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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS, New York & Pasadena:
AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY (AMDA), New York: |
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Adjunct Faculty for 5 years - Audition Techniques, The Business of Acting, Creative Visualization, Substitute teacher in Speech and Dialects (Edith Skinner Technique), Styles of Acting, Shakespeare, Moliere & Chekhov. Created and maintained curriculum. |
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| COLUMBIA COLLEGE - HOLLYWOOD: |
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Taught two to three semesters of the following courses per year over a three year period:
Directing I, Acting I, Audition Techniques & History of Television. Created and maintained curriculum. Maintained office hours and had regular evaluations with students. |
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| NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL INSTITUTE OF DRAMA, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: |
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Four years as faculty member and guest director. Taught 16 different workshops (including foreign dialects, monologue & scene study, commercial acting , energy awareness, fundamentals of the Alexander Technique and musical comedy auditioning) and directed 4 productions. |
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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - Columbus, Ohio
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque, New Mexico
UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON - Charleston, South Carolina
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Independence, Kansas
DENISON UNIVERSITY - Granville, Ohio
ACTOR'S INFORMATION PROJECT - New York
DOUBLE IMAGE THEATRE - New York
COCONUT GROVE PLAYHOUSE - APPRENTICE PROGRAM - Miami, Florida
PLAYER'S THEATRE COLUMBUS - APPRENTICE PROGRAM - Columbus, Ohio
STRUTHERS LIBRARY THEATRE - APPRENTICE PROGRAM - Warren, Pennsylvania |
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Recurring workshops in monologue & scene study, audition techniques, cold readings, the business of acting, speech, dialects, acting styles, Alexander Technique, energy awareness & creative visualization. |
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| UNIVERSITY GUEST DIRECTOR |
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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – Graduate Acting Program LOST IN YONKERS
FOLKWANG HOCHSCHULE – Essen, Germany KISS ME, KATE
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| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS, New York & Pasadena, CA: |
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| SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION |
CHARLES DICKENS' HARD TIMES |
| BEYOND THERAPY |
CHARLEY'S AUNT |
| THE LION IN WINTER |
FEFU AND HER FRIENDS |
| THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST |
THE DAY THEY SHOT JOHN LENNON |
| MOVE OVER, MRS. MARKHAM |
LITTLE MOON OF ALBAN |
| STAGS & HENS |
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE GENTLEMAN |
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| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - EVANSTON, IL |
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Wrote and directed original adaptations of the following: |
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| THE TROJAN WOMEN |
THE LADY FROM MAXIM'S |
| LIFE IS A DREAM |
HIPPOLYTUS |
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| RELATED EXPERIENCE |
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Producing Artistic Director – Long Beach Civic Light Opera (largest musical theatre in U.S.)
Artistic Director – Struthers Library Theatre (historic landmark in northwestern Pennsylvania).
Director of numerous Off-Broadway, regional and summer stock productions (resume on request).
Winner of New Noises Playwrighting Award for original script, “A Place At Forest Lawn”.
Assistant director on six Broadway shows, including plays & musicals directed by Harold Prince, Brian Murray, Ellis Rabb & Gerald Freedman.
Professional actor since age 15 (member of Actor’s Equity, SAG & AFTRA – resume on request)
Speech & dialect coach on over 40 productions.
Voiceover & dubbing artist for feature films, radio & recordings.
Television Casting Director for two years on monthly TV spot: “Hero In Education”.
Four years as Director of Theatre LA’s Ovation Awards (L.A. “Tonys”).
Producer of many special events and corporate shows for Mattel Toys, Honda, Fisher-Price, etc.
Advisory Board – William Inge Thetre Festival for seven years |
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| EDUCATION |
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Juilliard School of Drama
Bachelor of Arts, New York University
USC School of Film and Television
Circle in the Square program
Herbert Berghof Studio
Catholic University of America
Alexander Technique – 2 years private study
Musical Comedy Audition Technique – 2 years |
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