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Submission Note: This article establishes notability for Tim Altmeyer under WP:ACADEMIC Criterion 1 (significant impact in theatre through Broadway/Off-Broadway roles and directing) and WP:ENT (significant roles in notable productions). Sources include independent coverage from Broadway World, Florida Theater On Stage, and Gainesville Sun, supplemented by institutional sources from the University of Florida and Palm Beach Dramaworks.

Tim Altmeyer
Born (1966-05-11) May 11, 1966 (age 59)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, director, associate professor
Years active1990s–present
EmployerUniversity of Florida

Tim Altmeyer (born May 11, 1966) is an American actor, director, and associate professor of theatre at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He is known for his work in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, as well as his contributions to theatre education and directing.[1]

Early Life and Education

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Tim Altmeyer was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] He earned a Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he trained in the PlayMakers Repertory Company Professional Actor Training Program.[1][2]

Acting Career

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Altmeyer has performed extensively in professional theatre, with credits on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in regional theatres across the United States.[3] His Broadway roles include Salome (2003) with Al Pacino, Marisa Tomei, Dianne Wiest, and David Strathairn, directed by Estelle Parsons; Looped (2010) with Valerie Harper; and High (2011) with Kathleen Turner.[3] He also appeared in the national tour of High with Turner.[1]

His Off-Broadway credits include the New York premieres of Edward Albee’s Occupant and Horton Foote’s The Last of the Thorntons at the Signature Theatre Company, as well as Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Three Tall Women with Marian Seldes.[1][3] Other New York credits include St. Ann's Warehouse and the HB Playwrights Foundation.[1] Regional theatre highlights include premieres of Naomi Iizuka’s Strike-Slip at the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville and Tennessee WilliamsThe Notebook of Trigorin with Lynn Redgrave at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.[1][3] At Palm Beach Dramaworks, he has performed in My Old Lady (opposite Estelle Parsons), Lobby Hero (2023), Twelve Angry Men, and The Night of the Iguana.[4][5] At the Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, he played Drew in The Blameless and appeared in Venus in Fur.[1][5]

Altmeyer has also appeared in film, including The Hidden (Five Years), and television shows such as All My Children and Guiding Light.[1] He is a member of Actors' Equity Association, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), and the Actors Studio.[1]

Academic and Directing Career

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Since 2007, Altmeyer has served as an associate professor of theatre at the University of Florida’s School of Theatre and Dance, where he is the MFA Acting Graduate Coordinator.[1] He teaches acting and has directed productions including Other Desert Cities, Sweat, Stupid Fucking Bird, Between Riverside and Crazy, and Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika.[1] His professional directing credits include the European premiere of Alex Lewin’s Water Street at the 2010 Absolut Gay Theatre Festival in Dublin, Ireland, which was nominated for three festival awards, including Best Production, as well as Perfect Arrangement and Stage Kiss at the Hippodrome Theatre.[1][3]

In 2011, Altmeyer organized a five-day reading of The New York Times’ “Portraits of Grief” at the University of Florida to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, involving students and volunteers at the Reitz Union amphitheater.[6] For his teaching and mentoring, he has been recognized as Outstanding Faculty by the Anderson Scholars and named Faculty Adviser/Mentor of the Year by the UF College of the Arts.[1]

Personal Life

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Altmeyer resides in Gainesville, Florida.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Tim Altmeyer". College of the Arts, University of Florida. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Tim Altmeyer". Department of Dramatic Art, UNC. 25 April 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Timothy Altmeyer (Actor): Credits, Bio, News & More". Broadway World. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "Tim Altmeyer - Bio". Palm Beach Dramaworks. Retrieved August 25, 2025.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Tim Altmeyer". Florida Theater On Stage. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  6. ^ "UF theater professor organizes daily reading of 9/11 obituaries". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
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