Brian McManamon is an actor, acting instructor, director and acting coach based in New York City.
He currently teaches acting at The Juilliard School Extension Division, Syracuse University’s Tepper Semester, and the National Theater Institute (NTI) at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. He has also taught and/or directed at The Juilliard School, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Columbia University’s MFA program, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, NYSF/Public Theater, Manhattanville College, Vassar College’s Powerhouse Apprentice Training Program, CAP21, and Yale University’s Dwight-Edgewood Project. From 2015 to 2018, Brian served as Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Academy at Stratford.
Brian has trained with some of the most respected acting teachers in the U.S. and abroad, including Ron Van Lieu, Evan Yionoulis, Mark Wing-Davey, Austin Pendleton, Andrew Wade, and the late John Barton.
He holds an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama and a BFA in Acting from Boston University’s School of Theatre. 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 both emerging and established actors in film, television, and theater. He specializes in preparing actors for graduate school auditions, with his clients consistently gaining acceptance into the top MFA acting programs in the country.
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.
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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!