Liz makes Shakespeare’s verse totally accessible.  After just one session with her, I got the grasp of the rhythm and content of the work.  It was natural and made so much sense.  I went into my classical auditions feeling confident that I knew what I was doing.  And the response from these auditions showed that Liz was indeed the right coach to go to.
— Elizabeth Pan

PRIVATE COACHING

I coach clients privately in the comfort of my home studio in Eagle Rock, CA.


 

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING

Current: Faculty of Antaeus Academy
2014 The Actors’ Shakespeare - Antaeus Academy
         Shakespeare & Other Bards - Antaeus Academy
2013 Shakespeare and the Greeks - Antaeus Academy
2012 Restoration Comedy, the Seventeenth Century Sitcom - Antaeus Academy
2010 Speaking Shakespeare – A Noise Within, LA
2008 Shakespeare Workout – Antaeus Academy, LA
          Shakespeare Text - Summer Shakespeare Sedona
          Moderator – Classical Styles class, Antaeus Academy
2007 Workshop in Shakespeare Performance - Atlantic Theatre NYC
2003 Michael Howard Studios Conservatory faculty
2003 Shakespeare Performance - Michael Howard Studios
          Period Styles - Michael Howard Studio
2002 Intro to Shakespeare Performance - T. Schreiber Studio
2001 Intro to Shakespeare Performance - T. Schreiber Studio
         Advanced Shakespeare Performance Workshop - T. Schreiber Studio
2001 Workshop in Restoration Theatre - T. Schreiber Studio
2000 Scene Study - Michael Howard Studio Summer Conservatory
1999 - 2002 Shakespeare – 72nd St.studios young professional summer class
1998 - 1999 Fundamentals/scene study - Michael Howard Studio
1996 Shakespeare Workshop - The Hispanic Organization of Latino Actors
1990 - 1992 Consultant and teacher - The Riverside Shakespeare Co.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING

2017-2018 Guest Shakespeare Teacher - CalArts
2015 Guest Shakespeare Teacher - CSU Long Beach
2008 Professor Emeritus, Marymount Manhattan College
2004 -2008 Professor of Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College
1998 Associate Professor of Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College – tenured.
         University of the South, Sewanee TN: Visiting Professor & Brown Foundation Fellow
1985 – 1996 Barnard College – Theatre Department
1992 – 1994 Acting Chair: Theatre Department & Director: Minor Latham Playhouse at Barnard College
1984 – 1987 New York University (S.E.H.N.A.P.)
1982 – 1986 City College, NY
1981 – 1982 Hunter College NY
1978 City College, NY, Guest Artist
1984 Occasional Guest Lecturer at CUNY Graduate Center & Brooklyn College

COURSES TAUGHT

SEMINARS (self-proposed and developed at Barnard):
     Women in Theatre
     The Rebellious Woman – First Year Seminar
     Contemporary British Political Theatre

OTHER ACADEMIC COURSES

History of Theatre I – Greeks to Italian Renaissance
History of Theatre II – Renaissance to late Nineteenth Century
History of Theatre III – The Modern Period
Introduction to the Theatre
The Evolution of Theatre and Dance
Dramatic Structure

WORKSHOP COURSES

Acting Shakespeare
Acting IV – Shakespeare and Restoration
The Restoration Theatre
Acting III – Styles
Acting II – beginning scene study
Acting I (Theatre Games & Improvisation)
Styles of Acting & Directing
The Performing Artist at Work – (co-taught with a dancer)
Actors & Directors Interpretation of Literature
The Contemporary Theatre
Verse Performance
Advanced Directing