Dean Linnard is a bicoastal actor, teaching artist, sometime puppeteer, recovering clown, and all-around goof. Regional credits: M. Butterfly, Indecent, Groundhog Day (San Francisco Playhouse); Hamlet, Angels in America (Oakland Theater Project); Torch Song (Marin Theatre); The Winter’s Tale, The Good Person of Szechwan (Cal Shakes); The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew (Vermont Shakespeare Festival); Born With Teeth (Aurora Theatre Company); the original production of Dave Malloy’s musical Octet (Berkeley Rep), as well as shows with Portland Stage, Asolo Rep, and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. New York credits include performances at the Guggenheim and Met Museums, plus the world premiere of Tambo & Bones at Playwrights Horizons. Training: BFA from NYU Tisch, Stella Adler Studio, RADA. DeanLinnard.com.