About Shellen L.
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Co-Secretary and Co-Chair of the Mentoring Committee
Jun, 2012 - PresentLeague of Professional Theatre Women
On the Executive Board of this prestigious organization of women in theatre and in charge of Mentoring and Apprentices for the organization.
Co-President
Jun, 2009 - PresentWomen in the Arts & Media Coalition, Inc.
Advocating for the advancement of women in the arts and media and mentoring young women in their careers.
Teaching Artist
Sep, 2008 - PresentPrivate
Teaching artist work in the classroom in New York and New Jersey, and developmental workshops for teachers and teaching artists.
Voice Teacher, Vocal Coach, and Acting Coach
Jan, 1980 - PresentPrivate Studio
Have been teaching and coaching singers and actors for 35 years.
Guest Artist
Sep, 1978 - Jun, 1981Bennington College
Working with singers in the Black Music Department developing their vocal technique, their song performance skills, and their vocal improvisation skills.
Education
Freshman Theater Arts Corp
Sep, 1970 - Jun, 1971Hofstra University
M.I.L.S.
Jan, 2002 - Jun, 2004Syracuse University
B.A. Music, Drama, Dance
Sep, 1971 - Jun, 1974Bennington College
Awards
Muriel J. Rossman Scholarship
Apr, 2004Syracuse University
Affiliations
Broadcast Music Inc.
Jun, 1974One of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. In FY 2013, BMI collected more than $944 million in licensing fees and distributed $814 million in royalties.
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
Feb, 2013SDC is the theatrical union that unites, empowers, and protects professional Stage Directors and Choreographers throughout the United States. Our mission is to foster a national community of professional stage Directors and Choreographers by protecting the rights, health and livelihoods of all our Members; to facilitate the exchange of ideas, information and opportunities, while educating the current and future generations about the role of Directors and Choreographers and providing effective administration, negotiations and contractual support.
New York Singing Teachers Association
Nov, 1984NYSTA strives to provide voice professionals, both locally and globally, with the tools and inspiration needed for an increasingly informed and creative pedagogy. Immense advances in voice science, neurology, psychology, education theory, medicine, and mind/body healing offer new information and techniques from which voice teachers can draw. By making these resources accessible to our members, we foster twenty-first-century pedagogy, rooted in the great traditions of the past, incorporating the new knowledge of our time.
Actors' Equity Association
Nov, 1983Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.
Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Jan, 1980An American labor union representing over 160,000 film and television principal and background performers, journalists, and radio personalities worldwide.
Dramatists Guild, The
Sep, 1978The Dramatists Guild of America was established over eighty years ago, and is the only professional association which advances the interests of playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists writing for the living stage. The Guild has over 6,000 members nationwide, from beginning writers to the most prominent authors represented on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional theaters.
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