Acting

Babs George

Albuquerque, NM, USA

Babs George founded The Actor's School (formerly the State Theatre School of Acting) in 1993 and has been the Director since its inception. She is a professional actress and has been a member of SAG and AEA for over 30 years. Babs graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Performance from the University of Utah, and an MFA in Classical Acting from The Shakespeare Theatre's Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington Univ. She has been awarded Austin Critics Awards, the B. Iden Payne Awards, as well as the Austin Chronicle's "Best Actor/Actress in Austin" Award. In addition to her extensive stage career, Babs also pursues film, television and commercial work. Some of her TV/Film credits include a PBS documentary of War of the Worlds, Friday Night Lights, and Sin City. She is currently teaching in the theatre department at Texas State, Austin, TX and has also taught at University of Texas, St. Edward's University and Southwestern in Georgetown. Ms. George has studied with many prestigious teachers over the years including Uta Hagen, Michael Kahn (Shakespeare Theatre), Ann Bogart (S.I.T.I. Company, Viewpoints and Suzuki), Tina Packer (Shakespeare & Co.), Karen Kohlhaas, (Atlantic Theatre) and Lisa Dalton, (co-founder of the National Michael Chekhov Association). - Biography by: Babs George

Acting credits

6.2

All, including school administration and a friend, turn their backs on a girl who accused a classmate of rape.

She Fought Alone

1995

6.2

The semi-autobiographical story centers on the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced with an unexpected tragedy.

Fireflies in the Garden

2008

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6.5

Two twenty-something couples are entwined in a gut-wrenching and sex-crazed last month in Austin, Texas. Having made plans to leave town, they all seize fleeting opportunities and reexamine their relationships.

Sexless

2003

5.5

In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their family farm.

The Substitute Wife

1994

7.3

Zachariah, makes a few mistakes and it is decided that he is to live as a human being for thirty days. Mordecai is his supervisor. Rebecca's husband died and Zachariah the soul collector, or, the angel of the death helped him to make the transition between heaven and earth. There are some complications with Rebecca's farm and Zachariah helps her out.

The Soul Collector

1999