L. Peter Callender returns to MTC having appeared as Mr. M in MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!, SEVEN GUITARS, CIRCLE/MIRROR/TRANSFORMATION, THE CONVERT and SWIMMERS  (Best Featured Actor). Mr Callender is Artistic Director of African-American Shakespeare Company where he has performed as Hoke in DRIVING MISS DAISY, Antony in ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, and directed TWELFTH NIGHT, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and JITNEY. Other directing credits include: JITNEY (Best Director Award) and JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE (Best Director nomination) at American Stage Company, St Petersburg, Fl, and SAFE HOUSE at Aurora Theater. Callender is also an Artistic Associate at California Shakespeare Theater having appeared in over 25 productions. A few favorites include: SlangTalkMan/Sykes in SPUNK, Pickering in PYGMALIAN, Leontes in WINTER’S TALE, Bolingbroke in RICHARD II, Roebuck Ramsden in MAN AND SUPERMAN. At Aurora Theater: Robert Mugabe in BREAKFAST WITH MUGABE, Sam in 'MASTER HAROLD'…and the Boys and PERMANENT COLLECTION. lpetercallender.com