Producer and owner of the Downtown Performing Arts Center (DPAC) Ginny Brennan announced last week that stage director and playwright
Stephen Stahl has joined the faculty of the Lambertville, N.J. based performing arts studio. Stahl joins DPAC as it enters its 2015 fall session set to begin on Monday, September 14.
Internationally renowned writer and director
Stephen Stahl received his early training at The Hedgerow Theatre under
Jasper Deeter and
Rose Schulman, then moved to New York and studied with
Lee Strasberg at the Actor's Studio. His production and directorial credits include over 150 stage shows around the world including a West End production of Lady Day in London which was nominated for an Olivier Award and won a Bay Critics Award and the National Drama Award.
Stahl joins DPAC's faculty which already includes Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre artistic directors
Louis Palena and Jordan Brennan. Both Palena and Brennan has been prominent figures in the region's theatrical scene for the past decade. Along with teaching at DPAC and serving as artistic directors for the Open Air Theatre, both have directed numerous productions at area school districts. Brennan is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in dance. Palena has performed locally and abroad including the Russian cast of 42nd Street. He is also a successful playwright and lyricist having created several successful children's productions for the Open Air Theatre.
When asked about the edition of Stahl to the teaching roster of the Downtown Performing Arts Center, Brennan replied, "We're excited to have an artist of Stephen's caliber join DPAC as an instructor. He's a wonderful edition to our accomplished faculty and our students are sure to benefit from his experiences and insights."
During the 13-week schedule, dance classes in tap, jazz, and improv will join
Stephen Stahl's teen and adult acting classes. Triple Threat classes will be offered designed to improve vocal, acting and dance with an emphasis on Broadway musicals. Additionally, there are offerings for budding performers ages 4-6 to help introduce them to performance and theater.
The Downtown Performing Arts Center's 2015 fall session begins on Monday, September 14 and continues through Friday, December 11. The studio is located at 54 Mt. Airy Village Rd. in Lambertville, N.J. For the complete schedule, fees and more, visit
www.downtownpac.com or call
609-397-3337.
