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Ms. Glaser is a playwright, stage director, translator, actor, and acting teacher. She has worked in academia and the professional theatre for over 30 years. She has taught at the University of San Diego, UCSD, USC, CalArts, Earlham College, the Michael Chekhov Studio-USA West, Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company, the Fritz Theatre, the Actors Alliance of San Diego, the Classical Singers Association of Los Angeles, the Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia Conservatory, and the Old Globe Theatre. Ms. Glaser's original writing for the theatre includes THE TROJAN FOLLIES, a tragicomedy about the Trojan War; THE DENTIST, a Commedia dell'arte farce; THE SURPRISE OF LOVE, an adaptation of a classic play by Marivaux; the short plays PARDON MY GREED!, PIN THE TALE, BATH TIME, and THE BIG DARK; and the solo shows THE MYSTERIOUS DWARF (the life of Gogol) and CHEKHOV, LIVE! (the life of Anton Chekhov). Her translations include THE FROGS, A FLEA IN HER EAR, and the operas ORFEO and CROQUEFER. She has served as stage director for over 50 professional and university productions of operas and plays across the country. Ms. Glaser has been a Guest Artist, performing her solo shows and conducting master classes, at universities across the country, including the University of Virginia, the University of Kansas, Syracuse University, Point Loma Nazarene University, and Mesa College. She has also performed her solo show, CHEKHOV, LIVE!, at San Diego's professional Cygnet Theatre. Her scholarly writing includes a chapter in the Routledge publication Physical Dramaturgy.
Ms. Glaser also specializes in the application of acting techniques to other fields. She founded Glaser Communication in Washington, DC, teaching communication and presentation skills to a variety of business clients, including the American Management Association, the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital, the Bureau of the Census, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the Support Center of Washington. With her extensive training in whole-brain teaching techniques, she conducted training seminars for the Prince William County, VA, School System; the Oswego, NY, School System; and the Prince George's County, MD, Library System. She has also conducted seminars in courtroom-presentation techniques at the California Western School of Law. For USD's Center for Educational Excellence, she conducted a seminar in the hidden meanings in nonverbal communication, and for USD's Changemaker Hub, she has conducted workshops that use actor-training techniques to cultivate empathy. Ms. Glaser has been an Education Outreach Consultant for the San Diego Opera, writing scripts and conducting programs for the Docent Training Program.
THE TROJAN FOLLIES was a Semi-Finalist in the 2021 Shakespeare's New Contemporaries Competition at the American Shakespeare Center.
THE DENTIST had its world-premiere production at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021.
In 2019, PARDON MY GREED! was chosen from over 300 international entries to be performed Off-Broadway in the Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Festival. It was published in Red Bull Shorts, Vol. 5, StageRights Press, 2021.
In 2012, Ms. Glaser became the first recipient of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education/Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Award for Innovative Teaching.
Ms. Glaser holds a B.A. in Playwriting from Brown University and an M.A. in Theatre, specializing in Directing, from Syracuse University.