Herschel Kruger has worked as an actor and director in New York, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. He teaches upper-level acting and directing classes, a variety of other theatre classes, and directs two main stage productions each year. He has also led two separate J-Term trips to Greece and Germany to study theatre.
Professor Kruger earned his M.F.A. in acting from the University of Illinois, and while there completed an independent study in directing with Dr. Burnet Hobgood. He is also a graduate of the National Shakespeare Conservatory's two-year Professional Actors Training program in New York City, and holds a B.A. in Theatre Communications from Cardinal Stritch University. He came to Carthage in 2005.