Faculty

Martha Wollner is a multi-discipline artist - teacher. She is a proud member of NYC LAByrinth Theatre Company, AEA, SAG/AFTRA,  Dramatist Guild and New York Women in Film. Wollner holds a BFA in Theatre and has studied with iconic teachers Uta Hagen, Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, Howard Guskin and Alan Arkin.  She has taught Acting Technique and Scene study for both stage and camera, Entrepreneurial /Business Skills for the Performer, Auditioning and Devised Theatre in University and studio classrooms.  She has cast for the stage, film, and all forms of broadcast media. Projects featuring her work as a Story Producer and Casting Director have earned Academy Award nominations, Emmy/ DuPont / GLADD / Cleo Awards, and national/international 'Best of Festival' awards. Her acting and direction have won four star reviews in Edinburgh Fringe Festival, NY Solo and Fringe Festivals and have been featured in national tours of Ireland and the UK. She is proud to have performed in developmental workshops with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Wollner has developed a technique, Writing On Your Feet, for actors who desire to create original  content using core acting skills to bring story to the page.