Marcus Allen Jordan (he/him) has been fortunate to facilitate the theater arts in various capacities with teaching and directing living at the heart of his artistic practice. Marcus has recently directed productions of Guys and Dolls, Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Once on This Island, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He worked as a Professor of Musical Theatre Voice at Western Michigan University and served as the Theatre Director at Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, MI prior to beginning the MFA Program in Musical Theatre Directing at Penn State University in 2024. His most recent regional acting credits include The Baker in Into the Woods (Encore Theatre), Juror 8 & 9 u/s in 12 Angry Men, A Musical (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Tom Collins in Rent (Mac-Haydn Theatre) and Brother Trucker & Fathers and Sons Soloist in Working (Farmers Alley Theatre). Marcus attended Western Michigan University and Westminster Choir College respectively earning advanced degrees in voice performance and vocal pedagogy.