Tony Cronin
A life in theatre.
A deep commitment to Shakespeare.
Tony Cronin is a Los Angeles–based writer, actor, director, and Shakespeare specialist whose work spans the stage, film, and television. As Artistic Director of Theatre for a Small Space, he brings classical theatre and new writing to audiences in Santa Monica.
A graduate of Cornell University’s MFA programme in directing, Tony founded and led its Summer Shakespeare Festival and taught acting, voice, and Shakespeare. He later taught at the Gene Frankel Theatre and Film Workshop in New York’s Greenwich Village.
He has performed on stages in New York, Los Angeles, and the UK, and has been a regular performer with LA Opera since 2011. His directing work brings Shakespeare and Beckett into intimate spaces, where language and performance can be experienced up close.
Tony’s writing includes produced stage plays, two novels, screenplays, and a practical guide to performing Shakespeare. He is currently writing his third novel, American Lawmann.
Explore Tony’s IMDb profileShakespeare beyond the company
Alongside his work with Theatre for a Small Space, Tony explores Shakespeare through his own writing and film collaborations. These projects extend his work with Shakespeare beyond the company’s productions.
William’s
Wherefore
A beginner’s guide to performing in the plays of William Shakespeare
A practical companion for actors, directors, and curious readers. Tony explores how to make sense of Shakespeare’s language, work with verse, and turn the words on the page into living performance.
Buy the book on AmazonHamlet,
Prince of Wales
Shakespeare’s tragedy. A future Britain.
Co-written by Tony Cronin and Jason Wulfsohn, the screenplay reimagines the story in a future Britain where political institutions have collapsed and the monarchy has regained power.
Produced by David Parfitt of Trademark Films, the Academy Award–winning producer of Shakespeare in Love and producer of The Father, starring Anthony Hopkins.
Press coverage · March 2023