Nicholas Piper is the Associate Artistic Director of Barter Theatre in charge of New Play Development and the director of Barter’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he began his career at Barter as an intern before becoming a founding member of Barter’s First Light Theatre (now The Barter Players). Also a member of Barter’s Resident Acting Company, favorite roles include: George Bailey (It’s A Wonderful Life), Narrator (Every Brilliant Thing), Georges (La Cage Aux Folles), Jack (Maytag Virgin), Crumpet (Santaland Diaries), Guy Friendly (Friendly’s Fire), Harry Bright (Mama Mia) Edward Bloom (Big Fish), and Stanley Kowalski (A Streetcar Named Desire). Recent directing credits at Barter include: Keep on the Sunny Side, Airness, and Madame Buttermilk. He was recently awarded the AAME award for outstanding contribution to arts in the region. Nick is so very grateful to be a member of this community along with his wonderful wife, Wendy, and their two beautiful daughters, Lucy and Maggie.