Artistic Director

Andrew Simon is a theater-maker and co-founder of Barn Arts. He creates and produces work at the Barn in Bass Harbor, Maine where he hosts residencies for artists from all over the country to develop new work. Previously, he worked as a theater teacher at the Bronx Prep Charter School in the South Bronx and is a co-founder of the Bronx Prep Performing Arts Academy. He has coached high school champions in forensics competitions across the country and worked with speech teams in New York, Maine and Georgia. Andrew has credits as a writer, director, or performer in all of the Barn's productions and teaching programs. He holds a BA from Emory University.
BARN ARTS brings people together for live events.
The organization has hosted over five hundred artists in Bass Harbor, Maine since 2008. Each artist has come for a residency to work in the Barn on a new performance piece in mediums including theater, dance, music, opera, clown, lecture, puppetry, film, comedy, durational art and many interdisciplinary combinations. In addition to the Residency Program, Barn Arts produces and develops new works of performance including musicals, classic works of drama, and work for young audiences. The organization works to respond to the needs and interests of the local community on Mount Desert Island. |
Follow the link to learn more about the Residencies and see below for a full list of resident artists and companies.
Leah Anderson
Anomalous Co. Byron Asher Mallery Avidon Ron Bashford Jarly Bobadilla Alex Borinsky Molly Brolin Dan Bourque Jeff Aaron Bryant Rick Burkhardt Nicole Cardano Panit Chantranuluck Caroline Charuk Misha Chowdhury Rob Cohen Mitchell Conway Megan Cox Erin Daley Anneke Dunnington Natalia Duong Jillie Mae Eddy Paul Eddy Alicia Eggert Ashley Effinger Sarah Einspanier |
Pavel Ezrohi
Carl Ferm Dominic Finocchario Stephen Foglia FORGE Will Fulton Morgan Green Laura Grill Willie Gussin John Guttieriez Ryan Hinkel Benjamin Hitchcock Julia Hirsch Eric Powell Holm Sophia Holtz Stefanie Abel Horowitz Jenna Horton Asta Bennie Hostetter Lucille Jan-Turan Justin Johnson Sheridan Johnson Jumping Rock Kevin Kautzman Ariel Kohane Suzy Kohane Natalya Krimgold |
Greg Kuebler
Karen Lamb Ingrid Larson Elise LeBreton Justine Lee-Mills Annie Levy Jerry Lieblich Peter Logue Andrew Lynch Cherie Magnello Jimmy Maize Elizabeth May Katie Melby Emma Meltzer Asa Merritt Jabu Mickle-Molefe Christian MilNeil Ted Moller Carine Montbertrand Alex Moreno Danielle Mindess Ben Moniz Ashira Montano |
Zoe Aja Moore
Liz Morgan Sarah Morrill Layla Mrozowski Craig Mungavin Brendan O'Keefe Molly O'Keefe Michael O’Neill Jiehae Park Brittany Parker Stephen Pearce Lindsey Hope Pearlman Kat Purcell Dave Quay Jacob Gallant Raeder Jethro Rebollar Jessica Beth Redish Caitlin Reeves Dave Register Rachel Ritacco Imani Roach Corinne Robkin Dan Rogers Bridget Saracino Molly Schaffner Kristan Seemel |
Ezra Silk
Issac Silk Andrew Simon Maridee Slater Jessica Smith Mélissa Smith Jahn Sood Anya Sproule State of Play Colin Sullivan-Stevens Sarah Cameron Sunde Jables Sutton Lindsay Tanner Liz Thaler Tiny Little Band Dorian Tocker Sarah Todes Kea Trevett Samantha Tunis Chris Tyler Harrison Unger Dina Vovsi Ryann Weir Peiyi Wong Nicole Wood Luke Wygodny |