Teachers
Ezra Barnes is a teacher, actor, and director. He has performed Off-Broadway with the Mint and Pearl Theater Companies, with numerous regional theaters and been featured on Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Bored to Death, As the World Turns, and in the feature films Joshua and Once More With Feeling. A Shakespearean expert, he founded Connecticut’s Shakespeare on the Sound, considered one of the premier outdoor classical theaters in the area, and served as its Artistic Director for 14 years. A longtime Brooklyn resident and parent, Ezra has taught theater for young people at Saint Ann’s School, the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, Poly Prep, and Piper Theatre. www.ezrabarnes.com
Gloria Biegler (Co-Teacher, High School Teen Actors Workout & Audition Prep) has appeared on Broadway with the likes of Nathan Lane and Hal Holbrook, in numerous regional theaters, and on television. She has taught at the graduate level for the National Theatre Conservatory, and taught and directed young actors at the Geva Summer Academy in Rochester.
Christine Siracusa (Co-Teacher, The Play's the Thing (Friday class) is a founding member of Brooklyn’s Brave New World Rep and has performed extensively in musicals at regional theaters as well. She has taught young actors at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange and choreographed eight musicals for Red Bank Catholic High.
Ezra Barnes in the film Joshua.