Tim Hedgepeth is a San Antonio-based theatre teacher, director, sometimes actor, and collage artist.     

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He recently retired from the Drama faculty at Northwest Vista College (Associate Professor) where his courses included Theatre History, Intro to Film, Acting 1, Acting 2, and Theatre Appreciation. Recent productions include Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Baby with the Bathwater, and The Bacchae. He is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Allegro Stage Company and a guest director for San Antonio-based theaters including The Public, The Cellar, The Woodlawn, and The Classic Theatre.

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He received his BA in Drama from Trinity University and his MFA in Theatre and Drama/Directing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Tim is the recipient of twelve Globe awards for excellence in directing and acting from the Alamo Theatre Arts Council and a Production Fellowship from the San Antonio Artists Foundation. Favorite local productions include Les Miserables, The Boys in the Band, Mame, Marriage Play, The History Boys, Red, Company, Private Lives, End of the Rainbow, and A Chorus Line.

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Before returning to San Antonio, Tim was the Executive Director of the Mississippi Arts Commission, overseeing statewide arts-based initiatives for capital improvements, community development, arts education, and advocacy in partnership with the state legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Lila Wallace Foundation, and Southern Arts Foundation.

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He has served on the board of directors for the Alamo Theatre Arts Council, The Woodlawn Theatre, and NVC Friends of the Arts, as well as the Arts Funding Committee for the San Antonio Arts Commission.

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Tim and his husband Rene' Paul Barilleaux reside in San Antonio, Texas.