Gary Swanson shares 35 years of industry experience with on-screen audiences and his many students. He imparts the wisdom of his legendary maestro Lee Strasberg, with whom he studied for eight years until his sudden passing in 1982. Strasberg enabled him to shine as one of the most highly rated actors on television in the 70s and 80s. Gary, an actor who teaches, takes himself and others down the less travelled path that yields "real responses to imaginary circumstances" and fosters the ability to repeat real, believable performances night after night.
This work is not for the weary or faint of heart. The true art of acting is almost a molecular process that the body has to learn along with the mind until the work becomes intuitive.
This summer welcomes the third edition of his lauded, Hamptons-based acting conservatory. The Montauk Group, 6-12 months of training concentrated into one month, gives actors a truly unique opportunity to improve themselves and their craft, tune their instrument in new and deeper ways, and connect with to industry professionals from a plethora of genres.