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Brian McManamon is an actor, teacher and acting coach in New York City. He received a 2010 New York Innovative Theatre Award nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance in It or Her at P.S. 122. In New York, Brian has worked with MCC Theater, The Ensemble Studio Theater, Youngblood, P.S. 122, Target Margin Theater, Theater Breaking Through Barriers, the BE Company and is an ongoing member of The Playground acting company at the Lark Play Development Center. Internationally, Brian traveled to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival performing in the world premiere of Pulitzer prize nominee Rolin Jones' play The Jammer which received the festival's top prize, the Fringe First Award. He toured to Zagreb, Croatia with the critically acclaimed company Theater Breaking Through Barriers, a company of sighted, visually impaired and blind actors. Brian received a scholarship to attend the British American Drama Academy (B.A.D.A.) at Oxford University where he worked with Caryl Churchill on her opera Hotel: Eight Rooms and She Bit Her Tongue both directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Brian has played leading roles at regional theaters around the country including the title role in Hamlet at Burning Coal Theater and well as roles at Yale Rep, the New Repertory Theater, The Yale Cabaret, Boston Playwrights' Theater, Provincetown Theater Company, Capital Rep and others. Brian serves on the acting faculties of The National Theater Institute (NTI) at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and The Powerhouse Apprentice Training Program at Vassar College. Brian has a BFA in acting from the School for Theater at Boston University and a MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama.

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Tepper Semester Hosts 2024 Free Workshops For Drama Students Across The Country


Syracuse University Drama's Tepper Semester has opened up a series of free workshops to undergraduate students from any college or university.

Photos: People's Light Presents Bess Wohl's GRAND HORIZONS


People's Light presents Grand Horizons—Bess Wohl’s 2020 Tony Award Nominee for Best Play—onstage August 3-28. See photos from the production.

People's Light Presents Bess Wohl's GRAND HORIZONS Next Month


People's Light presents Grand Horizons—Bess Wohl's 2020 Tony Award Nominee for Best Play—onstage August 3-28. Grand Horizons is a hilarious, heartbreaking commentary on marriage, family, and the wisdom that comes with age—or not.

Sara Holdren Announced As Artistic Director Of Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford


Sara Holdren has been named as the Artistic Director of Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford. SA@S a six-week summer theater program that uniquely combines rigorous training, ensemble collaboration, and the opportunity to rehearse and perform two Shakespeare plays in repertory on the grounds of the iconic American Festival Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Connecticut.

Shakespeare Academy At Stratford Kicks Off Fifth Season


On June 21st, the Shakespeare Academy at Stratford kicked off its fifth season by welcoming fourteen young actors to Stratford. Coming from as close as New York City and as far as Singapore and Mexico, the group was selected from a record number of applicants to spend six weeks training and performing on the property that once housed the American Shakespeare Festival Theater.

Photo Flash: Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford's MEASURE FOR MEASURE Preps for Sunday Opening


Shakespeare Academy @ Startford's Artistic Director Brian McManamon invites the public to attend free public performances of Measure for Measure and The Tempest in rotating repertory on the grounds of The Shakespeare American Festival Theater from July 29th-August 6th. McManamon will direct Measure for Measure, which opens July 30th at 8:00 p.m. and Guest Director Jessi D. Hill will direct The Tempest, which opens on July 29th at 6:30 p.m.

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford's THE TEMPEST Opens This Today


The town of Stratford is alive again with the sound of Shakespeare. Fourteen college students from around the United States and abroad began classes June 26 as part of the fourth season of the Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford (SA@S). Founded by Stratford-based charity The Mighty Quinn Foundation, the theater training program has been in residence on the grounds of Shakespeare theater property for the past six weeks and their first performance of The Tempest is this Today night at 6:30 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek below!

The Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford Presents its 4th Season: THE TEMPEST and MEASURE FOR MEASURE


The town of Stratford is alive again with the sound of Shakespeare. Fourteen college students from around the United States and abroad began classes June 26 as part of the fourth season of the Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford (SA@S). Founded by Stratford-based charity The Mighty Quinn Foundation, the theater training program will be in residence on the grounds of Shakespeare theater property for six weeks this summer.

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford's THE TEMPEST Opens This Saturday


The town of Stratford is alive again with the sound of Shakespeare. Fourteen college students from around the United States and abroad began classes June 26 as part of the fourth season of the Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford (SA@S). Founded by Stratford-based charity The Mighty Quinn Foundation, the theater training program has been in residence on the grounds of Shakespeare theater property for the past six weeks and their first performance of The Tempest is this Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek below!

The Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford Presents its 4th Season: THE TEMPEST and MEASURE FOR MEASURE


The town of Stratford is alive again with the sound of Shakespeare. Fourteen college students from around the United States and abroad began classes June 26 as part of the fourth season of the Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford (SA@S). Founded by Stratford-based charity The Mighty Quinn Foundation, the theater training program will be in residence on the grounds of Shakespeare theater property for six weeks this summer.

Photo Flash: HAMILTON's Bryan Terrell Clark and More Support Shakespeare Academy at Stratford


The Mighty Quinn Foundation hosted Shakespeare and Champagne, a fundraising benefit for the Shakespeare Academy at Stratford, on May 15 at Ars Nova in New York City. Jenn Harris (Gayby, New York is Dead) hosted the event. Bryan Terrell Clark, who currently plays George Washington in the Tony Award winning musical Hamilton was among the evening's special guests. Scroll down for photos from the event!

Stars Align for SHAKESPEARE AND CHAMPAGNE Benefit at Ars Nova


The Mighty Quinn Foundation invites the public to attend Shakespeare and Champagne, a fundraising benefit for the Shakespeare Academy at Stratford, on May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Ars Nova in New York City.

The Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford Seeking Members for 2017 Ensemble


The Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford is a six-week theater and performance program that uniquely combines the study of Shakespeare's text, contemporary ensemble training, and the opportunity to rehearse and perform in two of Shakespeare's plays in repertory.

Mabou Mines and Trick Saddle Stage IMAGINING THE IMAGINARY INVALID at La MaMa Tonight


A classic Mabou Mines feat is to take a theatrical classic, reimagine it from top to bottom, then turn it inside out; the result is a production so spanking new that the original gleams with fresh and unexpected relevance. The tradition continues in a collaboration with Trick Saddle and the 45-year old company. The two companies combine forces in the world premiere of 'Imagining the Imaginary Invalid,' inspired by 'The Imaginary Invalid,' Moliere's piercing satiric take on the pretension, gullibility and vulnerability of we poor mortals. Presented by La MaMa, a production of Mabou Mines and Trick Saddle, the play runs January 21-February 7 at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre.

BWW Review: Esperance's TWELFTH NIGHT Christmasifies the Access Theater


Tempests, tricks, and twin antics are told surprisingly well in an early 20th century Christmas party setting In Esperance Theatre Company's inaugural production of Twelfth Night, solidifying the title's setting on the twelfth day of Christmas.

Mabou Mines and Trick Saddle to Stage IMAGINING THE IMAGINARY INVALID at La MaMa This Winter


A classic Mabou Mines feat is to take a theatrical classic, reimagine it from top to bottom, then turn it inside out; the result is a production so spanking new that the original gleams with fresh and unexpected relevance. The tradition continues in a collaboration with Trick Saddle and the 45-year old company. The two companies combine forces in the world premiere of 'Imagining the Imaginary Invalid,' inspired by 'The Imaginary Invalid,' Moliere's piercing satiric take on the pretension, gullibility and vulnerability of we poor mortals. Presented by La MaMa, a production of Mabou Mines and Trick Saddle, the play runs January 21-February 7 at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre.

Esperance Theater Company Presents TWELFTH NIGHT, Now thru 12/20


Esperance Theater Company is proud to present their inaugural, original production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at Access Theater. Separated on the same foreign coast by a tempest-tossed sea, twins Viola and Sebastian begin a complex (while often comical) journey of hope, survival, and above all - love. Directed by Ryan Quinn, Twelfth Night will run tonight, December 10-20, 2015.

Esperance Theater Company to Present TWELFTH NIGHT, 12/10-20


Esperance Theater Company is proud to present their inaugural, original production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at Access Theater.  Separated on the same foreign coast by a tempest-tossed sea, twins Viola and Sebastian begin a complex (while often comical) journey of hope, survival, and above all - love. Directed by Ryan Quinn, Twelfth Night will run December 10-20, 2015.

BWW Exclusive: Advice to Theatermakers from the National Theater Institute Faculty


Today, for RISK AGAIN!, the NTI and NMTI spring 2015 ensemble share words of wisdom they have recently received from teachers at the National Theater Institute.

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