Brian McManamon is an actor, acting instructor, director and acting coach in New York City.

He currently teaches acting at the Juilliard School Extension Division, Syracuse University's Tepper Semester in New York City, and privately. He has taught and/or directed for the Juilliard School Drama Division, New York University/Tisch School of the Arts, Columbia University’s MFA Acting Program, the National Theater Institute (NTI) at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, NYSF/Public Theater, Manhattanville College, Vassar College’s Powerhouse Apprentice Training Program, CAP21 and Yale University’s Dwight-Edgewood Project. Brian served as Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Academy at Stratford from 2015-2018.

Brian has studied with some of the most respected teachers of acting in America and abroad including Ron Van Lieu, Evan Yionoulis, Mark Wing-Davey, Austin Pendleton, Andrew Wade, Peter Francis James and the late John Barton.

He has an MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama and a BFA in acting from the School for Theater at Boston University. Brian is a proud member of the Actors Center Workshop Company and the National Alliance of Acting Teachers.

As an acting coach, Brian works with beginning and established clients for film, television and theater. He specializes in preparing actors for graduate school auditions. Each year his clients go on to attend the top graduate acting schools in the country. 

SPRING SCENE STUDY CLASS

This month-long scene study class aims to guide the actor to unlock an authentic expression of self, and supply the tools required to take on the life of a character. The focus will be on identifying and personalizing a character's driving need and connecting the actors' voice, body, mind and spirit to its active pursuit.

I recognize that Black and Indigenous people are the most vulnerable among us. I acknowledge the racism and white supremacy of our culture, including actor training and the theater industrial complex. I recognize that I have benefitted from these systems. I am committed to creating an anti-racist, inclusive classroom that creates community and fosters a brave, equitable, accessible space for students of racial, ethnic, gender, cultural, class, and other differences.

TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS

May 16th—June 18th

10:00am - 1:30pm

NYC

Class fee: $900

Scholarship opportunities available for applicants who identify as members of the BIPOC community.

Admission by invitation/audition only. Limited to 12 students. 

Application deadline: May 1st

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ACTING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

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ONE-ON-ONE COACHING

As an acting coach, Brian works with beginning and established clients for film, television and theater. 

To contact Brian about private coaching, click here.

GRADUATE SCHOOL AUDITION PREPARATION and COACHING

"Auditioning for MFA programs in acting can be, but does not need to be, an isolating and stressful process. Get the coaching and support you deserve to be well prepared and audition feeling confident in yourself and your work.   

Our one-on-one coaching sessions are tailored to suit your indivdual needs. In addition to working on the monologues required for the auditions, I also make myself available to help in each step of the application process including the choice of school that's right for you, the application, the personal statement, your recommendations and the interview. To ongoing coaching clients only, I also offer Mock Auditions where I replicate the experience you can expect to have at the schools you are auditioning for. I also host an MFA Grad Panel consisting of the most recent graduates of Yale/Geffen, Juilliard, NYU, UCSD, Brown, UCSD, USD, and others to learn about the programs first hand.

Having graduated from BFA (Boston University) and MFA (Yale School of Drama) schools in acting — I look forward to helping with your graduate school auditions!

Each year many of Brian's clients go on to attend the top graduate acting schools in the country. Click here for CLIENT TESTIMONIALS.

To contact Brian about graduate school coaching, click here.