Rafael Untalan
Rafael Untalan is a D.C.-based actor, and member of Actor’s Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA.
He has been seen onstage at a variety of professional theaters across the country,
including Virginia Repertory Theatre,Arena Stage, Cleveland Play House, Theater J, Cincinnati
Playhouse in the Park, Portland Center Stage, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and
the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where he was a company member. Rafael was also part of
the 2013 Helen Hayes Award winning ensemble of Anime Momotaro at Imagination Stage.
He holds an M.F.A. in Classical Acting from the Shakespeare Theatre Company’sAcademy
for Classical Acting at the George Washington University.
Robb Hunter
Robb Hunter (Fight Director and proud alumnus of Radford University, class of ’91)
Is a Fight Director and Movement Choreographer based in the Washington DC metro area.
He is a member of SDC, AEA and SAG/AFTRA and is a Certified Teacher, Fight Director
and Theatrical Firearms Instructor for the Society of American Fight Directors. He
is currently the Combat Instructor for The Shakespeare Theatre’s MFA program (The
Academy for Classical Acting), Fight Choreographer in Residence at American University
and a member of the MFA faculty at The Catholic University of America. While in New
York City he was fortunate enough to have spent three years working closely with Michael
J. Fox, including several ‘thrills and spills’ as his stunt double. As the founder
of the theatrical prop weapon company, Preferred Arms, Inc., he literally faces each
day, ‘sword in hand.’
Barry Ratcliffe
Barry Ratcliffe actor, producer, and motivational speaker recently shared his film
“Dorothy and the Witches of Oz” with students, faculty and the public at a screening
in the Pridemore Playhouse. In a question and answer session following the screening,
Barry fielded questions ranging from “What was it like to work with Bruce Willis?”
to “How challenging was it to act with the lion’s teeth?” He spoke a lot about making
the film, even revealing information about the special effects. While here, he also
led a master class, giving numerous insider actor tips on casting, marketing, online
promotions, headshots, auditioning, agents, and career management.
Mark Beall
Mark Beall music director, producer, composer, came from Nashville, Tennessee to provide
musical direction for RU Theatre’s highly successful production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Having trained at Manhattanville College, Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music,
and the Ecole d'Arts Americaine, Beall has worked on more than thirty-five different
musicals at numerous theatres. His compositions range from animated film scores to
chamber opera. He has taught at Belmont University and Vanderbilt University's Blair
School of Music. Beall brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to his interactions
with RU students as he led them to the staging of a smash musical!
Sally Struthers
Golden Globe and two-time Emmy winner Sally Struthers joined RU Theatre and Cinema
to play Aunt Sally in Fifth of July and Big Mama in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Best known as Gloria in the landmark sitcom “All in the Family,” the multi-talented
Struthers is a star of regional theatre, Broadway, TV and film. Of working with the
students at RU she said, “I just feel energized when I am around young, talented people.
So it’s always fun to do that as a switch out from highly trained professional older
people who are also great, but there is something about these kids that’s amazing.”
