Faculty and Staff

Bill grew up in Italy and South America before arriving in Manhattan where he attended the Collegiate School before he began acting professionally. He earned a B.A. in Theatre Literature at Vassar College and studied acting at the Classic Stage Company with Christopher Martin. A member of Actor’s Equity, Bill has enjoyed associations with Joe Papp’s Public Theatre, Soho Rep, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Delaware Rep, among others. He toured nationally with Los Titeres de Chaciaporra, a Lorca farce, and internationally with the Royal Theatre of Spain’s production of Life is a Dream. He was a founding member of the street theatre group, Commedia ‘del’ I.R.T.

Since his arrival at Brimmer and May in 1988, Bill has earned an M.A. in Theatre Education and an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Emerson College and an M.Ed. in Private School Leadership from Columbia University. He is a cooperating practitioner with Emerson College in the training of theatre education majors and has served as an adjunct professor for Lesley University in its Creative Arts and Learning Master’s program. Bill’s plays have been produced by the Speakeasy Theatre Company, Stage One of Providence, Harwich Junior Theatre and Emerson College, and he has received numerous grants to write plays collaboratively with students in area schools. In 1998, Bill was named Outstanding Arts Educator in Drama by the Massachusetts Alliance for Arts and Education.

Formerly the Lower School Drama teacher at Brimmer from 1989-2000, he is currently the Creative Arts Department Chair at Brimmer and Director of the Creative Arts Diploma Program. He teaches in both the Middle and Upper School divisions and supervises the use of the Ruth Corkin Theatre.

Eric Neudel has been an editor and producer of many PBS programs, including “After The Crash” for The American Experience, “Eyes On The Prize,” “The U.S. and The Philippines: In Our Image,” “AIDS: Chapter One” for NOVA, and “Vietnam: A Television History.” His independent films include “Steps” (1980) and “Fred’s Story” (1994). Eric directed the critically acclaimed Independent Lens film “Lives Worth Living,” served as a film envoy, film expert, and speaker for the US Department of State’s cultural exchange programs, including the American Film Showcase. He curated America’s Disability Rights Museum on Wheels which toured the country from 2015 to 2017. His newest film, The Wake Up Call (2021), is a feature length documentary soon to be released. Throughout Eric’s career he has worked to teach filmmakers about the technical aspects of writing scripts, capturing motion, and editing video, while also honing their skills as storytellers.