Robert Starko is very excited to be appearing onstage with AOT this season. Mr. Starko has previously worked as a stage director for this company, including productions of Don Giovanni, La Traviata, The Telephone, Trouble in Tahiti, and Amahl and the Night Visitors. After finishing his MFA in acting from Illinois State, he worked as an actor and director in the Detroit area for ten years. In addition to commercials, voice-overs and industrial films, some of Robert's stage work includes: Stanton's Garage and Hang the Moon at the Purple Rose Theater Company; The Diary of Anne Frank and 36 at the Jewish Ensemble Theater; America, America and Silence the Court is in Session at the Performance Network; and A Thousand Cranes and Charlotte's Web at Wild Swan Theater.

Mr. Starko is the head of the theater department at Albion College where he teaches acting and directing. Robert would like to thank AOT for the opportunity to continue working with them.