Ross Hewitt is a proud Ujima Theatre Alumnus and a founding member of the American Bard Theater Company in NYC. He is an actor, playwright, director, and producer. Favorite roles include Captain Taylor in A Soldier’s Play, Bishop in The Blacks (Ujima), Richard Banor in You Wouldn’t Expect, Albany in King Lear, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing (American Bard), Sir Hugh Evans in The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare in Delaware Park), and Dr. Hubert Bonney in It Runs in the Family (Cortland Repertory Theatre). He is an associate member of the American Dramatists Guild and a past member of the Village Playwrights. His produced full-length plays are When October Goes (Ujima, 1996), Rainbows & Ribbons (Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, 2017), and Echoes in the Garden (American Bard, 2021). Ross directed the world premiere of Shawn Nacol's The Trophy Wife (Buffalo Ensemble Theatre), An Evening of Sonnets (American Bard), Booties (Fresh Fruit Festival), A Supportive Wife (Manhattan Repertory Theatre), and some of his one-acts for the Village Playwrights.