David Lee-Painter has been a professor of Theatre at the University of Idaho since Bill Clinton was president – he has worked professionally at both the Idaho and Illinois Shakespeare Festivals, Idaho Repertory Theatre, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Idaho Theatre for Youth, Three Tall Women, and The American Stage Company in St. Petersburg Florida, among others. His production of Moby Dick represented North America at the 1996 ASSITEJ World Congress in Rostov on Don Russia. “DLP” is the immediate past National Chair of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. This spring David will direct the world premiere of Ariana Burns The Three Keys of Captain Hellfire!!! David’s absolute favorite role though is sharing life with his darlin’ wife Nancy, 3 cats, two inspiring grown-up daughters and sons-in-law, and teaching passionate and curious students. What a wonderful life!