Martin Barter

Martin Barter is the head teacher and president of the Sanford Meisner Center, chosen by Sanford Meisner himself to carry his technique forward to a new generation of actors. Mr. Barter's background includes five years as a teacher at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City and fourteen years as Mr. Meisner's assistant. 

His earlier training includes a four-year international humanities program partly funded by Columbia University and the Whitney Foundation. As an actor, Mr. Barter worked with Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, Robert Lewis, The Actor's Studio, Herbert Berghof, and William Hickey. He appeared in more than fifty plays, from New York to Alaska.

He also did a two-year stint on the Nickelodeon series, Turkey TV. A graduate of UCLA's two-year professional screenwriting program, he has written five original screenplays and had his original play, I'm Still Crying, directed by Larry Cohen.

As artistic director of the Sanford Meisner Center since its inception, Mr. Barter chooses or approves all production material, has directed six of the main stage shows to critical acclaim, and manages the school and theater. He also serves as a movie coach, and has worked on the feature films Selena and Frank McKlusky C.I., and a Sketchers commercial campaign. Recently, he has been serving as a coach for the News Anchors at Channel One. He is very proud to have been asked to be a participant in Marlon Brando's documentary on Acting, Lying for a Living. Mr. Barter is available for Lectures, Seminars and Workshops.