Fay Simpson

Fay Simpson has been the Artistic Director and cofounder of Impact Theatre since its creation in 1990. As founder of The Lucid Body , (initially developed at the Michael Howard Studios), she currently teaches this technique at the Yale School of Drama, The Studio/NY, and at the Red Bean Studio in midtown Manhattan, as well as workshops in Los Angeles, Paris, and Berlin. Fay coaches privately for stage, TV, and film and has brought the work to theatre companies in New York, London, and Toulouse, France. She is the recipient of the Amy and Eric Berger National Theatre Essay Award for development of her book, The Lucid Body: A Guide for the Physical Actor. This book was hailed by Drama Book Shop as “one of the ten most essential books for the actor.” She has a two-year teacher-training program now in place.