Administration and Staff

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Silas Cooper

President | CEO Administration
Work Phone: (504) 940-2836

Biography

Silas is beginning his 16th year at NOCCA, now as NOCCA’s President | CEO and head of school,  and previously has served previously as a Drama Department Faculty Member, Chair of Drama and as Director of Arts.

Mr. Cooper has also served as the faculty representative on the NOCCA Board of Directors and as a member of NOCCA’s Equity Committee.

He received his MFA in Acting from the Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Washington and his BFA in Theatre from Tulane University. Raised in Abbeville, Louisiana,

Mr. Cooper spent 24 years working as an actor in New York and Los Angeles prior to joining the faculty at NOCCA. In addition to multiple film, television and commercial credits, he has toured nationally and worked in regional theatres as well as performing in London and Moscow.

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