PRIVATE COACHING
One-on-one coaching sessions geared to meet your individual needs whether they be for film, television, stage, or graduate school audition preparation.
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GRADUATE SCHOOL AUDITION PREPARATION and COACHING
Auditioning for MFA programs in acting can be, but does not have to be, an isolating and stressful process. Get the coaching and support you need to be well prepared and audition feeling confident in your work and what you can bring to it.
Having received my MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama, I have been through the process and look forward to helping you through yours.
All sessions are adjusted to each individuals needs. Each year my clients go on to attend all of the top graduate acting schools in the country.
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, recommendations and the interview. To ongoing coaching clients only, I offer mock auditions and an invitation to the MFA grad panel I host.
For the mock audition, I do my best to replicate the experience you can expect to have at the schools you are auditioning for -- including an initial audition, a waiting area, a "callback", interview etc.
The MFA panel is a chance to hear from the most recent graduates from some of the popular MFA programs in the U.S. and abroad, including but not limited to: Yale School of Drama, Juilliard, NYU/Grad Acting, U.C.S.D., USD/Old Globe.
Is an MFA in Acting Right for You? An interview with Actor & Coach Brian McManamon
by Claire Winters
Tuesday July 26, 2011
You’ve seen many of your students through the whole grad school process, from choosing which schools to audition for through graduation and starting (or re-starting) their professional careers. Can you share with us some characteristics/habits/choices that students who are most satisfied with the grad school experience seem to share?
Actors who have a good sense of themselves, where they are at in their lives, and a clear idea of where they want to go next, are, I believe, in a good place to pursue a graduate degree in .acting. In addition to that, preparation is key. I know from personal experience that just showing up to the audition and hoping for the best is not a good way to go! I tell the actors that I work with that by simply seeking out a coach, they have already taken a huge step ahead of most actors auditioning for graduate school. It simply speaks to their commitment, their interest in doing the best work they can and honestly puts them in a place to succeed. Read More ⟩