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Our Teachers
Amanda Hennessey -Â Co-Founder, Teacher
Amanda received her MFA in Acting from the Actors Studio Drama School at the New School in NYC. She was Co-Founder of Boston Acting Classes with her husband, Art, and taught acting there for two decades. She also taught at Boston University's Film School, the New York Film Academy, and privately.
She studied with Upright Citizens Brigade, Jack Plotnick, Karen Kohlhaas, Matthew Bonifacio, Josh Pais and at The Barrow Group in New York City.
Amanda has performed on stage, in films, industrials, voice-overs and commercials. Her film projects include Rubberneck (with Alex Karpovsky of HBO's Girls) that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and Off Season, which premiered at the Woods Hole Film Festival.
One of her favorite stage roles was playing Lois Lane from the 50s in the Superheroine Monologues. All I wanted was for Superman to marry me! (Is that too much to ask?) Fun fact: Art played Clark and Superman.
Amanda is also the founder of San Diego Public Speaking. Her mission is to empower people to actually enjoy sharing their work or thoughts with others in a compelling way.
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If you are interested in coaching for Public Speaking you can learn more about how Amanda can help you by clicking the logo!
Art Hennessey - Co-Founder, Teacher
Art is an actor, director and award-winning playwright
He was Co-Founder of Boston Acting Classes with his wife, Amanda, and taught acting there for two decades.
Art has performed on stage and in a variety of commercials, movies, television shows and short films. His most recent television appearance was in the Hulu show Castle Rock.
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He created and performed a one man show called Tales and Ales, which became one of the most popular nighttime events in Salem, MA during the Halloween season for ten years.
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For over 25 years, he performed in a variety of roles in the long-running Trolley Christmas Carol including Fezziwig, Bob Cratchit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, Old Joe, Jacob Marley and more.
Art's play I GO SOLO was nominated for Best New Play of 2003 by the Independent Reviewers of New England. He was nominated for the same honor again in 2005 as part of a team of writers who created Europhochylus, Massachusetts. Art has also been a Finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville's National Ten Minute Play competition for his plays TRUMPETER, STAGEY READING and BAG OF BONES. TRUMPETER also won Best Play as part of the Arlington Friends of the Drama Short Takes Festival in 2004.
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Art was the founder of Essayons Theater Company which produced cutting edge theater in the Boston area for years.
Art also taught New Media Journalism at Emerson College and has taught playwriting at the the Boston Center for Adult Education.
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More about Art here.
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Amanda and Art in The Superheroine Monologues by John Kuntz and Rick Park at Company One Theater in Boston.