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Anthony is the Artistic Director of the Bova Actors Workshop and Ionica Theater based in Times Square New York. As the exclusive New York instructor of the Eric Morris System, Anthony teaches nation wide and is now global with workshops in Europe and Asia. Anthony is frequently requested to assist the actor on movie sets or the stage and takes much pride in having a reputation in producing highly skilled actors. This past year Anthony created a new training offering: the Actors and Artists Goal-Setting Intensive in which he trains the actor how to indentify their career goals and then create a personalized formula in obtaining their goals. Prior to founding the Bova Actors Workshop, Anthony was on staff at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, HB Studios, and the New York Film Academy.
Anthony has worked in Television, Film and Stage. A few of his credits include "Reading Rainbow" with Levar Burton, "the Emperors Club" directed by Michael Hoffman with Kevin Kline and Patrick Dempsey, and the National Tour of "Cats".
Anthony also runs an executive coaching company, Bova Communication System, where he trains executives how communicate more authentically.
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Eric Morris is one of the most controversial and exciting acting coaches in the history of American theater. With his unique approach to acting from a BEING place, he is revolutionizing the concept of performance.
Eric Morris began his involvement in theater at Northwestern University, where he graduated with a degree in Dramatic Arts. His acting career of over one hundred Equity plays, twenty major motion pictures, fifty network television episodes, and running roles on two syndicated TV series led him on a search for new and workable acting techniques.
His inherent passion for truth has resulted in the development of a process of work that is very specific in exploring the origins of individual talent and that encourages each actor's unique statement.
Eric's techniques are rooted in the Method, yet they distinctly represent his own approach, placing him among the most recognized acting coaches in the country. His books, No Acting Please, Being & Doing, Irreverent Acting, Acting From the Ultimate Consciousness, and Acting, Imaging & The Unconscious are used in colleges, universities, and private schools all over the world. Coming Soon: The Diary of A Professional Experiencer (An Autobiographical Journey into the Evolution of an Acting System).
Eric Morris lives and teaches in Los Angeles but also travels regularly to New York and other cities around the country to conduct workshops. He has founded the American New Theater, a company of bi-coastal actors who have a common approach to acting and a common goal of carrying that approach into theater and film.
John has studied The Eric Morris System for over 20 years. He was fortunate enough to study with Eric when he had regular New York City classes. As an actor, John has appeared in film, television and theater.
He has worked as a director and assisted in the casting process on various projects. Most recently he was the acting coach for the Bova Actors Workshop Film Intensive. “The fulfillment of seeing an actor have a breakthrough and applying this process in a work environment is both exciting and inspiring to me”.
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Dana is the Director of Youth Education Dvision at the Bova Actors Workshop. She holds her Masters in Educational Theatre K-12 and English Education 7-12 from New York University. She has her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Currently Dana teaches Musical Theatre and International Baccalaureate English at Gramercy Arts High School. She has also worked in Ireland at Maghaberry Prison teaching Shakespeare to maximum security prisoners, as well as homeless shelters in Belfast using Augusto Boal Theatre Techniques. Dana has been a student of the Bova Actors Studio since 2004 and has been working with Anthony Vincent Bova as a student and a facilitator. She believes this work is the foundation for all truthful moments on stage and implements this work with her own students.
Dana has worked professionally in the industry before pursuing her Masters in Education, and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. She continues to perform when time allows. Recent credits include The Battery's Down and Time To Fly. For more information please check out www.danakraft.com.
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