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Howard Meyer's Acting Program
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Howard Meyer |
Howard Meyer is a playwright, director and founding Artistic Director of Axial Theatre and Howard Meyer's Acting Program. Howard’s plays include The Kiss, All That’s Fair, The Contract, (co-created with playwright Linda Giuliano, and the Axial company) Twenty, Lost in Paradise, AngelBeast, Cherrie & Jerry and the monologue, Calculus. Productions of AngelBeast and Cherrie & Jerry at Axial Theatre have both received critical acclaim (Gannett). Lost in Paradise has been optioned for a motion picture. Howard’s most recent plays: Radiance was read at the Hudson Valley Writers’ Center in October, 2010. WELCOME, This is a Neighborhood Watch Community was read at The Hudson Valley Writers’ Center, The Barrow Group, and Naked Angels’ Tuesdays at 9 (2008-2009), and was presented in November 2010 at Axial in November, 2010 directed by Drama Desk award-winner, Josh Hecht. The production featured LABrynth Theater Company co-founder, David Deblinger, and Emmy-nominated actor, Jon Lindstrom. Howard’s directorial assignments include the NYC premiere of Athol Fugard’s original text of Hello and Goodbye (New York Theatre Workshop, Rattlestick Playwright’s Theatre, co-produced by Kevin Spacey), the original workshop of Craig Wright’s The Pavilion (Playwright Center), Adam Rapp’s Train Story, Linda Giuliano’s The Last Delivery and his own Cherrie & Jerry and Lost in Paradise (Axial Theatre). He is an inaugural member of the Lincoln Center Theatre Director’s Lab.
In 1994 Howard founded the Acting Program that bears his name and in 1998, co-founded Axial Theatre now in its 12th season developing and presenting new plays in Westchester County, NY. Under his artistic direction, Axial has produced over 40 premieres of one-act and full length plays since the theatre’s inaugural performance in the winter of 2000. For more information about his specific projects, please log on at http://howardmeyer.info.
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 Rachel Jones |
Rachel Jones is a member of Actors' Equity and Screen Actors' Guild. She toured the US and Canada with the first national tour of David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly and has acted in several films and commercials. Rachel was a founding member of New York's Avalon Repertory Theatre where she both acted and directed. She has studied the acting techniques of Sanford Meisner and Uta Hagen. Ms. Jones currently acts with and directs for The Axial Theatre.
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 Melanie Noblit-Gambino |
Melanie Noblit-Gambino holds a B.F.A . in dance / Theatre / Creative Arts Therapy Education and Performance / Choreogaphy from SUNY Purchase. Melanie has a passion for exploring and integrating several multi-traditional and interdisciplinary arts including nature awareness, healing, dance, theater, movement, voice, meditation and spiritual work. Melanie is an Authorized Continuum Movement Teacher. She is also an Ordained Minister of Healing an holds a B.A. in Theology and Sacred Healing. Melanie has been teaching and performing professionally for over 25 years. She has healing practices in New York City and Westchester, NY. Melanie teaches and practices both privately and in art centers and area hospitals.
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Jacob Garrett
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Jacob Garrett White's New York Theatre Acting credits include: Theatre for a New Audience's Julius Caesar, NYSF's Cymbeline, The Barrow Group's Pentecost and The Faithful, The Barrow Group and Theatre at St. Mary's Lobby Hero. Regional Theatre: Old Globe and Goodman Theater's Floyd Collins, New Jersey Rep's Panama, Color of Flesh and Emil, Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati's Keeping the Faith, Howard Meyer's production of Suburbia, International Tour The King and I, Theaterwork's Tour Babes in Toyland. Company member of NJ Rep. Training: BFA '98 in Dramatic Performance from University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM), NYSF Shakespeare Lab, Howard Meyer's first acting student, The Barrow Group. Co-Artistic Director of Theatre at St. Mary's. Director of Barrow Group and Theatre at St. Mary's Medal of Honor Rag. Beginning October 2006, Jacob will conduct a monthly Audition Workshop series on Thurdsay nights.
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Heather Nicolson |
Heather Nicolson has been lucky to work with creative learners, ages 2-80, as both a teacher and director, and is in a state of constant admiration at the bravery put forth by each and every one of them. Heather has taught with the Denver Center Theatre Company, both as an on-sight teaching artist, and as an artist in the field, going into schools and being part of hands-on theatre programs including the reknown, Living History program (An engaging multi-day performance and workshop presented in high schools), and Educational programming for Elementary-aged students. Heather also helped co-design a program in Colorado for highly at-risk high school students, using theatre as an original mouthpiece to voice their social presence and concerns. Though she enjoys teaching all ages, she especially loves the energy and minds of middle-school and high school-aged students. Having earned her secondary teaching license 3 years ago, she is constantly amazed by the originality, creativity, honesty, and authenticity of these students, and sees theatre as an ideal vehicle to encourage them to understand the power and importance of finding and using their own voice.
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Ryan Shams
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Ryan is a working actor in theater, film, and television. In May he will be playing Ramin in MAHIDA'S EXTRA KEY TO HEAVEN, written by Russell Davis at the Playwrights' Theatre of New Jersey. On April 6th you can see Ryan in a scene opposite Vincent D'Onofrio in LAW & ORDER:CRIMINAL INTENT. Upcoming film credits include featured roles in SALT (starring Angelina Jolie and Liev Schreiber) and THE LAST AIRBENDER (directed by M. Night Shyamalan, starring Dev Patel). Other TV credits: LAW & ORDER (original series), AS THE WORLD TURNS, and CSI:NY. Regional Theater: Swiss Cheese in MOTHER COURAGE (La Jolla Playhouse, dir. Lisa Peterson), Aramis in THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Seattle Rep, dir. Kyle Donnelly), and Jesus Christ and Stephen Hawking in END DAYS (Vineyard Playhouse). Ryan has studied physical theater and clown with Pierre Byland at The Burlesk Center in Switzerland and with Christopher Bayes (Head of Movement, Yale School of Drama). Ryan has a BA from Columbia University and was a two-time Junior National Fencing Champion. He is currently the head Epee Fencing Coach at The Horace Mann School, teaches the Movement program at the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts, and teaches Improv and Movement at Howard Meyer's Acting School, Pleasantville, New York. He also practices Ashtanga yoga and recently received his 200-RYT teaching certification from Yoga Sutra in New York City.
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