Shannon Michael Wamser

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Secretary, Associate Instructor
New York, New York

Shannon Michael Wamser is a New York City based Actor/Writer/Fight Director and is Professor of Practice of Movement and Stage Combat at Molloy College/CAP 21 in New York City. He spent 14 years in New York city and four years in Los Angeles before returning to New York for his current position.

As an actor he has been seen on some exceptional stages around the US, many of those roles some of the best fight roles in Shakespeare’s canon. He has appeared in several film and TV productions, including “The Thing Before the Thing,” for which he was writer/actor/producer, and which you can find streaming on Amazon.
His work as a Fight Director has been seen in New York City, Los Angeles and at Regional Theatres around the US.
As an arts educator, he has taught for several prestigious arts organizations including The Shakespeare Society, The Professional Performing Arts School, Stevens College for Women, University of Hartford, and The University of Miami. He holds a BA from DeSales University and MFA from Ohio University.
He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA and of the National Alliance of Acting Teachers.