Craig Anthony Bannister

Originally from Harlem, NY, Craig currently resides in Brooklyn. He has been working as an actor/director/dancer/producer across the tri-state area and beyond for over 3 decades. The sampling of the stages and places include: 13th St. Repertory, Joyce Soho, LaMama, Jacobs Pillow, Castillo Theatre, Wild Project, The Metropolitan Playhouse and Amphibian Stage. Most recently, Craig directed A Raisin in the Sun, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me. Craig also works as a performer/activist, using theatre to bring diverse communities together, including seniors and teens and police officers and inner city youth. Since 2009, he has been Executive/Artistic Director, Spectrum Arts Productions, Inc., an arts service group. 

He is currently NY Production Manager at Only Make Believe, a NY/DC based children's theatre that performs interactive shows for children in hospitals, schools, and care facilities. Craig is a member of the AMT Performing Company since 2023.