Accomplished
actor and dancer of both television and the stage Marc Schoettner is set to
return to the U.S. to continue his esteemed career and possibly give back to
the actors of tomorrow. He first travelled to New York in the spring of 2015
where he trained for three months at the Susan Batson Studio in the heart of
Manhattan with Susan Batson herself. Susan Batson is considered to be one of
the most significant coaches in the world. In the summer 2016 Marc came back and trained with Susan Batson again. In
both 2015 and 2016, Marc shot several unpaid short films, for
example with the well-known director Ashleigh Coffelt.Their
films went on to show at over 20 film festivals both internationally and
nationally. One of the films, I For I won several awards including
Best Director and Best Performance as part of the Creative Mind
Group at the Festival de Cannes. Furthermore Marc came into
conversation with casting directors and managers in New York
and he was also suggested to apply for the famous Actors
Studio.
Now Marc Schoettner plans on returning to New York in 2017 and possibly teaching with Susan Batson herself,
educating the next generation of aspiring actors. Passing
on his knowledge and expertise to the next generation of performers would be
truly exceptional. And
that is
not enough. Susan
Batson offered Marc to produce his off-broadway one-man-show in New York City. This is exceptionally exciting news as
Marc Schoettner is a tremendous actor and dancer in his own right.
His sheer talent
garnered him his first theater engagement in 2005. For
three years he played in six different musical
productions, besides
attending High School at the same time in order to earn his diploma. During
his studies at internationally coveted universities he
got a leading role in the popular german TV series Alles was zählt at RTL Television. RTL Television
is a German commercial television network. lt is owned by the RTL Group and is, in
terms of market share, Germany's largest private
free-to-air broadcaster. For 13 months he played the coveted role of Lukas
Levin. In
March 2013 the Production Company started a new era in the series. Spectacular
dance shows and innovative choreographies should be the new center in Alles was
zählt.
And therefore new actors with great dance skills had to be employed. Marc Schottner was the perfect fit to become the new
lead.
After obtaining
his Diploma of Acting Marc decided to
go back to the Theater. He
wanted to face the biggest challenge for an actor. A permanent position at a repertory theater. Since 2015 he
has been playing various plays from
contemporary literature to the classics of the world literature. In
the summer of 2016 a new challenge awaited Marc Schottner.
For the first time in German history, dance
theater
was to be shown on an open-air-stage.
The play „Blood
Wedding" by Federico García Lorca should be
directed as a play and dance theater in combination. Premiere was in July 2016 on the oldest
open-air-stage
in Germany, the Luisenburg Festpiele Wunsiedel. Apparently the leading role of Leonardo was
written for Marc,
especially in this production. During the castings for the play,
Marc could easily get through, because the director
could not find anyone else who could play
and dance well enough. Except of Marc Schoettner and finally his excellent
performance was awarded with the Young Talent Award 2016. His compelling acting as Leonardo was able to convince the jury. At home he, Leonardo, is an
annoyed macho who takes no back talk but when in the arms of his first love he
becomes passionate and affectionate. Schoettner was not just able to
bring this across in the words from Federico García Lorca but also through
movement and intoxicating dance scenes. He was able to create the balance between acting and dance.
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