Theodore "Ted" Swetz (born March 21, 1953) is an American actor, theatre director, and educator.
[5] Following graduation, Swetz continued his study of acting and theatrical production under major American stage luminaries, including Stella Adler, Phoebe Brand, and Morris Carnovsky, all of whom served as members of the influential Group Theatre founded in New York City during the early 1930s.
[6] In 1980, Swetz began work as an actor with the American Players Theatre (APT), helping to open the company in Spring Green, Wisconsin, and later acting, teaching, and directing there for almost a decade.
[8] He announced his resignation from the APT in 1989, and left the company in 1990, in order to begin teaching at UMKC.
[10] After a time as a member of the Binghamton University faculty, Swetz eventually, after accepting the position of Patricia McIlrath Endowed Chair in Theatre Arts in Acting at UMKC, returned to the Kansas City area in order to serve as Head of UMKC Theatre's Master of Fine Arts acting program.