Founder, CEO, and Artistic Director Hanna Bondarewska is the Artistic Director and Founder of the Ambassador Theater and was recently seen in Lady, a one woman show based on Shakespeare's Macbeth and in They Don't Pay? We Won't Pay! by Dario Fo as Antonia, Smartphones as Maria, Protest as Stankova, Death of Tintagiles as Ygraine and in Summer at Nohant as George Sand. “For Hanna Bondarewska, the path to world peace not only exists, she is walking it — one artistic endeavor at a time.” – The Washington Diplomat. Hanna Bondarewska is a native of Warsaw, Poland and was trained in the Polish and American schools of drama. She founded the Ambassador Theater because she believes in the power of theater to change the world for the better through collaboration and artistry. By bringing together theater and diplomacy she hopes to give us all a new perspective as global citizens, which will lead to deeper cultural understanding. In June 2008, Hanna organized a life-changing trip to Poland for students from D.C. Public Schools as part of an educational program about Poland. The program was done in collaboration with Mrs. Hanna Reiter, wife of the former Ambassador of Poland to USA, the Embassy of Poland, Embassy Adoption Program, D.C. Public Schools and WPAS. She worked with over 60 students, teaching them about Poland, its history, culture, and traditions through theater designed to help them better retain learnt material, improve their reading comprehension, posture, and speaking skills, increase their imagination, and energize their drive for life. The program developed into a performance, "Poland the Beautiful, an Imaginary ." Students performed the piece at their schools and at the Embassy of Poland, and then took it on the road for the First Lady of Poland, Mrs. Maria Kaczynska, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw and in many other places around Poland last June. Hanna’s acting credits are extensive and include the role of Antonia in They Don't Pay? We Won't Pay! by Dario Fo, George Sand in Summer at Nohant, Young Helena Modjeska in Farewell to Arden, Helena—the Emigrant Queen; Mother in Sunflowers, Wife in Square Minus One; A Genie Named Khatab; Snow Queen; Anouilh’s Antigone; Gogol’s The Marriage; and Goldoni’s Mirandolina and many others. Ms. Bondarewska has recently directed Lady, The Trap, Happily Ever After, The Visitor, The Third Breast, The Madman and the Nun, Death of Tintagiles, Miracle of Saint Anthony, Summer at Nohant, Farewell to Arden, Forefathers, and Out at Sea. Her one-woman show, Lenya Cum Weill, won recognition at the Kennedy Center Performing Arts Festival. Hanna performed at the Washington Shakespeare Theatre, Spectrum Theatre, Classika-Synetic Theatre, The New York Polish Theater, Hippodrome State Theatre, and Acrosstown Theater in Florida, where she also directed The Tao of Pooh, based on the book by B. Hoffman, and S. Mrożek’s Tango. Her Polish theater credits are extensive and include work in Warsaw, Bialystok, Olsztyn, Torun, Katowice, and Wroclaw with many luminaries of the Polish stage. Hanna received her Master of Fine Arts in Classical Acting at the Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University and Shakespeare Theatre. She graduated magna cum laude from the Mount Vernon College of The George Washington University and also earned her Acting Diploma in Poland. For over 15 years she served as Executive Director of the Institute for Education and Membership Chairman of the ABC XXI Child Awareness Program for Poland, which supports the emotional health and rights of children and adolescents through reading programs, awareness, education, and action. Recently, her one-woman show of Lady was invited to perform at several international theater festivals around the world. Ms. Bondarewska has received various honors, including 2015 and 2014 DC Metro Theater  Arts Best Director, Best Play Award, 2013 Helen Hayes Canadian Partnership Award, the St. Cyril and Methodius Award of excellence in promoting the Bulgarian Culture, Julia Heflin Performing Arts Award, recognition by Who's Who Among Students in American Universities, identification as a National Dean's List Scholar, and others.

Colleen O’Brien (Stage Manager) recently graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University with a BFA in Theatrical Stage Management. This January, she will be pursuing a MA in Arts Management at George Mason University. Her recent stage management credits include Side Man, Summer and Smoke, and Mitzi’s Abortion for the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival. Colleen has also assistant stage managed on shows from Caesar and Dada to Les Liasions Dangereuses. She also has had stretched beyond stage management, serving as dramaturg for Shenandoah Conservatory’s production of To Kill A Mockingbird. A native of Fairfax County Virginia, Colleen is very excited to work with Ambassador Theatre for the first time. More information on Colleen O’Brien can be found at cobrienstagemgmt.weebly.com

Dynami is a traditional Greek dance troupe from Georgetown University. Welcoming student dancers from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, Dynami showcases the best of Greek dance through their authentic and engaging performances. Truly pan-hellenic, Dynami performs an assortment of diverse dances, accompanied by music and costumes from all across Greece and its many islands. Formed in 2010 by a few dedicated Hellenes, the group has continued to grow – both in number and notoriety. Past performances include numerous cultural festivals, events at the Greek and French embassies, a Greek cultural showcase at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, and a special on the hit TLC Show “DC Cupcakes.”

Actor/ Creator, Mask Maker and Movement Consultant Tara Cariaso has created and performed new physical theatre works with The San Francisco Mime Troupe, the Dell’Arte Company (CA), Creatively Independent (FL). She teaches physical theatre and designs masks for area universities, as well as theatre companies such as Baltimore’s Mobtown Players and DC’s Faction of Fools. Since 2010 her company Waxing Moon Masks has created over 150 custom masks for companies across the US and around the world, and produced 3 original masked works for the stage. In August of 2014 she will direct MASKED AMORE, the first locally sourced, fully masked production in Baltimore, MD with Mobtown Players. As co-founder and Artistic Director of WMM, Tara’s mission is to bring masks into the mainstream for actor training and theatrical performance. She studied the craft of mask making with Donato Sartori, received her MFA from The Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre, and her BA from the University of Maryland in Baltimore County. You can see her work at www.taracariaso.com, and www.waxingmoonmasks.com