Mark has been a theatremaker since the sixth grade. His professional career includes time as an equity stage manager and professional director in both Chicago and Philadelphia where he was also owner, along with his wife, of a performing and visual arts school. In addition to his 20-year tenure at Saint Mary's College, Mark has served as the production manager for both the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival and Opera ND as well as the executive director of the South Bend Civic Theatre. His philosophy of theatre and teaching can be summed up thus: “I love both my opportunities as a theatremaker to tell audiences engaging stories and to spur students to discover their power to use the theatre to tell their own stories.”