“It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry-go-round.” Julie Andrews
“Life’s just a merry-go-round. Come on up. You might get a brass ring.” Mae West
Come coach with me! Snag the Brass Ring of success and enjoy the Merry-go-round of the creative process by joining my private acting studio roster.
Yes, it’s that time again. Time to start preparing to grasp the brass ring of acceptance to BA, BFA, MFA, conservatory acting, performance, classical acting, and musical theatre programs—and to learn the joys of the creative process and audition preparation.
I work online via SKYPE and ZOOM, as well as in person at my studio in my townhouse in historic Philadelphia and via Skype worldwide. My coaching studio schedule is filling up fast but I will be accepting a few more students for private coaching for the coming audition season.
It is really quite simple. The earlier you start coaching, the harder you work, and the more committed you are to weekly coaching sessions, the better you will do with your admission results. Your continuing dedication to and relish of the creative process is what the legendary stars Julie Andrews and Mae West mean by enjoying the merry-go-round while you are striving for professional artistic success.
My goal with private coaching is to help every one of my students gain admission to well-regarded BA, BFA, MFA and certificate programs and to secure the merit scholarship awards that will make attending feasible for you and your families. I also pride myself in helping each student develop acting techniques and a unique creative process that will enrich them for the rest of their professional artistic lives.
I have worked with students around the world and across the USA: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Long Island, Manhattan, Delaware, Maryland, California, Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Washington D.C., Connecticut, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Utah, Colorado, Vermont, Missouri, New Mexico, Sweden, Brazil, Great Britain, and many other countries. Skype coaching works just as well as coaching in person. Questions about Skype coaching? Please read testimonials from my Skype students and their parents!
Read the newest testimonials from this year’s students and parents. Then email or call 646-418-7867 to set up a low cost preliminary 60 minute consultation. Please include a brief explanation of the kind of coaching you are interested in, where you are located, whether you want to coach in person or SKYPE, and your previous training and performance experience.
My current students are currently preparing to leave for school in the fall. My beloved students have grasped the brass ring at so many wonderful acting and musical theater programs, including NYU Tisch, Carnegie Mellon, Pace University, Boston Conservatory, Cincinnati Conservatory, University of Michigan, Emerson, Muhlenberg, Texas State, Syracuse University, USC, UCLA, Indiana University, North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSOA), Northwestern, University of Minnesota, CAP21, Otterbein, Rutgers Mason Gross, Fordham University Lincoln Center, Boston University, Baldwin Wallace, Wagner, Stanford University, Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, Yale MFA, Brown MFA, Columbia MFA, Rose Bruford Conservatory UK, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) UK, LAMDA UK, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), EAST15 Conservatory at University of Sussex and EAST15 MFA, Desales University, Marymount Manhattan, Montclair State, Rider, Rowan, University of Miami, University of the Arts and many others.
In addition, many of my students have received scholarship awards and/or financial aid packages that make the coaching fees they paid me a bargain. (I also offer partial need- and talent-based scholarships.) It is my fondest desire to help each and every one of my students gain admission to the best college, graduate school and/or conservatory theater programs and to help each and every student and their parents secure scholarships and financial aid that make our work together a bargain. This year we did it! So many brass rings were grasped! I could not be happier.
My MFA applicants have been accepted at Columbia University MFA, Brown University Trinity Repertory MFA, Yale School of Drama, Long Island University MFA, NYU Tisch, the University of Washington MFA, Harvard A.R.T. MFA, Nairopa MFA, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama MFA, Northern Illinois University MFA, and many others. WHEW!!!
Prospective students: please read my article, “Top 10 Tips for Winning that Conservatory or College Audition” and stay tuned for “Snagging the Brass Ring, Part 2: Advice from a Private Acting Coach.”
