Keith A. Anderson (Director) was a professional actor, director, and producer for over 35 years before he retired. Since then he has enjoyed the more leisurely pace of community theatre and has directed 27 productions at the Coronado Playhouse, many of which won numerous Aubrey and in-house awards.   He was Artistic Director of the Southwest Ensemble Theater in Phoenix, a professional, resident theatre for 3 ½ years. While working in Los Angeles, he was Associate Director and board member of Hollywood Actor’s Theatre and was involved with TV and film. He received his M.A. in theatre from Cal State LA. Of his many productions, the most notable was his direction of the World Premiere in 1973 of William Inge’s The Last Pad which starred then unknown actor Nick Nolte and won nominations from the LA Drama Critics’ Circle. His book, An Essay on the Meaning of Hamlet: A Director’s Approach was published in 1979.