Jerry McGonigle


Gerald "Jerry" McGonigle is a former professor of acting and directing at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. He is also the artistic director of the West Virginia Public Theatre.

Career

McGonigle trained as a professional actor at the University of Dallas and the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He began his teaching career at Rancho Santiago College where, together with Phillip Beck, he founded the community college's Professional Actors Conservatory in 1986.
McGonigle has acted in and directed theatrical productions, as well as short and independent films. He was a founding board member of the Kposowa Foundation started by former student Sarah Culberson. McGonigle began teaching at West Virginia University in 1990 and retired in 2025.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Getting Over ArnetteDirectorshort film
2006American ExperienceAssistant Director; ExtraEpisode: "The Gold Rush"
2008Welcome to the PartyDirectorshort film
2014The Man Who Stole the MoonDirectorshort film