Ira Schreck has been practicing entertainment law for over 30 years. A member of both the New York and California bars, Ira is a founding partner of Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham, which has offices in New York City and Beverly Hills. The firm specializes in the representation of the creative community – writers, directors and actors working in film, television and theater, and its clients include many of today’s most prominent playwrights, composers and lyricists. He graduated as a Kent Scholar from Columbia Law School, after which he clerked for U.S. District Judge H. Lee Sarokin. In addition to his involvement with Opening Act, Ira is on the Board of Trustees of Second Stage Theater and a member of the Facilities Committee of the Mohonk Preserve in the Hudson Valley.
Why Opening Act?
“Before joining the Board, I went to see the program in action. The impact of the program on its students was so easy to see, and it made a deep impression. I knew right away that I wanted to be a part of the Opening Act mission.”