Teaching Artist/Acting Coach
Teaching Artist/Acting Coach
Teaching Artist/Acting Coach
“There is only one way to see things until someone shows us how to look at them with different eyes.” ~ Pablo Picasso
Theatre is a playground where extraordinarily complicated beings carve out a place for themselves while seeking community with others.
I believe my job is to be the facilitator between a playwright’s words and the actors’
“There is only one way to see things until someone shows us how to look at them with different eyes.” ~ Pablo Picasso
Theatre is a playground where extraordinarily complicated beings carve out a place for themselves while seeking community with others.
I believe my job is to be the facilitator between a playwright’s words and the actors’ imaginations, a transformer helping actors to hold up humanity’s mirror. I use a toolbox approach consisting of physical, vocal, and theatrical explorations to unlock the power of language and the creation of character. I work primarily with Shakespearean and Modern Text.
About April
Teaching Artist/Acting Coach
Teaching Artist/Acting Coach
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
~ Pablo Picasso
Steeped in European and American traditions, my training includes study with Peter Schumann and Bread and Puppet Theatre, Pablo Vela; Circle in the Square, The Studio of the Actors Space in New York City; Elizabeth Browning Studios (NYC)
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
~ Pablo Picasso
Steeped in European and American traditions, my training includes study with Peter Schumann and Bread and Puppet Theatre, Pablo Vela; Circle in the Square, The Studio of the Actors Space in New York City; Elizabeth Browning Studios (NYC), The Royal National Theatre Studio, Patrick Tucker and The Original Shakespeare Company, Neil Freeman, and Patsy Rodenburg.
I created Simply Shakespeare and Shakespeare Unplugged as a performance, teaching, and producing vehicle that offers a unique and straightforward approach to unlocking the power of language-driven text for actors. I have taught or held workshops in theatre and language arts at Elizabeth Browning Studios (NY), Philly Senior Stage (PA), People’s Light and Theatre Company (PA), Rosemont College (PA), New Jersey Academy of Performing Arts (NJ), Royal National Theatre Studio (UK), Princeton Rep’s Shakespeare in the Park (NJ), Philadelphia Young Playwrights (playwriting), as well as directing productions.
Member: AEA, SAG/AFTRA, Dramatists Guild.
Voice-Over Artist
Teaching Artist/Acting Coach
Voice-Over Artist
“There’s a Story in Your Voice” ~ Elvis Costello
I began a voice career as a disc jockey for WCAU-FM and WMMR-FM in Philadelphia, PA, and have voiced narrations, commercials, and film dubbing in the UK and US. I am especially interested in narration and voice creations for animated or educational films, and a proud member of SAG/AFTRA.
Producers may contact me directly at
(215) 882-2600