Barbara Mackenzie-Wood led Carnegie Mellon University’s Acting/Music Theatre Option for thirteen years culminated in her being honored as a University Professor, a national honor given to select members of the teaching profession who have “distinguished themselves by achieving international recognition for their work, their research, and their level of achievement.” She created the theatre program of Global Camps, a pioneering, international venture fighting the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS on children in South Africa. She has appeared in more than sixty-five acting roles in New York and regional theatre and film and is a founding member of the Irondale Ensemble Project.

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