Krystal Osborne is a multidisciplinary performance artist specializing in acting, directing, voice-over work, playwriting and producing. She is a Director of Education and Development with Building Company Theatre, a Syracuse Local collective that researches and develops new ways of making theater and presents original works of theater, with a critical eye towards accepted social mores.Krystal was the Director of Education and Operations for Breadcrumbs Productions where she launched the LAB Series, a successful education program focusing on directing and playwriting intensives and the development of new works. She was a participant of a directing program for two years at The Looking Glass Theatre, N.Y.C., where her original works “Chasing Pavement” and “Grimm Cinderella” premiered and were the recipient of many awards including “Best Overall Play”, “Best Design Elements” and “Audience Favorite”. Krystal taught a long-form improv intensive at Adelphi University leading to their season production of “Fat Penguin”. Other select directing credits include: “Come Out, Come Out Cabaret” (Breadcrumbs Productions), “No Exit” (Building Company Theatre, Rochester Fringe Festival), "Destiny, USA" (Ottawa Fringe Festival, Spark Festival, Cincy Fringe, Toronto Fringe Festival)With CirqOvation, Krystal works as a character artist/clown at many venues including the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, The Marriott Rochester, and Turning Stone Casino. She also, for the past four years, has been their Production Manager for Symphoria Nutcracker Twist at the Landmark Theatre. Other select performance credits include: Ageless" (Olivia, Four Walls Theatre Company), "Melville'd" (Susanna, AAPG), and Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Titania, Long Island Shakespeare Festival).Krystal was a member of many improv and skit companies at the P.I.T., Gene Frankel Theatre, Sage Theatre, and Comix, all in N.Y.C. She also participated in the Del Close Marathon in N.Y.C. multiple times and was a member of the Manhattan Comedy Collective.Krystal is also an accomplished and award nominated voice over artist who appears as Elder One in IntraQuest, Timms in Windfall, and Clara in Forgive Me!Krystal is a Professor of Drama at Syracuse University.