Acting

 David Newer has been working as an actor in the theater for over 25 years. He has worked extensively in both New York and Los Angeles, as well as regionally. Some of his credits include Carry the Tiger to the Mountain, Pan Asian Repertory Company; Gun Club, Cherry Lane Theatre; Parker Family Circus, Texas Homos, Abingdon Theatre Company; Dinner With Friends, Rounding Third, The Public Theatre, Auburn, ME; Split Second, Crossroads Theatre Company; Down the Road, Tiffany Theatre; Italian American Reconciliation, American Renegade Theatre.

 He has appeared in numerous films, soaps, and on television, most recently on Law & Order. He played the leading role in Performance Anxiety, winner of the Prix De La Critique (Critic’s Choice) for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival. He appears in a principal role in The Legacy, a feature film shot in Los Angeles.

Directing

 David’s directing credits include, Eden End, North Carolina School of the Arts; The Blue Room, The Last Supper, Asolo Conservatory/Florida State University; The Dumb Waiter, Ward Studio, New York, NY; Orphans, Chelsea Arts; Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, The Producer’s Club; Mary MacGregor, The Neighborhood Playhouse; Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Teaching

 David is currently on the Acting faculty in the Theatre Arts (BFA) Program at the University of the Arts, in Philadelphia. He has taught acting at North Carolina School of the Arts, the Asolo Conservatory/Florida State University, Rutgers University’s Summer Acting Conservatory, Fordham University, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. He also teaches privately at his own studio in New York, and has spent eight summers teaching a Meisner workshop in the Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Summer Conference in Lexington, NY. David holds an MFA in Acting from Rutgers University.

Education

 MFA in Acting – Rutgers University
BA in Theatre (Acting) – University of California,
Santa Barbara

Awards

 Leading role in Performance Anxiety, winner of the Prix De La Critique (Critic’s Choice) for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival.
 Drama Logue Award for his portrayal of Paul Granger in Hot l Baltimore at the Actor’s Alley Theatre, Los Angeles.
 Best Direction nomination for his direction of The Blue Room at the Asolo Conservatory, SARASOTA Magazine, Sarasota, FL.

Acknowledgments

 I would like to thank my teachers through the years whose brilliant instruction and wisdom have enabled me to pass this work on. They include William Esper, Maggie Flanigan, Deborah Hedwall, and Greg Zittel.