Who teaches
Instructors
Director & Instructor
JD Glickman
JD Glickman is a celebrated teacher of theatre who has directed, taught, and built training programs at schools, universities, and theatres around the world.
He received his B.F.A. from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, beginning his training at the Circle-in-the-Square Theatre Conservatory and continuing at the Michael Chekhov Studio in New York with Beatrice Straight, Joanna Merlin, Ted Pugh and Fern Sloan, and in Los Angeles with Mala Powers and Lisa Dalton — alongside work at The Actors Space, the William Esper Studio, and the Michael Chekhov Association teacher training programs.
Having instructed hundreds of actors, he has blended his own approach with the Chekhov work and Uta Hagen's practical realism into a clear, repeatable process — one that gives the actor specific tools to recognize what they really want to do on stage, live spontaneously moment to moment, and take actions they never thought themselves capable of.
He has taught the work at the Norwegian Actors Center in Oslo, the Actors Gym in Los Angeles, New York, Milan and Paris, Kulturama and the Calle Flygare Theatre Conservatory, COCA in St. Louis, and the Royal Academy of Music — and continues to lead scene study, characterization, on-camera work and private coaching here in New York City.
Glickman showed me how powerful the Psychological Gesture(s) truly are. With concentration he gives each actor 100% individual attention and insight. While he taught me about acting he also trimmed off some of the fat (bad acting habits). He always has your best interest at heart and seems to know just how to reach you and make your art better!
He is the coach every actor needs to work with. His trained eye sees your potential and he does not give up — not until you reach beyond your individual limit. He places very high demands on your being involved in the work, just as much as he claims on himself as a teacher.
As an actor who tends to get stuck in her head, I am truly grateful for the chance to learn a method of approaching a character through physical actions. He provides an open and relaxed atmosphere that allows you the freedom to experiment without self-consciousness.
Guest instructors
Joined seasonally
Guest instructors join the Conservatory seasonally to teach alongside JD Glickman — bringing their own practice in voice, movement, or on-camera work into the studio's process, with additional guest artists rotating in across the year.
Want to study with a particular instructor? Ask us about the current season's lineup.
