Greg Natale Greg has been a theatre professional for twenty-five years. As an actor of stage, film and television in Buffalo, New York City and Los Angeles, Greg has been a member of all three acting unions (SAG-AFTRA-AEA). This past theatre season he played the role of “Bob Ewell” (The bad guy.) in To Kill a Mockingbird at the Studio Arena Theatre. Greg has also been a Producer of stage, independent film and television. Over the past thirteen years, between Los Angeles and Buffalo, Greg has predominantly directed for the theatre, and is currently a Director in Residence with both the Irish Classical Theatre Company (Buffalo, NY) and the Jewish Repertory Theatre (Buffalo, NY). This fall will mark Greg’s tenth year teaching at the State University of New York at Buffalo’s, Department of Theatre & Dance. He has been the instructor for Meisner Technique 1&2 as well as: Advanced Scene Study-Meisner, Advanced Scene Study-American Contemporary Theatre, Advanced Scene Study-Sam Shepard; David Mamet; John Guare, Audition Techniques, Directing 2-Directing Actors (MAH Program), Improvisation, Intro to Acting 1&2, and American Theatre Performance Workshop. Greg has also coached individual students on monologue and scene preparation for: graduate schools, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, League of Resident Theatres, University Resident Theatre Association, Straw Hat as well as a variety of summer stock and local professional theatre auditions. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Greg has directed classroom, student and department productions. In Los Angeles, Greg spent two years as the Meisner Technique Workshop instructor for the Most Excellent Theatre Company. Also while in Los Angeles Greg was co-founder of Sanctuary Films, which produced and released the independent feature film The Last Fair Deal. At the G r e g N a t a l e A c t i n g S t u d i o the acting method that will be studied is the Meisner Technique. This method was developed by Sanford Meisner of the Group Theatre (1931-1941) and then perfected by Meisner over the next five decades at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Meisner Training • 2 year Meisner Technique with Greg Zittel – Independent Studios (Greenwich Village, NY) See: “The Actor's Guide to Qualified Acting Coaches: New York”, by Larry Silverberg • Meisner based Scene Study with Phil Gushee – Phil Gushee Studio (New York, NY) See: “The Actor's Guide to Qualified Acting Coaches: New York”, by Larry Silverberg • Meisner based Scene Study with Wynn Handman – Wynn Handman Studio (New York, NY) Founder: The American Place Theater Awards & Honors (Plays listed below were under the direction of Greg Natale) The Sisters Rosensweig 2007 Artie Award - Best Play The Birthday Party 2007 Best Local Theater Production – Artvoice Best of Buffalo Good 2006 Best Locally Generated Production Runner-up – Buffalo Spree Magazine Best of WNY 2005 University at Buffalo – Career Services Certificate of Recognition, Division of Student Affairs The Price 2005 Artie Award nominee Best Ensemble in a Play The Chosen 2004 Artie Award nominee Best Play 2002 and 2005 University at Buffalo Honors Program – Special Request Honors Instructor Directing Credits Buffalo, NY IRISH CLASSICAL THEATRE COMPANY (Director in Residence) Ah Wilderness by Eugene O’Neill (January 2009) The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter Good by C.P. Taylor Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee The 1940’s Radio Hour by Walton Jones A Child's Christmas in Wales Adaptation of Dylan Thomas’ Short Story THE JEWISH REPERTORY THEATRE (Director in Residence) Awake and Sing by Clifford Odets (December 2008) The Sisters Rosensweig by Wendy Wasserstein Good by C.P. Taylor The Price by Arthur Miller The Chosen by Chiam Potok STUDIO ARENA THEATRE (in association with The Cleveland Playhouse) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Assistant Director to Seth Gordon, Associate Artistic Director, Cleveland Playhouse SHAKESPEARE IN DELAWARE PARK Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare CURTAIN CALL PRODUCTIONS Mass Appeal by Bill C. Davis It's a Wonderful Life Stage Adaptation Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley UNIVERSITY at BUFFALO The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Rumors by Neil Simon The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder American Airborne by Doug Delaney The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare ST. MARY’S SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (Drama & Theatrical Advisor) Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie (Drama & Theatrical Advisor) The Wiz Music & Lyrics: Charlie Smalls / Book: William F. Brown Los Angeles MOST EXCELLENT THEATRE COMPANY American Airborne by Doug Delaney Strawberry Preserves by Lee Hilhelm Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar and Grill by Bruce Graham (Co-director) Men Without Dates by Jane Willis The Big Farewell by Scott Williams New York City WORKING STAGES THEATRE COMPANY American Airborne by Doug Delaney G r e g N a t a l e A c t i n g S t u d i o Meisner Technique Scene Study Private Coaching Training for actors serious about their craft
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