Focus on RVCC Faculty

Dennis Russo
Assistant Professor of Theatre

"Once acting students realize that the heart is more valuable than the head, good things start to happen."

Education

MFA, The New School for Drama
BA, Montclair State University
AA, Raritan Valley Community College

Professional Experience

Lifetime member
The Actors Studio, New York City
Member
The Dramatists Guild
Playwright
Tuesday in Jersey with Andy
Saving the Theatre
Is Anyone Bowling?
Quartet
Actor
Late Show with David Letterman
Tony N' Tina's Wedding

Awards

Fellowship Award
NJ Arts Council/Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation
Saving the Theatre (his first play)
staged at Westbeth Theatre, New York City, 2005
Second Annual NJ Playwrights Competition
William Paterson University, 2006
Semifinalist, Eugene O'Neill National
Playwrights Conference, 2008