Mia Barron
"The technical skills Shane Ann imparted to me were vast: exercises to ground my voice, strengthen my breathing, improve my resonance, heighten my ability to use melody, and volume and to make sense of intricate textual passages.

But her teaching extends to much broader realms than just the technical. She has a deep love of language and is fiercely committed to imparting that to her students. She puts forth the idea that the rigor and continual practice that are necessary for developing your voice are not purely technical but a path towards embracing the beauty of poetry, of the spoken word and of the actor’s relationship to them.

Her teaching, while extremely rigorous and precise, is ultimately an artistic permission slip to bring your own individual intellect, emotionality and spirit to your work with the text. I have never before met someone who is able to fuse such a vast body of technical knowledge with the sense that its ultimate aim is artistic freedom.”

Broadway - The Coast of Utopia

Off-Broadway – The World Over and She Stoops to Comedy at Playwrights Horizon

Regional – Macbeth (Lady Macbeth) at California Shakespeare Theater, Tartuffe (New Jersey Shakespeare Theater), Heartbreak House (The Huntington Theatre), The School for Husbands (Westport Country Playhouse). Tour: The Rivals (The Acting Company)

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