Nathan Whitmer

Nathan Whitmer is an actor, teaching artist, and member of Actors Equity with nearly two decades years of professional  experience. His DC area credits include Arena Stage, Studio Theatre, Theatre J and Washington Stage Guild. Outside DC, he has appeared Off-Broadway in NYC, and worked with The Old Globe, The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Virginia Theatre Festival and Texas Shakespeare Festival (to name a few), as well as with The Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA where, as a member of both the Barter Player Acting Company and Resident Equity Acting Company, he appeared in over 25 plays and musicals and worked as a teaching artist and mentor.

 

He has since returned to Barter as a director for the Players and guest teaching artist for Emory and Henry University. Nathan has appeared in numerous commercials, industrials and TV shows filmed around the DC Metro and in Richmond. As a teaching artist, he’s worked with The Shakespeare Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Next Stop Theatre, Live Arts in Charlottesville, VA, and Alaska Theatre for Youth. A graduate of Ohio University and the Old Globe/University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Training Program, Nathan applies his classical training and diverse experience to help aspiring or curious theatre artists of all ages awaken their imaginations, communicate dynamically with their voices and bodies, and create inclusive ensembles where everyone’s story finds a space to be shared. Nathan lives in Richmond with his wife, fellow actor Emelie Faith Thompson, and their three children.