Books | Aritcles & Chapters | Plays | Directing | Grants & Awards | College Teaching | Lectures | International Workshops | Administration | Education

BOOKS

An Acrobat of the Heart, a Physical Approach to Acting Inspired by the Work of Jerzy Grotowski, Vintage Books, Random House, NY.	2000
Acting in Present Time, by Paul Binnerts, translator (in progress)	in_progress
Listening to Actors, A Guidebook for Teachers and Directors	in_progress

ARTICLES & CHAPTERS

"Revenge and Forgiveness in Laramie, Wyoming," Psychoanalytic Dialogues	July - August,_2004
"Acting with the Wisdom of our Bodies," in American Acting Techniques Arthur Bartow, ed., Theatre Communications Group, NY.	2006

PLAYS

Exit Interview	2006
The People's Temple, with Leigh Fondakowski Berkeley Rep.	2005
That New Play	2003
The Laramie Project, (Associate Writer) - Emmy nomination	2000
Gross Indecency, The three trials of Oscar Wilde (Dramaturg)	1998
Goin' Downtown, a musical	1997
Rubber Band (Dramaturg), an AIDS play	1996
Eat it Up, a live theater/live TV play (collaboration)	1993
Normal Kansas, an adaptation of Inge's Bus Stop (Dramaturg)	1991
Newspeak	1987
The America Show (with ensemble)	1983
Calamity!, with Suzanne Baxtresser	1982
The Dragon, a musical, from the play by Yevgeny Schwartz	1981
Class, a play, with Jon Lipsky	1976
Brother You're Next, a street musical	1966

DIRECTING

EASTERN UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia
Testimony Project	2006
BARYSHNIKOV ARTS CENTER, New York
Five Aerial Scenes From Troilus and Cressida	2005
THEATER ASOU, Graz and Vienna, Austria
Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung (The Taming of the Shrew)	2004
INNERVIEW PRODUCTIONS
The Quick Fix¸ collaboration	2002
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare	2001
Ad/Diction, collaboration	2000
Troilus and Cressida, Shakespeare	1997
The Same River Once, collaboration	1997
Dream Farm, collaboration	1996
Eat it Up, collaboration	1993
Drugs/Sex/Rock and Roll, collaboration	1990
Transit Mass, collaboration	1988
Ubu Roi, Jarry	1987
DaK THEATER, New York
The Bacchae, Euripides	1991
PRESENT STAGE, Northampton, MA
Handy-Dandy, Gibson	1986
Calamity!, Wangh and Baxtresser	1982
The Dragon, Wangh and Scott	1981
REALITY THEATER, Boston
Master of Ecstasy, Lipsky	1978
Outside the Door, Borchert	1977
Class, Lipsky and Wangh	1976

GRANTS & AWARDS

Will Glickman Playwright Award, Best Play in Bay Area	2005
Faculty Development Grant and Research Challenge Grant, N.Y.U.	2005
Emmy Nomination, The Laramie Project, HBO	2002
N.Y.U. Service Learning Course Development Grant	1999
N.Y.U. Research Challenge Grant	1997
Puffin Foundation, Playwriting Grants	1994 & 1995
American Spanish Joint Committee, Travel/teaching grant	1980
International Communication Agency, Theater/travel grant	1979
Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony, Playwright in residence	1979
APA Award (Boston’s OBIE) Reality Theater	1978

COLLEGE TEACHING

NAROPA UNIVERSITY	2004 - PRESENT
MFA THEATER: CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE VISITING FACULTY Physical Acting Shakespeare scenes and monologues Pedagogy – A practical course for teachers of acting
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	1980 - PRESENT
TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS UNDERGRADUATE DRAMA DEPARTMENT, EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE WING ARTS PROFESSOR Introduction to Physical Acting - Physical scene and character technique. Shakespeare Monologues: Voice, sonnets, verse. Shakespeare Scenes: Scene and character in Shakespeare. Advanced Improvisation: Verbal, physical and musical improvisation. Street Theater: Piece-making in public spaces. Monologues and Audition Technique Playmaking: Self-scripting and group playwriting.
EMERSON COLLEGE, Boston	1976 - 1978
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF DRAMATIC ARTS Modern Dramatic Literature: Büchner to Genet. Freshman Acting: Improvisation, impulse, ensemble. Advanced Acting: Scene and character technique. Playmaking Workshop: Collaborative dramaturgy.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.	1974 - 1979
SKIDMORE SUMMER ACTING INSTITUTE AND WINTER WORKSHOP VISITING FACULTY IN ACTING: MASTER TEACHER Ensemble, voice, physical acting, theater games.

LECTURES

"What Not to Say about 'Truth and Authenticity'" UNDERGRADUATE DRAMA DEPARTMENT, Faculty Retreat Lecture

Spring, 2003

"Spirit and Acting" The Essence of the Actor, DIVERSALOG II, UNDERGRADUATE DRAMA DEPT., NYU (with The Institute of African-American Affairs and the Africana Studies Program)

March, 2003

"Revenge and Forgiveness in Laramie, Wyoming" Guns and Roses: Psychoanalysis and the Culture of Violence: NYU POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS SYMPOSIUM

Spring, 2002

"Acting and Being: A Physical Approach to Being Seen" NATIONAL ASSOC. FOR DRAMA THERAPISTS

Annual Conference 2001

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS

Summer in Bali, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia	2005
Theater ASOU, Graz, Austria	2004
Big Sur Theater Lab, California	2003
Holderness Theater Company, NY - Master Acting Coach	2002
Projekt Theater - Wein/New York, Austria	2000
School for New Dance Development, Netherlands	1997
Grupo Internacional de Teatro, Spain	1980
Stowartszenie Teatralne Gardienece, Poland	1979
Teatro Libre de Bogotá, Colombia	1978
Theater Saperlot, Switzerland	1978

ADMINISTRATION

N.Y.U, TSOA: SCHEEDER PROMOTION COMMITTEE

CHAIR 2006

N.Y.U, TSOA: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

MEMBER 2001-2, CHAIR 2003-4

N.Y.U. - AAUP MEMBERSHIP OFFICER

MEMBERSHIP OFFICER 2000 - 2001

DRAMA DEPTARTMENT CONFERENCE ON PEDAGOGY

COORDINATOR 1999

PRESENT STAGE AND THE ACTOR'S SPACE, NORTHAMPTON, MA

1980 - 1987

CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR of theater company and training program: Artistic administration, fiscal planning, curriculum planning and faculty hiring.

REALITY THEATER, BOSTON, MA

1973 - 1978

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, CO-DIRECTOR OF ACTING TRAINING Budget planning, publicity, production planning, faculty hiring. Reality Theater was twice recipient of the A.P.A. Award. (Boston's OBIE).

NEW YORK FREE THEATER

1968 - 1970

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR of school-touring and street theater company: Playwright, director.

EDUCATION

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, MFA in Directing	1968
Studied with: Jerzy Grotowski, Omar Shapli, Kristin Linklater, Alan Miller, Karl Weber
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, BA cum laude with honors in English	1964