Theatrical Resume
THEATRICAL RESUMEOF ROBERT MANISCALCO(SAG AFTRA AEA)
FILM (IMDB)
TELEVISION
Sleepy Hollow
Business, Business
CHARLESTON THEATRE
Vincent John Doe
by Robert Maniscalco
Piccolo Spoletto – City Gallery & Cannon Street Playhouse – Dir. by Barbara Pitcher
Diary of Anne Frank
Mr. Van Daan
Flowertown Players
NEW YORK THEATRE
chamber music by David Greenspan
music) – Dir. Barbara Pitcher
performance/writer/director
DETROIT THEATRE
DIRECTING
TEACHING – Take an acting class or get coaching with Rob
Charleston Southern University
South of Broadway Theatre
Maniscalco Studio
University of Detroit
Grosse Pointe Theatre
Grosse Pointe Theatre Youth on Stage
Grosse Pointe Theatre
Grosse Pointe War Memorial
ACTOR TRAINING:
Graduate – Circle in the Square Professional Acting Workshop (1989-91)Scene Study: Alan Langdon, Michael Moriarity, Olympia Dukakis, Maria Tucci, Lynne Meadow; Shakespeare: Edward Berkeley, John Jones; (Realism) Ibsen/Chekov: John Stix; Styles/Combat: Carole Shelley, Stephen Hollis, B.H. Barry; Method/Techniques: Terese Hayden, Jacqueline Brookes; Movement: Randolyn Zinn, Mina Yakim, Moni Yakim, Nora Kasarda; Voice: Andrea Haring, Lucille Rubin; Speech: Barbara Knowles, K.C. Ligon; Singing/Interp: Joanna Gleason, Wade Russo, Elizabeth Parrish Additional StudyMeisner:Bill Esper, Joel Rooks; NewYork Independant:Mark Lenard, Bill Woodman, Joan See, Barbara Pitcher; University of Detroit: David Regal, Arthur Beer.
EDUCATION:
Wayne State University – Bachelor of Music: Orchestral Performance and Education – 1983
SPECIAL SKILLS & RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Singing, clarinet, conducting, quick sketch artist, courtroom sketching, painting, photography, western riding, combat, driving, impressions, dialects
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