Amy McDonald Morrison (SAG/AFTRA, AEA) has been a stage and film actor for the past 30
years.
TV credits include, DELILAH, LITTLE AMERICA, THE DETOUR, LOUIE. Film credits,
JOE SOMEBODY, AUTISTIC LICENSE and she has performed in productions in many regional
theaters including The Guthrie Theater, Portland Stage Company, Pennsylvania Center Stage, Indiana Repertory Theater, Sacramento Center Stage, The Jungle Theater, The Mixed Blood Theater, The History Theater, The Cricket Theater, The Illusion Theater, The Caldwell Theater Company and The Williamstown Theater Festival.
Amy has also been a teaching artist/professor the entirety of her acting career. She is currently
on the theater faculty of Fairleigh Dickinson University. Other University positions include
professorships at NYU’s Graduate Acting Program and Brooklyn College (CUNY) MFA Acting.
She was on the faculty at St Paul College and SPCPA in St Paul.
She holds an MFA in Acting from NYU and a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Music from The
University of Iowa.
TEACHING STATEMENT:
“Through workshops and personal coaching, I use mask to heighten the artist’s intention, strengthen instincts, gain awareness of unconscious habits and make clear choices to tell a story.”
BIO:
Richard Dent is a New York City based actor and artist. After graduating from Juilliard, he started to follow his curiosity about mask work. Since then he has begun to learn the craft of mask construction in plaster, latex, and most recently leather. He builds customized masks for various artists in the United States. Richard studied under Moni Yakim, Head of Movement, Juilliard Drama Division, and Christopher Bayes, Head of Movement, Yale School of Drama, in Clown as well as Commedia dell’Arte. He continues to work with and assist Orlando Pabotoy, NYU New Studio, in advanced mask work including neutral, character and Commedia dell’Arte. He has assisted with masks at Juilliard and has participated in a mask making workshop instructed by the renowned Sartori Family. Richard is thrilled to have the opportunity to develop his work at HB Studio. Acting credits include THE SNOW QUEEN for Portland Stage Company, LORD OF THE FLIES for Barrington Stage, as well as workshops and readings with McCarter Theatre, CSC, Hartford Stage, The Acting Company, Berkshire Playwrights Lab, New York Theater Workshop, The Signature Center, Peter Pucci Plus Dancers, and The Artigiani Troupe.