Theatre Arts Department

Rehearsal and Performance

William Francis McGuire, Associate Faculty

Before coming to Los Angeles, William Francis McGuire spent many years working in theatres all around the country. He spent five years as a company member at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis where roles included Frederick in Joanne Akalaitis's production of The Rover, Kapanna in Naga Mandala (an international collaboration directed by Garland Wright), Medvedenko in The Seagull, Geert in The Good Hope directed by Bartlett Sher, Professor Begriffenfeldt and The Boyg in Peer Gynt directed by Anne Justine D'Zmura and many others. Some other theatre roles include Jack in The Boys Next Door at the American Repertory Theatre in Boston, Pistol in Henry V at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. directed by Michael Kahn, Cleante in Tartuffe and Mr. Marcus in The Intelligent Design Of Jenny Chow at South Coast Repertory. Since coming to Los Angeles Mr.McGuire has been a series regular on Nickelodeon's 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd and starred in the Disney T.V. movie Tru Confessions; he also guest starred on dozens of T.V. shows including Saving Grace, Weeds, Crossing Jordan, Close to Home, Joan of Arcadia, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, The Guardian, Navy N.C.I.S., Dragnet, ER, Jag, Arliss, The Practice, The Division, Charmed and Seventh Heaven. He has appeared in a variety of films including The Day After Tomorrow, Mission Impossible III and Shimmer. He has taught at Cal State Long Beach, the Guthrie Theatre, University of Minnesota, Denison University and UCLA Extension. He has an MFA from Yale School of Drama.

William Francis McGuire
Associate Faculty
Department of Theatre Arts
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
bmcguire@saddleback.edu