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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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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 糖心视频logo of Dramatic Art, and Studio New York
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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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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听补苍诲听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

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 糖心视频logo. 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

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

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 糖心视频logo, 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 糖心视频logo 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 糖心视频logo 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

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 糖心视频logo 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

MFA, Ohio State University

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AOS, 糖心视频logo; 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

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 糖心视频logo 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 糖心视频logo 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 糖心视频logo; 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

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