Ross Beshear

Following in his grandfather’s footsteps as a vaudeville roadshow actor of the 1930’s, Ross received his MFA in Acting from The New School for Drama in New York City in the Spring of 2008 under the world- class instruction of Ron Leibman (Drama Desk and Tony Award Winner for Best Actor in Angels in America), Robert Walden (3 time Emmy Nominated for Lou Grant), Marcia Haufrecht (Broadway: Plain and Fancy, National Tour: Can Can, former student of Lee Strasberg and instructor at The Lee Strasberg Institute), Austin Pendleton (ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago and has performed in over 70 films), and Paul Rudd (NY Shakespeare Festival/ Public Theatre, Lincoln Center Theatre, Roundabout Theatre, Circle-in-the Square, American Repertory Theatre)
Throughout the 3- year intensive program based upon the teachings of Stanislavski and Lee Strasberg he learned multiple dialects with published voice and dialects coach, Patricia Fletcher (winner of the 2008 Backstage Readers Choice award for Favorite Dialect Choice in NYC, coaches for Bway and feature film actors) including southern, british, irish, australian, russian, scottish, jamaican, brooklyn, french, and cockney. He also received superior vocal training/ technique from Nova Thomas (internationally acclaimed opera singer and Lifetime Achievement award winner) and Dr. Christopher Roselli (opera at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, BAM, and The Kennedy Center as well as international tours. recipient of the 2007 New School's Distinguished University Excellence in Teaching Award)
He plays bass player and harmony vocals for a country and rock band based in NYC, Honey West. www.honeywestband.com.
When he isn’t performing Ross enjoys an Alabama Crimson Tide football game with his buddies. He has climbed The Grand Tetons of Wyoming, sailed ships in the Mediterranean, deer hunted the Deep South, backpacked The Appalachian Trail and surfed Hawaii.
Some Favorite Stage Roles: Lee in True West, Mozart in Amadeus, Romeo in R and J, Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter, Jake in 27 Wagons Full Of Cotton, and Carpeta in Scenes from an Execution.
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