Andrew Cutler is the Artistic Producer and a co-founder of First Floor Theater, the Executive Director and an instructor at Black Box Acting Studio, and an organizer and a volunteer with the Northwest Side Solidarity Network. At First Floor Theater, Andrew has been the lead artistic producer for numerous projects, most recently the world premiere of One Party Consent by Omer Abbas Salem, and the Chicago premiere of Evanston Salt Costs Climbing by Will Arbery. First Floor Theater’s productions have been recognized both in Chicago and nationally, including with multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards, Black Theatre Alliance Awards, and the Francesca Primus Prize for Leah Nanako Winkler's Two Mile Hollow. He created and currently produces the Blueprint Commission, through which First Floor has commissioned playwrights including Ariel Zetina, Omer Abbas Salem, Gloria Imsieh Petrelli, and Brynne Frauenhoffer. In 2019, he was recognized as one of the Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago in Newcity Stage. At Black Box, Andrew has been teaching acting since 2013, and has been the Executive Director and co-owner since 2018. Graduates of Black Box’s STUDIO classes and conservatory program, The ACADEMY, have gone on to act on some of Chicago's most recognized stages, and work theatrically and on camera nationwide. In addition to teaching actors, Andrew works as an executive coach, helping clients use acting methods to approach challenges in the corporate space, and he has been a guest artist at the Harry L. Davis Center for Leadership at the Chicago Booth School of Business. Selected acting credits include work at First Floor Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville, A Red Orchid Theatre, The Artistic Home, and The Sound. He holds a degree in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Chicago. More at firstfloortheater.com and blackboxacting.com.