Edward Gero, a fourteen-time nominee and four time recipient of the prestigious  Helen Hayes Award for his work in Shakespeare, contemporary and musical theatre, has been teaching at George Mason University since 1990.   Offering a wide variety of courses from Beginning Acting to Characterization, Acting Shakespeare, Verse Speaking, Script Analysis, and many others, he continues his 25 year performance career throughout Washington stages and across the nation.


He has been a company member of the nationally known Shakespeare Theatre Company in downtown Washington since 1983, appearing in over 70 productions there. He was named an associate artist at Center Stage in Baltimore, MD   He appears at many others regional theaters including The Goodman Theater in Chicago, Ford’s Theatre, The Studio Theatre, Round House Theatre, Arena Stage, Olney Theatre Center, Theater J and George Mason's own Theatre of the First Amendment.   He can  also be heard narrating on The Discovery Channel, Science Channel and Nat Geo.


He will be returning in the 2010 Washington Theater season as Scrooge in the acclaimed production of A Christmas Carol at Ford’s Theater. In 2011 he will appear in The Chosen by Chaim Potok at Arena Stage and Salieri in Amadeus at The Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD. 


His  C.V., course offerings,  syllabi and other information are available here.

Associate Professor

Department of Theatre

George Mason University

Office PAB 407

Office Hours:

M 7-9 AM & 4-6 PM;
W 10:30- 12 PM

or by appointment

703-993-1116
email: egero@gmu.edu

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Selected to play
Mark Rothko in Red

Goodman Theater

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As Salieri
In AMADEUS
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2011-12 Theater Projects

Mark Rothko in

RED

Goodman Theater

Fall 2011
Arena Stage

Winter 2012


Scrooge in

A Christmas Carol

at Ford’s Theatre









Drew Eshelman as Marley and  Edward Gero as Scrooge


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