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Jeffery Allen served as the Director of Education for Cleveland Public Theatre, Northeast Ohio's leading alternative theatre, prior to coming to Oddfellows Playhouse. While at CPT, Jeffery provided overall program support, producted all education outreach events and collaborated with key staff on programmatic vision. Programs included Brick City Theatre, in partnership with the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, providing year-round, on-site theatre arts programming to youth living in public housing at no charge. Prior to working at CPT, Jeffery spent four seasons at Great Lakes Theater Festival in the nationally recognized Education Outreach program, working directly with students grades K-12 to explore the power, passion and relevance of classic drama, notably serving as primary artist-in-residence in the rural outreach program to Auglaize County, Ohio. Jeffery is a proud member of the Lincoln Center Theatre's Director's Lab and Actors' Equity Association, and regularly directs and performs in the stage and commercial industry.