Marty Austin Lamar

Marty Austin Lamar is an accomplished educator, singer, musician, and songwriter.  A proud graduate of the Florida A&M University’s School of Business and Industry, Marty furthered his education at the University of Florida where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) in acting. 

Marty’s resume is vast including New York theatre credits, originating the role of Headmaster in Terrel McCraney's Choir Boy, regional theatre credits, and building performing arts programs.  Marty served as the coordinator and lead Professor of Howard University’s BFA Musical Theatre program prior to joining the Musical Theatre concentration in the Department of Theatre and Dance at California State University, Fullerton.

Marty's creative and original sacred works have been featured on the Millennium Stage at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the historic Metropolitan AME Church of Washington, DC, and in the Washington Post for his leadership of the 6th in the City Chorus of The Historic 6th and I Synagogue.  He has also been a featured writer for the African American Lectionary and The Shakespeare Theatre Company.  Marty has served as a guest lecturer at Carnegie Melon University, University of Southern California, and the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts.

Theatrical Credits include: Miss Ever’s Boy’s (Hodman), Off-Broadway; Paradise Blue (Corn) Studio Theatre; RAGTIME (Coalhouse Walker, Jr.) 5 Star Theatricals; Ain't Misbehavin' (Ken) Ebony Repertory Theatre; The Amen Corner (Brother Davis), Shakespeare Theatre Company; Little Shop of Horrors (Voice of Audrey II; Helen Hayes Nominee ) , Constellation Theatre; SPUNK (Folkman 2); ELF (Mr. Greenway), Olney Theatre; On the Brink (Storyteller), The Kennedy Center; Let Freedom Ring Concert (Dr. King), The Kennedy Center; Choir Boy (Headmaster), The Studio Theatre; Five Guys Named Moe (Big Moe); Ragtime (The Attorney, Ensemble), Portland Center Stage; Big River (Jim), Mill Mountain Theatre; Hairspray (Seaweed), Weathervane Theatre; College: The Musical (Jay) Hippodrome Theatre; Lysistrata (Phaedrus) Athens, Greece; Dreamgirls (James “Thunder” Early) The Essential Theatre; Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope (Preacher, Lead), The Essential Theatre; CROWNS (Male), The Essential Theatre; The Exonerated (David), McGuire Blackbox; La Traviata (Barone), Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

Marty is a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association.