Robert Verlaque

Robert has been a professional actor, director, teacher and writer for over 40 years. As an actor Robert has extensive film, television and theatre credits and national commercials as well as directing credits in New York, Toronto, and regional theatre. New York directing credits include Labyrinth Theatre Co., Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Acorn Theatre Co., Circle Rep East, The Shooting Gallery, and The Actors Studio, among others. In 2012, Robert directed the premiere of John Patrick Shanley's Jealous at the Labyrinth Theatre Co. Notable New York productions include Shaw's You Never Can Tell, Wycherley's The Country Wife, Dancing at Llughnasa, The Trojan Women, Phaedra (The Public Theatre/Potters Field Co.), The Art of Dining, Magic Time, The Shadow Box, Rivers and Ravines, Feydeau's A Cat Among the Pigeons, and A Flea in Her Ear. He assisted Pam Berlin on Elm Circle for Playwrights Horizons, and the late Gerry Guttierez on Terra Nova. Robert is a produced playwright and screenwriter, with plays produced in NY, San Diego and Toronto. Robert received of B.A. from Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland, then graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NY. He is a founding member of the award-winning Articulate Theatre Co, NY. Among the many talents he has been fortunate to work with are Christopher Plummer, Mike Nichols, William H. Macy, William Hurt, Harvey Keitel, Cybill Shepard, Mary Louise Parker, Christopher Walken, Stanley Tucci, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, among others. He previously was on the faculty of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Ensemble Studio Theatre Institute , TSchreiber Studio in New York, as well as Equity Showcase Theatre in Toronto. In demand as a teacher and private coach, he teaches in Toronto, Los Angeles and New York.