Chip Egan is dean emeritus of the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities at Clemson University and is past Chair of the Department of Performing Arts at Clemson. He received his BA in theatre from Hanover College and his MFA from Northwestern University. He has a wide variety of credits as a director, designer and actor, including the Highlands Playhouse in Highlands, NC; Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, VA; Idaho Repertory Theatre in Moscow, ID; the Historic Shuler Theatre in Raton, NM; Centre Stage, South Carolina and The Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, SC; as well as several colleges and universities. For SCRC, he has directed The Gin Game, Grace and Glorie, Professional Skepticism, Yellow Dog Crossing, Tomfoolery and Almost, Maine and appeared in The Good Doctor, Four Beers, The Drawer Boy, The Car and Greetings.

Chip is past president of the Southeastern Theatre Conference and also a past president of the South Carolina Theatre Association. In the 1970's, Pat Haskell and daughter Jan Haskell attended Clemson University and worked closely with Chip in the theatre department. In 1998, Chip was instrumental in the design of SCRC's new theatre on Beach City Road. Chip and his wife, Diane, have two children, Patrick and Erin.

For the 2010/11 season, Chip will be directing Eleemosynary.