Cheryl Faver cherylf@gertstein.org specializes in the work of the 20th century avant-garde, and in the development of new theater processes. She holds M.F.A. in Directing from the Yale School of Drama. She has studied drama and language at the University of Giessen in Germany and the Sorbonne in France. She has been a guest director and is a frequent lecturer at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and Center for Digital Media, Lincoln Center, Yale Repertory Theatre and TCG. She founded The Gertrude Stein Repertory Theatre in 1989. Her pioneering work in the use of computer-based visualization and multimedia for theater process and performance has been covered in Information Week, Theater Crafts International, New Media and International Design magazine among others. Her work in multi-media in the performing arts was the subject of IBM's international ad campaign for distance technologies and appeared in 25 magazines in 5 languages.