Lester Shane
Biography
Personal Quote
"To engage in possibility, with rigor, compassion and integrity..."
Faculty Bio
Lester’s many directing credits,range from Shakespeare to premieres. He wrote for Biography, AMC and Discovery .His one-man show, Mortal Coil, in which he portrays thirteen characters in a hospice, played across the country and in Oslo under his direction. Lester works extensively as a speech and dialects coach.
Courses Taught
Past Courses
PAAT 131: Vocal Production I for the BFA
PAAT 231: Voice and Speech I for the BFA
PAAT 232: Voice & Speech II for the BFA
PAAT 232: Voice and Speech II for the BFA
PAAT 333: Speech III
PAAT 333: Speech III for BFA in Acting
THR 255: Speech for the Stage
THR 256: Speech for the Stage II
THR 355: Dialects for the Stage
Professional Contributions and Service
Media Contributions
Stage [Other], July2019
Directed world premiere of Head First, a play by Dennis Bush at New York's Fresh Fruit Festival
Stage [Other], July2019
Appeared in The Wall, a reading with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
Professional Memberships
- Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
- Voice and Speech Trainers Association
- Actors Equity Association
- Screen Actors Guild