Shakespearean Acting Lessons in Minneapolis. Amazing Teachers.

Sarah has been a professional actor in the Twin Cities since moving back from LA, where she worked as an actor and Commercial Casting Director for almost a decade. Sarah has taught acting classes for both on-stage and on-camera work to children and adults. Sarah is also a director and playwright mentor for the Chicago Avenue Project at the Pillsbury House Theater. She is also a crisis intervention trainer with the Department of Justice, where she trains officers in de-escalation techniques through high stakes improv scenarios. Sarah is a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor.

Acting and audition guidance from an experienced, Meisner trained actress and teacher. Specializing in monologue preparation, scene study, voice and speech, character building and Shakespeare, Danielle takes a personalized approach for each student to create an in depth character with strong goals and tactics. Methods will include: beats and scoring a script, defining the journey of a monologue, audition tips and tricks, choosing material which fits the student, cadence and tone, and making unique and strong choices as an actor.

Become a Shakespeare expert with these lessons! These lessons are for students pursuing theatrical acting and a understanding on the art of Shakespeare. Students will learn the fundamental terminology, a variety of acting techniques, and explore different genres of the stage. We work on sense journal, variety of Shakespearean monologues and sonnets, scene work, character development, advance acting terms and skills, and so much more!

I help my students break down the text through analyzing the iambic pentameter, rhetorical devices, and imaging work of the text. After the analysis, I help my students learn how to perform Shakespeare in a truthful, interesting, and accessible way.

A graduate of London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Crystal brings the UK's mastery of the skills needed to enact Shakespeare's works.

Thank you for clicking on my profile. I am a classically trained professional actress who have performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway and TV. Most recently I was in the original broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Some of my TV work include Marvel's Iron Fist , Blue Bloods and Madam Secretary. I am also an Adjunct Professor at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. I hope to take my 20 plus years of experience and help you find your truth in storytelling and changing lives through words.