Education Administrators and Instructors

Joseph Fuqua

(Summer Program Director) is founder of Rubicon’s Fearless Shakespeare program, now in its twelfth year. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, his Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include Brighton Beach Memoirs and 110 in the Shade at Lincoln Center. Regionally, Joseph has appeared at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, Dallas Theatre Center and opposite Mary Jo Catlett at Ensemble Theatre. On television, Joseph guest starred in “The X-Files,” “The Profiler,” “Brooklyn South,” “The Pretender,” “Chicago Hope,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” and “Becker.” Film credits include J.E.B. Stuart in “Gettysburg” opposite Martin Sheen, a role he reprised in “Gods and Generals.” In 2000, Joseph joined Rubicon Theatre as the first company member. Roles at Rubicon include the title role in Hamlet (Indy Award), The Boys Next Door (Indy Award), The Rainmaker (Robby Award and Rep Award), All My Sons (Ovation Award), Bruce Wagner in Conviction, Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, Marshal Johnson in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Pap in Big River, and, Thomas Allen in Dark of the Moon. 

Louis Lotorto

(Co-Director, Verse Coach, Dramaturg, Fight Arranger) is thrilled to be collaborating with Joseph Fuqua again for his ninth summer season with Fearless Shakespeare! With an acting resume steeped in Classical Theatre, Louis has worked professionally as a regional theatre actor for over 38 years, including work at some of the country’s most prestigious Shakespeare theatres: the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR; The Shakespeare Theatre in D.C.(Helen Hayes Award Nominee); and the California Shakespeare Festival among others and has performed in 20 of the plays in the Shakespearean canon, including the Rubicon’s production of King Lear as the Fool. Louis has always had a deep passion for Language and his mission is to take the intimidation factor out of speaking in Shakespearean verse, making the text accessible to young actors and teaching them how to navigate the muscularity of the verse, and in turn, making the words come alive and understandable to contemporary audiences. Borrowing from Hamlet’s advice to the Players, Louis teaches to ‘suit the action to the word, the word to the action.’ and believes that if you can act Shakespeare well, you will be a better overall actor. Favorite Shakespearean Actor he’s worked with: Sir Ian McKellen. Favorite Shakespeare Play: Macbeth. Favorite Shakespeare quote: “To thine own self be true….”