He previously was associate artistic director at Southern Rep and is an ensemble member of the NOLA Project, both in New Orleans. Routhier, who earned his MFA in dramatic writing at New York University, served as the literary chair and vice president on the executive committee of the National New Play Network for five years. At the Orlando Shakespeare Theater he has directed productions of Sense and Sensibility, God of Carnage, Opus and Charlotte’s Web. He directed Bachelorette in the 2013 Orlando Fringe Festival, which was cast completely with UCF graduates. He can be reached at markr@orlandoshakes.org.