Beyond SCPA's institutional theatre collections, as well as the researchers' and educators' material we have as a result of being affiliated with the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, we also have papers, objects, and other media from on-stage and off-stage theatre affiliates, including actors, philanthropists, directors, writers, collectors, and more.
Howard Shalwitz is an American actor, director, and teacher. In 1980, he co-founded the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company with Roger Brady and Linda Reinisch. The company performed in several D.C. venues before establishing its permanent 265-seat theater in the city’s Penn Quarter neighborhood. It produces new plays that are frequently experimental, provocative, or challenging to audiences.
Shalwitz served as the Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company through the 2017-2018 season, becoming the Artistic Director Emeritus. During his tenure, Shalwitz guided nearly 100 new works to performance, and the company garnered 45 Helen Hayes Awards. A distinguished finalist for the 2011 Zelda Fichandler Award for Outstanding Regional Director, Shalwitz is the recipient of the 2014 Margo Jones Award in recognition of his lifetime commitment to new American plays.
