SuzAnne Barabas Biography

SuzAnne received her B.A. in Theater from Villanova University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She studied acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York, and was in the MFA program for Acting at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. She was the co-founder of the Cincinnati Repertory Company and the American Repertory Theatre of Philadelphia, and served as the Artistic Director for these companies. SuzAnne was also Director of an Arts Program for disabled children and young adults at the Matheny School and Hospital. Her book, "Gunsmoke: The Complete History and Analysis of the Legendary Broadcast Series" (published by McFarland Press) is in its second printing. She is also consultant for the CBS Columbia House video series on Gunsmoke. SuzAnne is the co-author of Find Me A Voice, and author and lyricist of several musicals, including Hyde and Seek and Immortal Interlude. Her directing credits include 'Night, Mother, Find Me A Voice, Beyond Therapy, A Doll's House, The Fantasticks, Heartbreak House, Philadelphia Story and Belles (which was written by Mark Dunn, one of NJ Rep's Playwrights-In-Residence). As an actress, SuzAnne has appeared in The Importance of Being Earnest, Fallen Angels, Once Upon A Mattress, Look Homeward Angel, The Miser, The Insanity of Mary Girard, The Seagull, The Maids, The Stronger, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Mound Builders, The Children's Hour, After The Fall, and The Killing of Sister George, among others. She is a member of Actors Equity, BMI and The Dramatists Guild.