CONTACT ME to set up an in person or online coaching! I also do monologue searches and business coaching for performers.
I work regularly with professionals preparing for on-camera and theatre auditions, incoming college BFA and MFA students getting ready for school entrance auditions, and even young actors and their families who need security and guidance to find success in the audition room and navigate their way through the sometimes confusing entertainment industry.
I am also available for coaching ANYTHING Shakespeare. I hold a Post Graduate Award in Teaching Shakespeare and currently facilitate a workshop called "ShakesPlay!", which teaches an active approach to learning Shakespeare. I have also been teaching a version of "ShakesPlay!" at Acting Studio Chicago since July 2020. I LOVE helping people figure out how to analyze and perform his words!
Since the beginning of 2015 I have been working my dream job as an instructor at www.ActingStudioChicago.com
I have taught several different classes in my nearly 10 years at ASC- including all levels of the Core Shurtleff classes, ShakesPlay!, Beginning Monologue, Movement, and Youth Scene study, Monologue, and Shakespeare Scene Study.
Spring Semester 2023 I joined the Adjunct Theatre Faculty at Roosevelt University's Chicago College of the Performing Arts. I am teaching students in the same classrooms I trained in to receive my Bachelor's Degree. https://www.roosevelt.edu/colleges/ccpa
Fall 2020 I joined the faculty at Paramount School of the Arts in Aurora, IL. Here I began teaching Fundamentals of Acting in their prestigious Musical Theatre Institute, as well as several other classes in acting and improv. I have also served as the administrator and creator of the new Paramount Acting Institute, which had its first semester
in Fall 2021!
www.Paramountschoolofthearts.com
I am also thrilled to have recently taught a workshop on Teaching Shakespeare this past winter at Stratford Festival in London, Ontario! I was invited to teach the 2020 Acting Company active methods of Teaching Shakespeare in the classroom, which they would then take into the local community.
As always, I am available year round for event facilitation for businesses, schools, non for profit groups, or any other organization who needs it!
I have a ton of EmCee and Facilitation experience for companies, both large and small, and love to find ways to fit the goals of your events into a memorable and inviting session!
I am available in person as well as online to facilitate whatever event you might be hosting. I have a significant amount of formal virtual event production experience as well. Please contact me for pricing and availability.
I am also available for in-classroom Shakespeare workshops for schools, theatre companies, and even corporations. I hold a Post Graduate Award in Teaching Shakespeare from The University of Warwick in Coventry, England, and have been told by clients that my "passion for Shakespeare 'shines through'"
I pride myself on my "on your feet" approach to taking the fear out of Shakespeare, using techniques and tools taught to me by the education department of The Royal Shakespeare Company. It is my goal to help students and actors learn to approach Shakespeare with confidence and a sense of adventure!
Please contact me below to find out more about custom tailored workshops for your school or company!
Vocal Coaching
Vocal Studio of Michelle Hackman
https://www.facebook.com/vocalstudiomhackman
Colette Todd, Star Music Studio
847-347-0636
Wedding Speech Writing
and Presenting
"Your Best Wedding Speech"
by Jeff Diebold, Actor/Writer
Voice and Dialect Coaching
Voice coach and Speech Pathologist
Kate DeVore
Certified Alexander Technique Instructor/Presence Coach
Freedom in Motion
Jeremy Cohn
https://www.facebook.com/freedominmotionat