MICHAEL D. ROCK


New York, NY
 
xmrock"at"gmail.com


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•  The Second City Training Center, NYC (2001 – present) – Classes in beginning and advanced improvisation, Ensemble Improvisation(a unique acting/improvisation technique) and performance classes.

•  Marymount Manhattan College; NYC (1995 - present) - Adjunct Professor of Theatre, teaching improvisation, mask/movement and acting classes for both Theatre majors and non-majors.

•  Corporate Trainer (1993 - present) - team-building and brainstorming workshops for HSBC customer services, PwC New Managers, Oxygen Media, and others. Currently working with Performance of a Lifetime as workshop facilitator, imporv role-player and actor.

•  NYU Musical Theatre Program (CAP 21) (2003 - Present) - improvisation classes for New York University Summer Musical Theatre Training Program plus undergraduate master classes.

•  Freestyle Repertory Theatre (1990 - 1999) - Head of Education Dept. for Off-Off-Broadway Theatre Company.  Designed curriculum and taught weekly classes as well as monthly drop-in and weekend intensives in narrative improvisation, character development, scene-work and physicality.

•  Playwright's Horizons Theatre School (1994) - improvisation classes for New York University  Theatre students as part of the first-year acting curriculum.

•  Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College (1991-92) - Eight weeks of daily classes in physical improvisation and clown gag development for professional clowns.

•  Hunter College; Cabrini College; Wesleyan University, Johns Hopkins, et al. - improvisation workshops for Theatre students and students in the resident improvisation groups.

•  Mummenschanz Mask/Movement Workshops (1986-1988; in association with Mummenschanz World Tour.)  – Workshops using neutral masks, character masks and mime in Cairo; Brisbane; Buenos Aires; Philadelphia; San Francisco, and other locations.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
    B. A. in Theatre:  Pennsylvania State University
    Mime/Movement:  Mummenschanz (LeCoq), Tony Montanaro, et al.,  Luciano Brogi (Commedia)
    Improvisation:  TheatreSports, Michael Gellman, The Second City; Chicago City Limits.
    Dance:  Lynn Simonson et. al., Dance Space Inc.(NYC)
    
    Additional training in:  Juggling, Clowning, Stage Combat, Stilts, Voice (solo & Choral ).

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Performing, Directing & Writing resumes available

References on request