Marcus D. Johnson

Marcus Denard Johnson serves as the Director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory.  He is a 2008 graduate of the Conservatory and has since worked consistently in Theatre as a theatre administrator, actor, and director.  For 10 years Marcus served as a Resident Artist for Titan Theatre Company in New York City, later becoming Artistic Associate and Director of Titan’s Future Classics Festival.  During his time in New York, Marcus also served as the Director of Programs for Opening Act, Inc., an arts education non-profit dedicated to providing free theatre programs to New York City’s most underserved schools. He currently serves as an Executive Board member of Our Bar, Inc., a site-specific theatre company in New York City founded in part by Conservatory graduates.  After leaving New York, he became a part of the artistic leadership team of Hope Repertory Theatre in Holland, Michigan, spending his final year with Hope Rep as the Artistic Director. Marcus holds an MFA from the FSU/Asolo Conservatory and MS in Adolescent Special Education from Hunter College.