ROBERT PETRARCA is a resident director and producing director of the teen workshop program with Golden Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles. With GPAC, he has directed well over a dozen productions. Additional directing credits include It's Top Secret (Noho Arts Center), choreography for Jerome Kern's Zip! Goes a Million (Operetta Foundation), A Christmas Carol, Technique, and Secret Fridays.

Robert participated in the inauguration of The Jewish Repertory Theatre in Buffalo with his portrayal of Danny Saunders in Chaim Potok’s The Chosen. Other performances include: Cloud 9 (Betty/Gerry) with the Ryan Repertory Theatre Company in NYC, Happy Days the Musical (Potsie Webber) with Garry Marshall at The Falcon Theatre and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Lysander) with Shakespeare in Delaware Park. Robert is a graduate of the University at Buffalo where he received a B.F.A. in theatre. Robert is a proud member of the Actors Equity Association (AEA).