Education

1994-1997

Yale school of Drama, Yale University. MFA in Acting.

1980-1984

Leningrad State Theater Institute, Russia. BFA in Acting. Diploma with Honor.

Participated in acting workshops conducted by

J. Grotowski, P. Stein, P. Brook, Commedia dell’arte company from Melano.

Teaching

experience

Associate professor of Acting at California State University, Fullerton.

Summer 1997

Instructor in Theater

Harvard University, Stanislavsky Summer School, Cambridge, MA

Taught basic acting, Stanislavsky method.

1993-1994

Adjunct Professor of Theater

University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH

Course instructor in: Introduction to Theater, Beginning Acting, Acting II, Stage Movement and Voice, Directing. Directed students’ productions The Shadow and Pushkin’s Fairy Tales

1991-1993

Instructor in Theater

Muskingum College, New Concord, OH

Course Instructor in: Acting and Directing. Directed Seagull by Chekhov and Characters by V. Shukshin

1989

Lecturer

Independent Academy of Humanities, St. Petersburg, Russia

Taught basic acting, Stanislavsky method

Directing

Axperience

1993   Appalachian Children Theater, New Concord, OH

Directed Alice in Wonderland and Three Little Pigs.

1990   Children’s Theater Studio, St. Petersburg, Russia

Directed Christmas Pageant and Pushkin’s Fairy Tales 

1989   St. Petersburg Salon – Theater, Russia

Headed the Theater and directed The Bedbug by Mayakovsky and Ivanov by Chekhov

Workshops

1993   Bowling Green State University,  Ohio

Conducted acting workshops on Stanislavsky method

1992  Bennington College  Vermont

Conducted acting workshops on Stanislavsky method

1991  Tecumseh Outdoor Drama  Ohio

Conducted workshops on acting and voice

1991   Oswego University  New York

Conducted acting workshops

Awards

1997   Outstanding Actress 1997: Connecticut Critics Circle Award

Herschel Williams Award for outstanding ability;

Yale University

1984 Best Female Actress: Prague International Festival of European Acting Schools