Theatre Lunatico Core Members are available to teach a variety of classes and workshops to both professional actors and youth aged 8 and up.

Please contact us to discuss your individual or group needs.

Michael Barr, Co-Artistic Director

Michael Barr holds an MFA from Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University and BFA from the Santa Fe University of Art and Design’s Greer Garson Theatre Center.

He has worked as an actor with Theatre Lunatico, Porchlight Theatre, TheatreFIRST, Pacific Alliance Stage Company, and Crowded Fire Theatre Company, among others. Michael has worked in Theatre Education for Marin Theatre Company, Berkeley Rep’s School of Theatre, Stage Wright, SF Shakespeare Festival, and Willows Theatre, among others. He has guest directed for Cinnabar Theater’s Young Rep, Lincoln Theatre in Napa, and Miramonte High School. Michael created the Education Department for Napa Valley Repertory Theatre, was the Drama Instructor at St. Vincent De Paul High School in Petaluma for 8 years, and currently teaches for Ohlone College Theatre Department.

Devon deGroot – Core Member, Actor

Devon deGroot (she/her) is a Bay Area performer and theatre lover. She is grateful to join Lunatico as a core company member as of 2023 after performing in Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp in 2022. She was a company member with Troupe Theatre for many years, an ensemble theatre formed by alumni from the SFSU Theatre Department, where she graduated with a BA in Drama. Some favorite roles include Natasha in Chekhov’s Three Sisters, Catherine Givings in Sarah Ruhl’s play In the Next Room, and the titular gravedigger in Gravedigger: The Musical by Dylan Waite and Casey Robbins.