Tanya Berezin (born March 25, 1941) is an American actress, co-founder
and an artistic director of Circle Repertory Company in New York City,
and educator. She has performed on Broadway and Off-Broadway, and has
also appeared in a number of films and television series.Berezin was
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 25, 1941. She attended
Boston University College of Fine Arts, where her roommate was Faye
Dunaway. In the 1960s she trained with acting teacher, Jim Tuttle, in
the Meisner Technique. In 1963, she arrived in New York and began
performing.While performing in summer stock she met and married Rob
Thirkield, who introduced her to experimental theaters in New York,
including La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club and Caffe Cino. Thirkield
also introduced her to two others would play important roles in her
life, Marshall W. Mason and Lanford Wilson. She was divorced from
Thirkield in 1977, and she married actor Mark Wilson in 1987.At La
Mama in the 1960s she appeared in several plays, including Lanford
Wilson's first full-length play, Rimers of Eldrige, which was directed
by the author, and also featured Michael Warren Powell; and Spring
Play, by William M. Hoffman, which also featured Harvey Keitel; and
The Sand Castle, or There is a Tavern in the Town, or Harry can Dance,
also by Lanford Wilson, and directed by Marshall Mason.
and an artistic director of Circle Repertory Company in New York City,
and educator. She has performed on Broadway and Off-Broadway, and has
also appeared in a number of films and television series.Berezin was
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 25, 1941. She attended
Boston University College of Fine Arts, where her roommate was Faye
Dunaway. In the 1960s she trained with acting teacher, Jim Tuttle, in
the Meisner Technique. In 1963, she arrived in New York and began
performing.While performing in summer stock she met and married Rob
Thirkield, who introduced her to experimental theaters in New York,
including La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club and Caffe Cino. Thirkield
also introduced her to two others would play important roles in her
life, Marshall W. Mason and Lanford Wilson. She was divorced from
Thirkield in 1977, and she married actor Mark Wilson in 1987.At La
Mama in the 1960s she appeared in several plays, including Lanford
Wilson's first full-length play, Rimers of Eldrige, which was directed
by the author, and also featured Michael Warren Powell; and Spring
Play, by William M. Hoffman, which also featured Harvey Keitel; and
The Sand Castle, or There is a Tavern in the Town, or Harry can Dance,
also by Lanford Wilson, and directed by Marshall Mason.
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