Ian MacMillan has enjoyed a 47-year professional career in the performing arts. Starting at age 7 in the Golden Age of live television. He did over 100 performances for shows like Playhouse 90 and Hallmark Hall of Fame. He made his professional stage debut at the age of 10, and his film debut came at the age of 16 with the featured role of Danny Harrigan in Up the Down Staircase. Mr. MacMillan has played major classical roles in cities across the USA, Canada, and Europe including Hamlet, Romeo, Henry V, Hotspur, Marc Antony, Mac Beth, Benedict, and Calaban. In the Off Broadway production of Othello he played Cassio, and in Arnold Moss’ Off Broadway production of Richard III he played the title role of Richard the Third. Mr. MacMillan was Lord Byron on Broadway and played in the Public Theater’s production of The War of the Roses at Shakespeare In The Park. His movies include starring roles in The Traitor and The Last Picnic. He has worn many professional hats including producing, directing and playwriting. During the late 60’s and 70’s he worked the avant-garde scene of Off Broadway at Café La Mama, Truck and Warehouse Theater, Bowery Lane, and many more. Mr. MacMillan is the author of Anatomy of Acting and is currently busy at work on a new play, a collection of short stories, and two textbooks. He has produced a significant body of plays including: Fade In- Black Out, Only Angels Have Wings, and The Bleeding Tree, and many more. Mr. MacMillan was a long time student of Sandy Meisner, Robert Modica and Lee Strasberg. He is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse and A.M.D.A. He holds a B.A. in Dramatic Literature from Pace University. Before leaving Manhattan (He currently resides in Orange County, New York) he taught at the Playwrights Horizon, Circle Rep, and in his own studio. With 20 years teaching experience on both sides of the Atlantic he is considered one of the top five acting and playwriting teachers in the country. He currently teaches classes in acting and playwriting at the Hudson Talent Management in Nyack, New York, and the Rhinebeck Theater, in Rhinebeck, New York. Mr. MacMillan while in New York was one of four primary owers of Gemini Films Ltd. He produced, directed and wrote projects for the film company. He was artistic producer and literary managerof his own regional theatre which  was in the TCG guide. He taught there and ran the writers and actors lab as well.

• Hudson Talent Management Anatomy of Acting Adult and Teens and Anatomy of Playwriting Adult and Teens.
• Main Street Arts Theatre: Nyack, New York: Anatomy of Acting, Advanced Scene Study.
• Rhinebeck Theatre: Rhinebeck, New York: Anatomy of Acting, Anatomy of Playwriting.

• Actor’s Creative Experience (Teaching arm of the Helen Hayes Equity Theatre from 1997 to 1999(Rockland County, New York): Anatomy of Acting, Adult beginner, intermediate, advanced. Teens acting classes, and playwriting cycle in four terms.
• The Arts Council of Orange County from 1992 to 1999. Adult acting (all levels), teens classes, and playwriting in four cycles. NOTE: Ian is the immediate past President of The Arts Council of Orange County.
• Tri-State Arts Center from 1990 to ’92: Adult, teen acting classes and playwriting cycle.
• Private Studio: from 1989 to ’94: Playwriting and Actor’s Lab, as well as classes.
• Circle Rep School: from 1989 till it closed.
• Playwright’s Horizon School: 1986 to ’89.
• My New York Studio Chelsea Center: from 1980 to ’85: Classes in acting, playwriting, lab, and film company.

• 8 years Sanford Meisner
• 2 years Lee Strasberg
• 2 summers Growtowski
• Graduate of Neighborhood Playhouse 1973
• Graduate of American Musical Dramatics Academy 1967
• BA from Pace University in Dramatic Literature 1972

Playwriting and Directing Resume

• 1968: Fade In Black Out : Written and directed by Ian MacMillan at La Mama
• 1969: Asylum : Written by Ian MacMillan at Bowery Lane Theatre
• 1970: Murder in the Cathedral : Directed by Ian MacMillan at Mercer Arts Center.
• 1971: A Murder (Inge) : Directed by Ian MacMillan at Bleeker St. Arts Center.
• 1972: Measure for Measure : Directed by Ian MacMillan at CSC.
• 1974: Conundrum: Four Short Plays : Written and directed by Ian Macmillan at N.Y.T.E.
• 1976: Wolves : Written and directed by Ian MacMillan at Truck and Warehouse Theatre.
• 1977: Sweet Lies and Bitter Truths : Written by Ian MacMillan at Cherry Lane Theatre.

• SPAIN: National Theatre: Directed Blood Wedding and An Evening with Lorca.
• State Theatre of GERMANY: Directed Galileo, Brecht on Brecht, and Hamlet (in German).
• THEATRE ROMA: Directed Romeo and Juliet, Twins, and Taming of the Shrew.
• THEATRE LYCEE (Paris): Directed No Exit (Special Edition).
• EDINBURGH FESTIVAL: Wolves by Ian MacMillan.
• LONDON EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE: Directed Improv.
• NORWAY FORUM: Directed Wolves, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and The Father.
• SWEDEN: Created the Youth Improvisational Theatre.

• Mr MacMillan directed all the productions below.
• The Bleeding Tree
• Dead Man’s Hand
• Shadow Dance
• Morning Flower, Mourning Flower
• Murder times 3 
• Author of Anatomy of Acting, and the soon to be completed Anatomy of Playwriting.