Bonnie Franklin
Long
Beach Playhouse New Works Festival
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts
Watts
Village Theatre
Deanne Bray
Darby Cahill
Sheldon Epps
Barbara
Gannen
Gai Jones
Deborah
LaFranchi
Elizabeth
Tobias
Granville
Van Dusen
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BARBARA GANNEN teaches
at the renowned Margie Haber Studio and is a Professor
at
Santa Monica
College. Barbara has a BFA in Theater Arts from Ithaca
College and an MA from Hunter College where she honed
her directorial skills under the tutelage of Harold
Clurman of the Group Theater. Barbara has worked as
an actress, director, teacher, and acting coach in
New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Her work with actress
Nicolette Sheridan earned Ms. Sheridan an Emmy nomination.
In addition to her artistic and teaching endeavors,
Barbara was the VP of Development for Bette Midler
during which time the film “BEACHES” was
developed.
Barbara has been a guest lecturer at AFI, USC, and
UCLA’s graduate Writing and Directing programs
and taught seminars for AFTRA and SAG. Last fall Barbara
directed John Pollono’s “THICKER THAN WATER” to
critical acclaim. It was the LA Weekly’s pick
of the week.
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