MARK ZELLER AND DANA ZELLER-ALEXIS ARE A NEW YORK BASED THEATRE TEAM WHOSE ARTISTRY IN ACTING, WRITING, DIRECTING AND PERFORMING HAVE LED THEM TO BROADWAY, OFF BROADWAY, REGIONAL THEATRE AND UNIVERSITY THEATRE PRODUCTION, TRAINING, WRITING AND PERFORMANCE.
AS PRODUCERS OF THE LONG RUNNING 78th STREET THEATRE LAB, THE ZELLERS HAVE PRODUCED HUNDREDS OF NEW PLAYS AND REVIVALS. THEIR TEACHING AND WORKSHOP PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE TECHNIQUES OF THEIR LEGENDARY MENTORS: AVINA KRAUSE, SANFORD MEISNER, UTA HAGEN, ROBERT WEEDE AND KRISTIN LINKLATER.
THE ZELLERS GIVE WORKSHOPS IN NEW YORK, THE BERKSHIRES, AND PUERTO VALLARTA.
THE ZELLERS AS PLAYWRIGHTS
THE ZELLERS’ FORAY INTO PLAYWRIGHTING BEGAN WITH THEIR COLLABORATION ON THE NEW YORK PRODUCTION OF OFF THE WALL AND WORKSHOPS OF ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT , DEFENDING RICHARD, INTERRUPTIONS, TALES OF THE AHA, AND A PALAPA IN YELEPA.
CURRENTLY MARK IS WORKING ON BETWEEN THE SLICES (A MUSICAL)
AND PEREDELKINO, A DRAMA HE CO AUTHORED WITH THE LATE POET, KAREN BLOMAIN.
THE ZELLERS AS TEACHERS
DANA’S ACTING AND WRITING WORKSHOPS INCLUDE:
N.Y.U SCHOOL OF THE ARTS THEATRE PROGRAM
S.U.N.Y SCHOOL OF THE ARTS THEATRE PROGRAM AT PURCHASE
BROOKLYN COLLEGE THEATRE DEPARTMENT
CIRCLE REPERTORY COMPANY
HB STUDIOS
PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS THEATRE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN COLLEGE THEATRE PROGRAM
THE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE CONSERVATORY
THE AUDITION MONOLOGUE WITH JOANNA MERLIN
78TH STREET THEATRE ACTORS/PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP
THE ACTION WORKSHOP FOR THERAPISTS INITIATED BY A CONSOTRIUM OF SWEDISH PSYCHOLOGISTS
MARK’S TEACHING CREDITS INCLUDE:
JEROME ROBBINS AMERICAN THEATRE LABORATORY
BILL BALL’S AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE
ELLIS RAAB’S APA
STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (ONTARIO)
N.Y.U. SCHOOL OF THE ARTS THEATRE PROGRAM
BROOKLYN COLLEGE THEATRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE CONSERVATORY
PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS THEATRE SCHOOL
HB STUDIOS
DANA AND MARK HAVE BEEN LONG TIME MEMBERS OF AMHERST WRITERS AND POETS AND MEMBERS OF MILAN STITT’S PLAYWRIGHTING GROUP IN MANHATTAN.