Meet the Instructors
Amy Marcs
Dana Schwartz
Dana Schwartz
Amy Marcs is an actress, producer, podcast host, and acting professor. She taught the Meisner Technique at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts for 14 years. In NYC she also taught acting and voice over classes at A Class Act and ACTeen. She is an international teacher who spends three months out of the year teaching the Meisner Te
Amy Marcs is an actress, producer, podcast host, and acting professor. She taught the Meisner Technique at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts for 14 years. In NYC she also taught acting and voice over classes at A Class Act and ACTeen. She is an international teacher who spends three months out of the year teaching the Meisner Technique at Meisner Studio Taipei, in Taipei, Taiwan. While in Los Angeles she also teaches scene study and voice acting at Theater of The Arts. Amy has been coaching students privately for the past 15 years. She also spent ten years working for Susan Shopmaker casting where she auditioned thousands of actors for major National Network Television commercials. Amy is a proud founder of Iron Skirt Productions. For more info on Amy: amymarcs.com
Dana Schwartz
Dana Schwartz
Dana Schwartz
DANA SCHWARTZ is a Los Angeles writer, director, producer and actress. Her short play “The Crush” was produced at the Echo Theater and “Pas de Deux” was at SkyPilot. “Presto!” was completed while working with The Workshop Theater in New York and is a Eugene O’Neill Semi-Finalist. "@Playaz" was an O'Neill Finalist and had its World Premier
DANA SCHWARTZ is a Los Angeles writer, director, producer and actress. Her short play “The Crush” was produced at the Echo Theater and “Pas de Deux” was at SkyPilot. “Presto!” was completed while working with The Workshop Theater in New York and is a Eugene O’Neill Semi-Finalist. "@Playaz" was an O'Neill Finalist and had its World Premiere in 2021. "Early Birds" premiered in 2019, and was also presented at the Curtis Theater. She has written for several productions of the internationally renowned Car Plays, notably at REDcat LA, Disney Hall, Segerstrom Arts and La Jolla Playhouse. She was a member of the 2023 cohort at Director’s Lab West and has directed plays across the country, most recently at Theater of NOTE for the Young Writers’ Program. She has performed around the world. Dana is the Program Director of the MADlab New Play Development Program at Moving Arts Theatre, where she is also a company member.
Andrew Hawkes
Andrew Hawkes
Andrew Hawkes
Andrew Hawkes has worked as an actor for Steppenwolf, The Geffen Playhouse, Los Angels Theatre Company and is a proud member of VS. Theatre Company. Andrew has also directed the last two productions of Iron Skirt Stories. He has worked with countless writers and actors on their performances in both theatrical and private settings.
Sasha Hawkes
Andrew Hawkes
Andrew Hawkes
Sasha Hawkes is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist in the state of California with over a decade of experience in the mental health field. She has run numerous therapeutic parenting workshops, child and teen groups and a successful private practice.
She has recently expanded into writing and producing and along with Amy Marcs, created Iron Skirt Productions in 2022.