Peter Frisch - Teaching Artist
Peter Frisch - Peter has directed over 160 productions in New York and
regional theatre and produce 160 hours of network television. He has
been executive Director of The Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara, Producing
Director of the Hyde Park Festival Theatre, NY., Resident Director with the
Berkshire Theatre Festival and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and
Artistic Director of American Playwrights Theatre in Washington D.C.
In Los Angeles, Mr. Frisch served as Producer of The Young and the
Restless for CBS and Fox Network's "Tribes." His macabre comedy,
"Deadication," won the "Best of the Fest" award at the Seattle Film
Festival. Peter's work has received the Joseph Jefferson, Outer Circle
and Helen Hayes Awards. His Play "American Dreams," co-authored with
Studs Terkel, has played in New York and all over the U.S. and Canada.
As a nationally recognized teacher and coach, he served as Head of the
prestigious Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and held faculty posts at
The Juilliard School, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard University, Boston and
Cal Arts. Currently, he runs The Frisch Approach hosting acting classes in Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks and Santa Barbara.
Peter Frisch - Peter has directed over 160 productions in New York and
regional theatre and produce 160 hours of network television. He has
been executive Director of The Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara, Producing
Director of the Hyde Park Festival Theatre, NY., Resident Director with the
Berkshire Theatre Festival and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and
Artistic Director of American Playwrights Theatre in Washington D.C.
In Los Angeles, Mr. Frisch served as Producer of The Young and the
Restless for CBS and Fox Network's "Tribes." His macabre comedy,
"Deadication," won the "Best of the Fest" award at the Seattle Film
Festival. Peter's work has received the Joseph Jefferson, Outer Circle
and Helen Hayes Awards. His Play "American Dreams," co-authored with
Studs Terkel, has played in New York and all over the U.S. and Canada.
As a nationally recognized teacher and coach, he served as Head of the
prestigious Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and held faculty posts at
The Juilliard School, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard University, Boston and
Cal Arts. Currently, he runs The Frisch Approach hosting acting classes in Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks and Santa Barbara.
