Shane McRae
" The confidence with which I approach classical texts comes directly from the time spent in Shane Ann’s classes. She taught me how to break down a text into specific thoughts and to make those thoughts clear to the audience and myself. She is a brilliant teacher of the “technical” aspects of speaking a text but is also focused on the specifics of character and action, therefore integrating the technical with the organic. As a result the audience watches a character live and not an actor executing a technique.

My speech work with her enabled me to eliminate a sloppy “s” sound as well as my Mississippi accent. I have always been struck by Shane Ann’s honesty and compassion. She is deeply invested in the growth of each one of her students which allows her to be tough when she needs to be but she is also one of most encouraging and supportive people I have ever met.”

Broadway: Take me Out. Off-Broadway: Richard III (Richmond) NY Public Theatre, Pullman Hiawatha (Keen Co).

TV: Hack (Guest Lead), One Life to Live (Principal)) Four Kings (NBC), Law and Order - Criminal Intent (NBC) guest star, Cold Case (CBS) guest star, Mastersons of Manhattan (pilot for NBC), Our Thirties (pilot for ABC).

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