaters in the New York/New England area. He has acted as the Harvard Community Theater’s Artistic Director since its inception in 1990.
He has directed about 90 plays including two premieres of New York composer Jenny Giering’s work, Still Life and The Mistress Cycle. He was named Best Director for both productions at the New England Regional Festivals. In 2002, his production of ‘night Mother won the EMACT Best Production Award. As a lighting designer, Michael has won EMACT’s Best Lighting Design award for HCT’s entries of The Mistress Cycle, No Exit, and Morning, Noon and Night in Central Park.
Currently Michael works as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild. He thanks the Concord Players for this wonderful opportunity to direct Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and, as always, appreciates his wife Maryellen for her continued understanding and patience.
