Larry Singer Studios


 

                                                           

 
 
 
  
   
                                                                                        Advancing Actors.
BIOGRAPHIES
LARRY SINGER

Larry Singer is one of the leading acting teachers of his generation. He has been named as one of the top Scene Study and acting teachers over the past 3 years. The Larry Singer Studios was established in 2006. While exploring new methods to support every actor's endeavor to prosper as an artist, Larry’s teaching and the studio uphold the rich traditions of Actors' Training. The Larry Singer Studios is a community of working actors and those committed to pursuing professional careers.

Along with conducting his professional studio classes, Larry is a visiting professor at Muhlenberg College (beginning in 2007) and an adjunct faculty member of the MFA School of the Arts Theatre Program at Columbia University (since 2002). Larry has taught and/or directed at New York University (1992-96, 2007) as part of CAP 21, of which he was a founding board member, AADA (1988-91), AMDA (1990-95) and at The Michael Howard Studios (1989-2006), where he served as Associate Director., He also served as the first Summer Conservatory Director (of which he was the core teacher) and launched a One-Year Conservatory program designed to develop the actor's artistic process as well as provide career training. Other teaching invitations have brought him to Japan and Canada.

Additionally, Larry works as a coach in theatre and for film and television, and is frequently hired by actors to prepare for auditions. He has worked with such rising young stars as Kerry Washington, Anson Mount, Alice Braga, Laura Benanti and Teresa Palmer.

As a Director, he recently directed Josh Billig’s Franklin and in 2011 Outside Sitka. He has directed many productions for various conservatories, staging plays by Shakespeare, Odets, Shaw, Inge, Shanley and Shepard, as well as original works.

As an actor, Larry made his Broadway debut in the comedy GEMINI and worked Off-Broadway as the lead in ANDORA, by Max Frisch. He also worked in various roles at Ensemble Studio Theatre and Circle Rep Lab, as well as in regional theatres, on commercials and television, and in film. In 2006 Larry was a recipient of the Meritorious Service Award for his contributions to peace through culture and education.

JOSIE WHITTLESEY











SCENE STUDY

Josie is an actor, director and acting teacher. She is also the Co-Artistic Director of Human Animals, a New York based theater ensemble dedicated to exploring the idiosyncracies of the human animal. As an actor she has appeared in Shockheaded Peter (Off-Broadway), Hillary (New Georges), Passing Strange (Sundance Theater Lab), Small Claims (IRT Theater), Satisfy Me (Elephant Stages, Los Angeles), Bottle House (workshop-Public Theater, with Sam Shepard), Fran’s Bed (workshop with James Lapine and Mia Farrow). She directed the critically acclaimed middlemen by David Jenkins (Walkerspace Theater) and Dem Chan Hunderstand English, A Play without Subtitles by Susan Kalechi Watson (Studio Tisch). Josie teaches acting at New York University's undergraduate drama program at CAP21 and has an MFA from NYU’s Graduate Acting Program. 

AX NORMAN










VOICE OVER WORKSHOP

Ax Norman is a New York based actor and has worked as a   professional voice-over artist for over 15 years. Ax has   booked scores of jobs from commercials to animated     films.  His commercial clients include a wide range of companies such as Budweiser, GNC, Microsoft, Jockey, Comcast, Samsung, Delta, the Bronx Zoo, DiTech and even Blue Buffalo Holistic Dog Food!  Ax has voiced over 60 audiobooks, and has provided animation voices for the likes of Pokemon, Disney and Pixar, as well as narration for the Whitney Museum, the Four Seasons Hotel, Range Rover, the National Park Service and the American Foundation for the Blind, among others. In addition, Ax has completed hundreds of E-learning and industrial projects for various clients including the U.S. Navy, Northwestern University, the E.P.A., Rubbermaid, and many, many more. Ax is a straight-forward, encouraging teacher who truly knows what it takes to succeed in the vast world of voice-overs, from landing the audition to booking the job.  
TRACY BERSLEY














MOVEMENT

Tracy Bersley received her MFA in directing from Syracuse University, focusing on movement techniques and adaptation & is on faculty at Princeton University.  She has adapted and directed several stories including: Three Incestuous Sisters (CSV) Alice! (Dorset Theater Festival) The Epic of Sunjata (Loft Theatre), The House on Mango Street (Syracuse)Tibet: Through the Red Box, (HERE in conjunction with the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab); lamb of gods, (2000 NYC Fringe Festival); The Awful Rowing Toward God, (Ontological Theatre’s 2002 Blueprint Series); The Anatomy of Touch, (Ontological) Rappaccini’s Daughter (Chashama NYC/Jim Henson Foundation’s Festival).  She has also choreographed original work including: On the Levee, (Lincoln Center, LCT3); Paris Commune with the Civilians (Public Theatre). She has also directed and/or choreographer at Lortel, PS 122, Prospect Theatre, Theatre Works USA, McCarter Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Syracuse Stage, The Acting Co, Juilliard, Yale, NYU grad & ETW, SUNY Purchase, Princeton University, working with such directors as Lear Debessonet, Davis McCallum, Jesse Berger, Pam Berlin, and Steve Cosson. Tracy is also a Drama League Fellow, and member of SDC.


JOE WHITE



PLAYWRITING & THE ACTOR WORKSHOP

Joe graduated Cum Laude from the University of Rhode Island with degrees in English and Theatre.  He has been a very active member of the theatre community in NYC for over 30 years.  He studied acting at The Actors Studio with Ellen Burstyn and with Paul Austin.  Joe has performed at numerous Off-Broadway and Regional Theatres:  The Public Theatre, Lincoln Center, The O'Neill Center and Portland Stage Company, to name a few.  International Theatre travels have taken him to the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland and on a tour of India.  His film and television acting work includes Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorcese, and numerous episodes of T.V.'s Law and Order.  As a Teaching Artist, Joe teaches playwrighting for Manhattan Theatre Club and TDF, and is a volunteer Dramaturge for the 52nd Street Project.  He is a member of "Actors and Writers", a theatre company in the Catskills Mountains of New York.
LILLI WOSK











MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP

Lilli is a Manhattan based vocal coach and music director. She specializes in repertoire selection and audition preparation.  Working with breath and text-based coaching methods, her philosophy of vocal performance is:  breathing first, acting second, singing third, with continual focus on storytelling.  She has worked with many NYC theater companies as music director including the Astoria Performing Arts Center, the New York Theatre Barn, and The Gallery Players.   In addition, Lilli has worked as a general music teacher at Education Through Music and serves as the MD at Beacon High School.
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