Voice & Speech Coaching
Your voice is one of the most important things you bring to your acting, and it's an essential component of who you are.
In addition to directing productions large and small, locally and regionally, I spend a lot of time working with actors and singers, helping them work on a specific role, audition, or just to help them develop the strength, ease, and quality of their communication. Sometimes this involves one session directed to perfecting an audition, and sometimes it's an ongoing coaching relationship. Not only do I work daily with my students at New York University, I also work with professionals, many of whom have acted on Broadway, National Tours, Regional Theater, Film and Television.
There was a great article by Atul Gawande in The New Yorker, October 3, 2011 called "Personal Best," which was about a surgeon's pursuit to improve his craft with the help of a coach. He made wonderful observations about the coaching process which are directly relevant to our work in the theater arts:
"No matter how well prepared people are in their formative years, few can achieve and maintain their best performance on their own... Expertise, as the formula goes, requires going from an unconscious incompetence to conscious competence and finally to unconscious competence. ...The coach provides the outside eyes and ears, and makes you aware of where you're falling short. ...Good coaches know how to break down performance into its critical individual components. [They] speak with credibility, make a personal connection, and focus little on themselves. ...Coaching done well may be the most effective intervention designed for human performance."
Send me an email, and get started working toward your goal!
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"I've worked with Evan extensively as both an acting coach and a voice & speech coach, and I have to say that his work is truly first-rate. His knowledge of the material and subsequent attention to detail leads to an invalauble coaching experience--all in a comfortable and relaxed work environment. His dedication and passion shines through in all that he does. Without Evan's help over the past few years, I doubt I'd be making my Broadway debut at the age of 24!"
-Nic Rouleau Broadway: Book of Mormon |
