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WHO WE ARE: At the Performing
Arts Studio of New York, you learn your craft from experienced performing artists. Juilliard alumni, Broadway veterans,
and teaching professionals. Directors Deborah Livering, Michael Livering and Terri Morrissey share their love and knowledge
of theater and vocal arts with students of all ages. New Instructors and workshops arrive each season as our studio is discovered
by more and more students.
Classes are small to ensure individual attention, and process-oriented, allowing
students to truly learn, master, and enjoy a variety of performing arts skills.
 DIRECTORS
Deborah Livering is a Broadway veteran (five shows in all) She
is a recording artist, an alumni of the Juilliard School of Drama, and has been teaching acting and voice all over the world
for the last fifteen years.
Michael Livering is a pianist, composer, and record producer. He has been
teaching piano and improvisation privately for many years and finally along with his wife, brings his expertise from Manhattan
to Long Island.
Terri Morrissey is an actress and singer with over twenty years experience teaching
theater workshops for children. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from SUNY at Fredonia.
We are proud and honored to be able to provide a creative haven in which to learn, explore
and experience the performing arts. We enjoy sharing our experience with you and look forward to the journey.
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Bonnie Thivierge, after teaching high school English for over thirty
years, directing plays, musicals and revues, and studying acting at HB Studio in Manhattan, combines her literary experience
with her expertise in teaching to offer courses in the craft of playwrighting.
Sung-Sook Setton has been trained in brush painting and calligraphy under Chinese
and Korean masters. She has also studied western art at The Open College of Art in the United Kingdom and SUNY Stony Brook.
Mark Setton is an Assistant Professor at SUNY Stony Brook. He specializes in Korean
and Chinese Intellectual history and culture, including Confucianism and Taoism.
We have an experienced and dedicated group of teachers and administrators. Each teacher strives to create a supportive
and challenging class atmosphere to encourage students to participate.
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