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Barbara Rubin
A seasoned stage director, Barbara began her career at the renowned Market Theatre in her native Johannesburg, South Africa. She relocated to the US in 2000 to assist Athol Fugard on听Sorrows and Rejoicings听at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ and at Second Stage in NY. Barbara made her Off Broadway directorial debut at The Women's Project in 2004. She was recently the Associate Director of听Girl from The North Country听on Broadway and she resumes this role for the upcoming US national tour. Previous Broadway credits include Streetcar Named Desire,听The Elephant Man and The Dance of Death. Her favorite international directing credit was in Antwerp, Belgium, at the invitation of an 91看片网 graduate!
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Barbara is also a dialect coach for TV, film and stage. She鈥檚 coached such luminaries as Julia Garner (most recently for Inventing Anna 鈥� Netflix), Daniel Radcliffe, Samira Wiley, Jennifer Hudson, Hilary Swank, Adam Bakri, Terrence Howard and Anna Chlumsky. Barbara was the dialect coach to Rosemary Harris and Carla Gugino on Fugard's The Road to Mecca on Broadway (2011). She coached all seven productions of Fugard's residency at The Signature Theatre (2012 to 2019): The Blood Knot; My Children! My Africa!; The Train Driver; The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek; Master Harold鈥nd the Boys; &听 Boesman and Lena. Recent stage credits include Lynn Nottage鈥檚 Mlima鈥檚 Tale at The Rep in St. Louis, The Rolling Stone at LCT and two shows in the Williamstown Theater Festival鈥檚 Audible season:听The Chonburi International Hotel & Butterfly Club and Photograph 51

Degrees and Studies
BA, Dramatic Art (Hons), University of The Witwatersrand, South Africa; Associate Teaching Diploma, Speech and Drama, Trinity College, UK; Studied with Uta Hagen, Carol Rosenberg, Patsy Rodenberg, Kristin Linklater and David Harryman; Member of Lincoln Center Directors' Lab.
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Barbara is the Company Director for the 91看片网's听New York Company.
Joe Barros
BFA, The Hartt School, University of Hartford: Music Theatre
Diploma, San Francisco School of the Arts High School: Theatre
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Joe Barros [he/they] is an award-winning queer director, choreographer, writer, and a pioneer of the development of original musicals globally. Broadway/Off-Broadway: GIGI (associate director), CAGNEY (associate director), Larry Kirwan鈥檚 HARD TIMES, BASTARD JONES (NY Times Critics Pick), and THE EVOLUTION OF MANN. Nat鈥檒 Tours/Regional/Int鈥檒: A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, MAD HATTER (Phoenix鈥檚 Herberger Theater Centerr), BREATHE (with Matt Doyle and Max Clayton), AIDA(Singapore), plus Goodspeed, DC鈥檚 Signature Theatre, Broadway in Chicago, Drury Lane, TheatreWorksUSA, Bucks County Playhouse, Kaixinmahua (Shanghai), The Phoenix Theatre Company (Keynote Speaker, Festival of New American Theatre). Choreography for Film: MANGUS (with Jennifer Coolidge, Leslie Jordan), THE GIRL WHO LEFT HOME (with Paolo Montalban), and PETUNIA (with Michael Urie, Thora Birch, Christine Lahti). Co-writer: the musicals WINNER (developed at Johnny Mercer Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals and in London, production at UCSD with Blindspot Collective, concept album streaming) and YASUKE: THE LEGEND OF THE BLACK SAMURAI (directed by JoAnn M. Hunter).
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For 18 seasons, Barros has served as the Artistic Director of New York Theatre Barn and is the former Musical Theatre Department Chair at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
MFA, New York University
BFA, Juilliard School, Drama Division
MFA, Rutgers University
Degrees and Studies
BFA, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU; Studied acting at Circle in the Square and The Classical Studio under Louis Scheeder; Studied voice/text with Robert Neff Williams and Catherine Fitzmaurice; Former member of Resident Acting Company at Obie and Pearl Theatre Company, appeared in 40+ Off-Broadway productions; Received Actors鈥� Equity Bayfield Award; Taught at The Pearl Conservatory and NYC high schools; Award-winning audio book narrator
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David Dean Bottrell
Studied Meisner Technique with William Esper. Experienced performer and playwright.
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Bottrell began his career in New York as an actor and playwright at such prominent theatres as the Second Stage, the Public Theatre, La MaMa, the Long Wharf, Studio Arena and the Actors Theatre of Louisville.听
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In addition to acting, he has written screenplays for 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, MTV Films, Paramount Pictures and Disney Feature Animation. His script, Kingdom Come was made into a successful feature film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Jada Pinkett Smith and LL Cool J. He is probably best known for playing the creepy, homicidal "Lincoln Meyer" on season three of Boston Legal.听
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His recent guest star and recurring roles include such shows as Modern Family, The Blacklist, SVU, Longmire, Rectify, Mad Men, True Blood, Justified, Criminal Minds, NCIS, CSI, Castle, Bones and Days of Our Lives.听 Bottrell is the creator of the acclaimed Sci-Fest LA: The Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival and has won over 17 awards for his directing work.听
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He has taught scene study, camera acting and audition technique for the New York and Los Angeles campuses of AADA as well as the UCLA Professional Screen Acting Program, the Screen Actors Guild Conservatory, and the SAG-AFTRA Continuing Education Program.
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Kevin Breznahan
BA Rutgers University
Studied extensively with Wynn Handman and Fred Kareman
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Kevin is an award-winning actor, teacher and private coach. In a career that has spanned 35 years, Kevin has been working in film, television and theatre as well as commercials, voiceovers and animation. A versatile actor, Kevin鈥檚 performances have crossed numerous genres. Notable acting credits include Winter鈥檚 Bone, Superbad, Alive, Magnolia, SLC Punk!, Adventureland, The Cobbler, along with Television鈥檚 Billions, The Deuce, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, Las Vegas, At Home With Amy Sedaris, and The Heart She Holler. Theater credits include originating the role of Carson in Broadway鈥檚 The Young Man from Atlanta. In addition, Kevin has been teaching, training and coaching actors for over 20 years.
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JD, Rutgers University
Alexander Technique Certification, AmSAT
MFA, Harvard University
Degrees and Studies
BA, Oberlin College; MFA, ART/MXAT Institute at Harvard University; Studied with Scott Ziegler, Marcus Stern, Nancy Houfek, Roman Kodak, Andrei Droznin, David Hammond, Catherine Fitzmaurice, Saul Kotzubel, Ilse Pfeifer, Andrew Bolsher and Nancy Houfek; Certified Teacher in Fitzmaurice Voicework; Actor and Voice & Speech Specialist; Former faculty of Montclair State University, Manhattanville College, Canberra 91看片网 of Dramatic Art, and Studio New York
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Zoe Chen
MFA, American Conservatory Theatre
Designated Linklater Teacher
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Zoe Chen (she/her) is a transgender filmmaker, educator, and activist. Zoe attended the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) where she received an MFA in Acting with a Citizen Artist Concentration for her work in A.C.T.鈥檚 education programs. As an actress, writer, and director, Zoe creates work that centers Asian-American and transgender narratives. Zoe has 10+ years鈥� experience as an educator, teaching various subjects to diverse populations. After 5 years of studying Linklater Voice Method pedagogy, Zoe became the first and only transgender person to become a Designated Linklater Teacher. She currently teaches voice at several schools across New York City and teaches private lessons and workshops for transgender actors and teachers both online and in person.
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AOS, American 91看片网 of Dramatic Arts
BA, University of Delaware
Certified Alexander Technique Teacher
BA, Theatre Arts, Minnesota State University, Moorhead; MFA, Performance, University of Maryland; Designated Linklater Voice Teacher; Artistic Director, Shakespeare on the Fly; Studied Meisner Technique with Fred Kareman; Senior Faculty/Former Associate Director of Training, Shakespeare & Company; Artistic Director, Stark Raving Theatre, 1990-2000; Directing credits include听As You Like It听(Tennessee Shakespeare Co.),听Richard III, (Purdue),听Measure for Measure听(Shakespeare & Co.),听The Visit听(Stark Raving Theatre); Acting credits include听Waiting for Godot听(Tennessee Shakespeare Co.),听The Dick and The Rose听(Edinburgh Fringe Festival),听A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream听(Beijing, China); Taught voice for National Theatre of Ghana
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BA, Columbia University
Alexander Technique Certification, AmSAT
MA, Hunter College 鈥� CUNY
MA, Rutgers University - Newark
Maury Ginsberg
B.A in Drama and Dance from Bard College
Studies with Sanford Meisner, Larry Moss
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Maury has been teaching acting for over 25 years. He was a core faculty member at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts for 17 years teaching in the Film and Television program.
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Professionally, he has been seen on both stage and screen for over 30 years. Recent film and television work includes recurring roles on the series Saint X, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (with Samuel Jackson), Manifest, Marvel鈥檚 Jessica Jones, and the new Law and Order to name a few. Other television work includes American Horror Stories, What We Do in the Shadows, Scenes from a Marriage, New Amsterdam, Blue Bloods, Elementary, Madam Secretary, House of Cards, Damages, The Good Wife and iconic classics such as Friends and Star Trek-Voyager, among others. Film work includes The Week Of with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, 5 Flights Up with Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton, Rocket Science (Sundance winner), Lansky with Richard Dreyfuss, The Girl in the Park with Sigourney Weaver, The Ring with Naomi Watts, Big Miracle with Drew Barrymore, and According to Greta with Hilary Duff and Ellen Burstyn. Maury has appeared Off-Broadway and regionally. Venues have included the Cherry Lane Theatre, The Geffen Playhouse, The Old Globe Theatre, South Coast Rep, Great Lakes Theater, Arizona Theatre Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Geva Theatre Center, Cincinnati Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Pasadena Playhouse and many others. He enjoyed a number of seasons at the Williamstown Theatre Festival as well as a 30-year working relationship with the late Olympia Dukakis. Memorable shows with Mrs. Dukakis included productions of Chekov, Brecht, Shakespeare at both Williamstown and across the country regionally.
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He is a Graduate of the Drama Dance Dept at Bard College and former student of the late Sanford Meisner and Larry Moss.
BFA, Marshall University
Designated Linklater Teacher
Certified Colaianni Speech/Phonetic Pillows Practitioner
PhD, Arizona State University
MFA, Chapman University
Degrees and Studies
BA, SUNY Albany
MFA, UCLA;
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Interdisciplinary theatre artist; Performed at Kennedy Center, Saratoga Shakespeare Company and Off-Broadway at Mint Theater; Directed at NYU, Theater for the New City, the cell, and Culture Project; Past Artistic Director of Hive; Professional costume artisan for听X-Men, How the Grinch Stole Christmas听and听Charlie鈥檚 Angels.
Christopher Halladay听is a professional actor and teacher, based out of New York City.听
TV credits: Law & Order: SVU (multiple), FBI, Ray Donovan, God Friended Me, The Blacklist, Mr. Robot, Gotham, Limitless, The Unusuals, All my Children and Guiding Light
Film credits: The Volunteers, Stella鈥檚 Last Weekend, Movie Night, February, A Guy Named Rick, Jason鈥檚 Big Problem, Forged and Hourly Rates
Theatre credits: In Masks Outrageous and Austere (world premiere) at The Culture Project, The Actors Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Urban Stages, Luna Stage NJ, Palm Beach Dramaworks, South Coast Repertory, A Noise Within, Pasadena Playhouse, Shakespeare Orange County, Mile Square Theater and Montr茅al Fringe Festival
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Degrees and Studies
MFA, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University; BA, George Washington University; AA, The American 91看片网 of Dramatic Arts; British-American Drama 91看片网 graduate, Upright Citizens Brigade

Yvette Heyliger started out in the theatre as an actor studying with acclaimed teacher of the Meisner Technique, the late William Esper. Soon after graduating, she landed a role on听The Cosby Show. Yvette went on to become a playwright, director, producing artist, activist and educator. Author of听What a Piece of Work is Man! Full-Length Plays for Leading Women, she has contributed to many theatrical anthologies, as well as penning many theatre industry-related articles in magazines, blog posts, textbooks, and a scholarly journal. Yvette is recipient of the AUDELCO Recognition Award for Excellence in Black Theatre鈥檚 August Wilson Playwright Award, as well as their Dramatic Production of the Year Award; an NAACP鈥檚 Annual Theatre Award Best Playwright nomination; the National Black Theatre Festival鈥檚 Emerging Producer Award; and a Resolution from the City of Los Angeles, among others.听Yvette鈥檚 plays, including her one-woman show, have been presented in theatre festivals in New York and Los Angeles, as well as at the prestigious National Black Theatre Festival, the Billie Holiday Theatre, and Glouster Stage Company.听Memberships: AEA, SAG-AFTRA, SDC, and Dramatists Guild. Service:听AADA General Education Committee听and听Diversity Scene Search Committee, Dramatist Guild Equity Diversity Inclusion Committee, Honor Roll! Executive Committee, and League of Professional Theatre Women.听听听

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William Esper, William Esper Studios, New York University (BA & MA 鈥� Acting), Queens College (MFA 鈥� Playwrighting), Hunter College (MA 鈥� Theatre Education) and guest artist at many colleges and universities.听

MS, University of West Alabama
MEd, University of Mississippi
MS, MEd, Springfield College
PhD, Springfield College
BFA, Syracuse University
MFA, University of Alabama
MFA Dell鈥橝rte International School of Physical Theatre
Jason Liebman
MA, Media Ecology, New York University
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Jason Liebman has worked on new plays with Ensemble Studio Theatre, the O'Neill, The Women's Project, Ma-Yi, Interact, the Lark, New Dramatists and others. He works regularly in commercials and voice over, has appeared on TV in Shades of Blue, Law & Order, L&O: SVU, FBI, The Blacklist, Bull, Gossip Girl, and more and done sketches for Letterman, Conan, Kimmel and the Daily Show. Some films include Arranged, Motion Sickness and Iris.
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He is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA, husband and father.
Camille Litalien
MFA, Central Saint Martin鈥檚 College of Art & Design, University of London UK
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Camille is the Head of Movement at the American 91看片网 of Dramatic Arts. An international performer and director, she has worked with the Royal Opera Ballet (Covent Garden), the Young Vic Theatre, and festivals across Europe and North America. She directed Indian Runner Productions in London for 12 years and co-created Earth Body Place, an immersive, site-specific dance theatre project. Camille is co-owner of Trilokya, a somatic and artistic retreat in New Mexico. Her work bridges performance, pedagogy, and deep ecology, guiding actors to cultivate presence and attuned awareness. Drawing from Classical Indian Arts, Body-Mind Centering, Skinner Releasing, Contemporary Dance, Mask Work, and Michael Chekhov Technique, she teaches movement with depth, clarity, and nuance. Camille has led actor movement programs at top conservatories in the US and UK, including Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and DePaul University. Her practice invites deceleration, embodied awareness, and a deep listening to what often goes unheard.
Maggie Low

Maggie Low has originated roles in听Catholic School Girls听by Casey Kurtti, at the Douglas Fairbanks Theater,听Times of War听by Eric Lane, at the Adirondack Theatre Festival,听The Man Who Shot the Man Who Shot Jesse James听at the Manhattan Punchline,听Candle in the Window听by Tom Gilroy, directed by Michael Imperioli,听Venus' Diary听by Lynne McCullough,听directed by Tom O鈥橦organ,听The Big Vig听by Jason Furlani and听Kerry and Angie听(Critics Choice Award at the Samuel French Festival)听by Gerry Sheridan.听She won the 2018 Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role for听Chickens in the Yard听with Adjusted Realists.听Favorite roles include Gertrude in听Hamlet, with听Jared Harris at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, and for eight years, Dixie Lily on the Bernie Fleshkin Rock 鈥榥鈥� Roll Dance Party, WBAI. Feature films and television include:听The Cold Lands, Postcards from America, NOC, Deborah Sampson,听a guest lead on听Law & Order,听The Blacklist, Bull听and听Release. Maggie currently teaches at Maggie Low Studio and The American 91看片网 of Dramatic Arts. She taught at NYU/Tisch Playwrights Horizons Theater School from 1998-2013. AEA, SAG-AFTRA. She is a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio.听

Degrees and Studies
William Esper, Wynn Handman, and Tim Phillips
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MFA-UNC Greensboro; BA-UNC Chapel Hill; BA-Hunter College; Film and TV Credits-Tell Me Lies (Hulu); The Evening Hour (Sundance Premier); House of Cards (Netflix); Revolution (NBC); Off-Broadway-The New York Theatre Workshop.听
Accomplished vocal coach and musical director; Accompanied numerous Tony Award-winners; Pianist and arranger for original Belle in Broadway鈥檚听Beauty and the Beast, including national tours and Carnegie Hall performance; Theatrical writing credits include the libretto and score for听Lizzie Borden听(Goodspeed Musicals), music and lyrics for award-winning听Cagney!, Dr. Radio and songs for Disney Worldwide Entertainment, including听Once Upon A Time,听Color Of The Wish听and world premiere castle projection show听Let The Memories Begin; Original songs and dance arrangements for听Backwards In High Heels, and six original musicals produced by Stages Of Imagination (won National Parents Choice Award)听听听听听
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Degrees and Studies
BM, Vocal Performance (magna cum laude), concentrations in Composition and Piano, Temple University; Studies in piano and duo piano at Settlement School of Music, Philadelphia

Nominated for two LA听Weekly Awards. Directed 3D HAMLET, featuring Alec Baldwin, Michael Emerson and Richard Easton (Edinburgh Fringe festival and Irish Arts Center, NYC.) Her short film The Query, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She has directed theatrical premieres of Eve Ensler, Alexandra Gersten and George F. Walker, among other notable playwrights. Directing credits include: Rattlestick Theatre, Origin Theatre Company, Capital Repertory, Fundamental Theatre Company, HB Playwright's Foundation (w/Amy Wright), Home for Contemporary Art, Alice's 4th Floor, HERE; Fleetwood Stage, Schoolhouse Theatre, Axial and Saint Genesius (LA). Actress/director with The Actors' Space Acting Company. Adapted/directed Chekhov's The Black Monk, (starring Tony Award Nom., Marin Ireland) Connelly Theatre, NY. Teaches a private Directors & Actors Lab and at NYFA in NYC. Performance/lecture: Poland, Canada & the US. Van Ameringen Foundation Grant, Tisch SOA Scholarship and USA Rehabilitation Services Fellowship.

Degrees, Studies and Credits
BFA and MA, Tisch, NYU; Studied with Alan Langdon and Nikos Psacharopoulos; Film credits include The Query featured at Cannes Film Festival; Three Midtown International Theatre Festival and two LA Weekly Award nominations, premieres for Eve Ensler and George F. Walker at Rattlestick, Capital Repertory and Edinburgh Fringe w/Alec Baldwin, Michael Emerson and Richard Easton

BFA, Penn State University
Nurit Monacelli

Nurit was a company member of International Wow, a member of Anne Bogart's Directors' Ensemble at Columbia University, and has worked and trained with the innovative theater Blessed Unrest. A leading actress in award winning independent films that have circulated nationally in over 20 festivals, she has appeared Off听Broadway at the Drama League, New Georges, The Culture Project, HERE and the Flea. Regional credits include many Shakespeare plays including Andrei Serban's Merchant of Venice. TV credits include All My Children, As the World Turns, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Internationally, Nurit has performed at the Andrews Lane Theatre in Dublin and the Moscow Art Theatre.

A trained violinist and native New Yorker, Nurit is intrigued by how various cultures and art forms overlap. In addition to performing and teaching, Nurit coaches privately and produces new work.

Degrees and Studies
MFA, Moscow Art Theater School/ART at Harvard University; BA, Brown University; Trained with Scott Zigler, Marcus Stern, Andrei Droznin, Margaret Eginton, Caymichael Patten, The Barrow Group, Extensive acting credits include theatre, film and TV

Erin O鈥橪eary is an actor, a member of Actor鈥檚 Equity Association, the National Alliance of Acting Teachers and an AmSAT certified Alexander Technique teacher. Additional teaching includes: Juilliard- Drama Division, The O鈥橬eill Center/ National Theater Institute, The Wooster Group, Univ of TN Opera and private coaching in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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MFA- University of Tennessee/ Clarence Brown Theatre; Knoxville, TN, BFA (cum laude)- DePaul University, Chicago IL; Alexander Certification (AmSAT)- ATNYC听 Additional training includes: Naropa University, Boulder, CO; SITI Company, NYC; Magdalena Festival Brisbane, AU; European Association for TheatreCulture, Berlin & Moscow

MFA, Boston Conservatory at Berklee College
MFA, Harvard University
BS, Northwestern University
Studies with Larry Moss, Fred Kareman

Degrees and Studies
MFA, Adelphi University; BA, Lehigh University; MLS, Long Island University/C.W. Post; Certificate of Archival Management; New York State Public Librarian鈥檚 Professional Certificate

Susan Pilar has performed in New York with Lincoln Center (Broadway), Manhattan Theatre Club, The Public Theatre (NYSF), Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Raw Space (Actor's Studio). Her regional credits include; the Guthrie Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco, The Shakespeare Theatre (The Folger), Passage Theatre and the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Her TV and Film credits include: Law & Order, The Cosby Show, One Life to Live, Guiding Light and the independent movie, The Waiting Room. Susan moved to New York where she continues to work and live. When not performing, Susan is busy teaching, directing and coaching privately. She is also proud to be a core faculty instructor at the prestigious American 91看片网 of Dramatic Arts, where she has been teaching and directing for the past 14 years. Susan also teaches acting and audition technique at the T. Schreiber studio. Currently she co-created The FUSE with casting director Scott Wojcik, which is in its 7th successful year.

Degrees and Studies
MFA, American Conservatory Theatre; BFA, University of Southern California; Fellowship, The Shakespeare Theatre鈥揟he Folger: Performance credits include Lincoln Center鈥揃roadway, Manhattan Theatre Club, The Public鈥揘YSF, The Guthrie, Ensemble Studio Theatre; Founder of Reel Intentions, a production company that creates actor demo reels
Janis Powell has trained, directed and coached hundreds of actors, directors, writers and producers working On and Off Broadway, in regional and international theatre and film and television. She has served at The 91看片网 since 1979 as a member of the Core Faculty since its inception, as Director of Instruction of the evening program for 23 years and of the full-time program for three years. Janis has directed more than 50 main-stage productions in New York City, including Off-Broadway's Bartenders, nominated for an Outer Circle Critics Award, Sylvia and Dancing at Lughnasa for The Snarks Ltd., Bedroom Farce at The Gloria Maddux Theatre and An Inspector Calls for the Amateur Comedy Club. She directed 20 productions for The 91看片网 Company, most recently Suddenly Last Summer and Becoming Memories. Janis has taught and directed in many venues including HB Studio, T. Schreiber Studio, The Neighborhood Playhouse, The John Houseman Theater, The University of Texas at Austin and Lexington for the Performing Arts. She is the founder and artistic director of NYC non-profit theatre company Spiral, Inc. and teaches professional acting workshops for Janis Powell Studio in Manhattan.

Degrees and Studies
BFA, Theatre, University of Texas; Trained at Hollins University;听Studied acting with William Esper, Herbert Berghof, Gene Frankel and Circle in the Square; Directed and coached hundreds of actors, directors, writers and producers in theatre, film and TV; Founder and Artistic Director of Spiral, Inc. and Janis Powell Studio
MFA, Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London
MFA, New York University
MFA, Pace University
Degrees and Studies
MA, Voice Studies, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London; BS, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Worcester State University; Worked at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA/MFA Voice Studies), Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Performance Preparation 91看片网 and College of Staten Island; Professional voice and accent/dialect coach
Degrees and Studies
BA, Drama/Film, University of California, Irvine; Trained at Grotowski Workshop and Circle in the Square; Studied with Robert Cohen, Moni Yakim, Jonah Emsig, Terese Hayden, Jacqueline Brookes, among others; and Combat with B.H. Barry; Extensive experience includes stunt coordinator for TV series and fight coach at Metropolitan Opera听
PhD, University of Palermo
MM, Western Michigan University
MM degree, Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy,University of Colorado Boulder
BM degree, Vocal Performance with an emphasis in Musical Theatre, University of Mobile
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Olivia Russell-Botto is a Belter/Soprano and voice teacher whose work bridges multiple styles and genres, including musical theatre, opera, and contemporary commercial music. She is passionate about developing expressive, technically grounded singers who can move fluidly between genres. A champion of new works, Olivia has participated in multiple workshops, including those with Mexican-American composer H茅ctor Armienta and award-winning composer Tom Cipullo. Her teaching emphasizes individualized artistry, helping students build personalized repertoires that showcase their unique strengths鈥攆rom edgy rock ballads to classical art songs. Olivia has performed professionally across the U.S. and abroad, with credits including Sarah Brown (Guys and Dolls), Carmela (La Llorona), Laura Jane Kirk (Band Geeks), Mary Jane Wilkes (Big River), Meg March (Little Women), and Little Red (Into the Woods).
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With a strong foundation in pedagogy and stage experience, Olivia is committed to shaping versatile, confident performers ready to meet the demands of today鈥檚 evolving musical landscape.
MEd, Bank Street College;
MLS, University of Missouri;
Alexander Technique Certification, AmSAT
MFA, Ohio State University
BS, Bradley University
BFA, Boston University
MFA, University of California, Irvine
MFA, Harvard University
Degrees and Studies
AOS, American 91看片网 of Dramatic Arts; Stage, film and television actor: Stratford Shakespeare Festival, New York Shakespeare Festival, Theatre for a New Audience, The Public Theater, Hartford Stage Company, Seattle Rep, St. Louis Rep and ABC鈥檚 One Life to Live
Boston Conservatory at Berklee College
Degrees and Studies
MFA, Lecoq-based Actor Created Theatre, London International School of Performing Arts and Naropa University; BA, St. Lawrence University; Founding member, Split Knuckle Theatre Company; Teacher, Shakespeare & Company鈥檚 Professional Training Program; Actor, fight choreographer and director at Shakespeare & Company
Robert has performed in World Tours with A Chorus Line (Bobby), 42nd Street, and The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow). Robert has also performed at the Kennedy Center. His appearances include the 35th anniversary celebration (with Angela Landsbury and Celebrate Broadway, with Linda Eder and John Lithgow). Guest Teaching Artist: Stephens Collage, Princeton Dance Theatre, US Performing Arts Camps, The Harkness Center and the Alvin Ailey Extension.
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Robert鈥檚 Choreography credits include: Cats, Evita, Wonderful Town, Carousel, Les Miserables, A Funny thing happened on the way to the Forum and Deborah Gibson live in concert. He assisted choreographed for the feature film The Master of Disguise (with Dana Carvey). He had the opportunity to speak with 91看片网 alumni Florence Henderson after her performance in Off-Broadway's Singular Sensations.听 When asked if she had any advice for his students, she said "A teacher at the 91看片网 said something to me that has stayed with me my entire career... Keep a cool head and a warm heart.鈥� Robert most recently filmed an episode for Tru TV鈥檚 Caught Red Handed, which will air this fall.
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Degrees and Studies
Graduate, American Musical and Dramatic 91看片网; Studied acting with Larry Singer and Randolf Pearson; Dance with Phil Black, Mark Esposito and Casey Colgan; Voice with Meg Bussert and Camille Wiendorn; Experience includes world tours with A Chorus Line (Bobby), 42nd Street and The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow); Appearances in Secret Lives of Stepford Wives (Jonathan Nyce), 鈥淒uck Sauce鈥� music video for听Radio Stereo and in The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer, starring Julia Roberts, produced by Brad Pitt
MFA, Columbia University
Jeremy Webb
BFA, University of North Carolina School for the Arts
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Jeremy Webb is thrilled to join the faculty at American 91看片网 of Dramatic Arts. He has taught acting at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, NYCDA, LIU, Suffolk University, and UNC Chapel Hill. He created Broadway Dreams for The Kurt Weill Festival (Dessau, Germany) directed BackTalk by Rob Ackerman at Westport Country Playhouse (SIH), The Soldier鈥檚 Tale and Camelot (Gulf Coast Symphony), Rabbit Hole (Actor鈥檚 Workshop), Secret Garden (South Carolina Festival of Flowers), I Carry Your Heart (premiere). As an actor, Broadway: Take Me Out, Burn This. National Tour: Girl From The North Country. Off Broadway: The Glorious Ones (Lincoln Center Theatre, original cast recording), Tabletop (Drama Desk Award), Help (Shed), The Baltimore Waltz. Television credits include Law and Order, SVU, Criminal Intent, Guiding Light. He is a graduate OF UNCSA/Drama.
MFA, Carnegie Mellon University



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