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“I cannot recommend Shane Ann enough! She creates a safe environment and has a unique eye (and ear) for each student’s individual difficulties. The exercises and techniques you learn are directly applicable to any kind of acting work, be it Shakespeare, sit-coms or commercials. She is enthusiastic and expects a lot, which is good, because you learn a lot and …
“Confidence, versatility, and discipline – those are the gifts that accrue to the actor who takes Shane Ann’s program. This becomes more and more obvious after you complete the program and begin your climb. An indelible image for me is when I remember performing with Marion Seldes and Rosemarie Harris and knowing I could hold my own. Shane Ann’s training …
“The difference between my first recording , which was made during the first class, and my final recording of the same passage, which was recorded at the end of the program, was incredible! Not only was my diction crystal clear – devoid of any glottal stops and lazy habits, but my entire voice sounded different. My voice in my final …
“My acting teacher, Bill Esper, once said that an audience would forgive you anything except not being heard or understood. Shane Ann’s class gave me the ability to work on any text, including classical texts, and to have the confidence that I would be heard and understood. I was never strong in dialects before taking her classes. Now I feel …
“In addition to Standard American Speech, vocal ease, range and flexibility, there are two vitally important skills that students learn from Shane Ann – first, a way of preparing and working on one’s own that will carry an actor throughout their career, and second, learning to analyze a text in depth. After working with her, an actor or director becomes …