Jack Young's is the head of the MFA acting and directing programs at the University of Houston. His students are working on Broadway, national and international tours, Stratford (Canada and England), LORT theaters and in feature films and television. In his ten seasons as Artistic and Executive Director of The Warehouse Theatre, he produced over 125 plays and raised $1.8 million for the company's award-winning new home in Greenville, South Carolina 's Historic West End. Young has acted for theaters from Seattle to South Carolina, including roles in Talley's Folly, Crossing Delancey, Mother Courage, Harvey, King Lear and the title roles in Macbeth and Richard III. His over 100 directing credits include Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A View From The Bridge, Arcadia, The Odyssey, The Cherry Orchard, Fool for Love, and The Servant of Two Masters. A Certified Teacher and Fight Director for the Society of American Fight Directors, he has choreographed violence for over 75 productions.