C. Patrick Gendusa

Patrick has worked professionally as a performer, director, and professor throughout the U.S. and U.K. He received his BA in Theatre Arts from St. Edwards University and his MFA in Acting and Directing from Texas Tech University. He has been a Professor of Theatre Arts at Loyola University New Orleans since 2006 where he developed and implemented Loyola’s first degree in musical theatre.

From 2019-2024, Patrick was Chair & Artistic Director of the Loyola University Department of Theatre Arts & Dance. In 2009, Patrick was one of only 14 individuals chosen to participate in the prestigious The Actors Center Teacher Development Program in New York City. He has taught at the University of Richmond and Texas Tech University. He was head of the Department of Theatre at Holy Cross School and worked for the Jefferson Parish Gifted and Talented Theatre Program at East Jefferson High School. While in Austin, Texas, he was vice-president of the Zilker Summer Musical, the only remaining free outdoor theatre in the country. He toured with and was a founding member of the Second Youth Theatre Company and the Kinesis Dance Theatre Company.

A few of his favorite roles include: Gaslight (Mr.Manningham), Wait Until Dark (Roat), Dial M for Murder (Tony Wendice), George M! (Jerry Cohan), Leader of the Pack (Gus Sharkey), Grease (Sonny LaTatieri), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Bazzard and Neville Landless), Cinderella (The King), Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Patrick), Blood Brothers (Narrator), Into the Woods (Baker), Cabaret (Emcee), West Side Story (Chino), Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Edward Clarke), A Girls Guide to Chaos (Jake), Reckless (Tom), Beauty and the Beast (Phillip), The Snow Queen (Kay), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Timothy Ellison), Plaza Suite (Director), Agnes of God (Director), Bang Bang You’re Dead (Director), A Girls Guide to Chaos (Director), Hair (Co-Director), The Laramie Project (Director), The Velveteen Rabbit (Director), Blythe Spirit (Director), Patient A (Director), Violet (Director), The Christians (Director/Big Easy Theatre Award Winner), The World Goes ‘Round (Director), Godspell (Director/Big Easy Theatre Award Winner).