MFA, Theater – Directing
- Recipient of the Monroe Lippman Scholarship covering all tuition and fees.
The Actor Coach
Coaching for actors with Adam Arian.
Major teaching influences
- Michael Shurtleff
- Sanford Meisner
- Ron Van Lieu
- Earle Gister
- Kyle Donnelly
- Kim Rubinstein
- Gabor Tompa
- Andrei Belgrader
- Lowry Marshall
- Mark Cohen
Education
BA, Theater; BA, Political Science
- Recipient of the Weston Fine Arts award for excellence in Acting and singing.
Teaching
Guest Director, Black Comedy
- Using the rehearsal room as my classroom, I focused on comic precision grounded in truth. The cast was awarded an award for “Outstanding Ensemble” by the ACTF, and the show was selected to go to the regional competition.
Teacher, Intro to Acting
- Work included scene study, improvisations, and viewpoints, as well as an introduction to circumstance, character, action, verbs, and objectives.
Teacher, Intro to Public Speaking
- Work included vocal production techniques, effective delivery skills, and research and outlining techniques for speaking publicly in formal and informal settings.
Workshop creator and teacher, “The Art of the Audition”
- Focused on both general acting technique, and audition-specific pointers inspired by Michael Shurtleff’s 12 guideposts.
Workshop creator and teacher, “Entering the Biz”
- Exercises designed to help students get clear on who they are and what they want.
- Practical nuts and bolts explanation of the industry in LA and NY, and the first steps one must take to break into it.
Lead Arts Trainer
- Teacher of Theater, Photography, and Basketball in after-school programs at failing public schools around the city.
- In my capacity as “Lead Trainer,” I coordinated trainer schedules, advised on teaching issues, and acted as liaison to school administration.
Head Teacher / Director of Theatre Program
- Designed and implemented the Theatre program for this sleep-away camp program for high-school students designated as young leaders in their community. Over two hundred students attended the camp during each of the two one-month sessions.
- Guided the Theater Majors toward creating and writing their own forty-minute production each session, which explored their developing sense of identity. Produced, and directed these productions.
Teacher, Youth Drama Program
- Co-taught a class of roughly 20 students age 9–13, in a musical theater workshop.
Teacher Trainer
- Leader of teacher-training workshops around the country. The workshops help teachers explore new teaching methods using the educational magazine “Babaganewz.”
Private Tutor
- Students at nearly all of New York City’s top schools including: Bronx Science, Browning, Collegiate, Dalton, Friends Seminary, The Heschel School, Horace Mann, Hommocks Middle School, Mamaroneck High School, Riverdale, Ramaz, Rye Neck, Rye Middle School, Spence, and Trevor Day School.