THE COACHES
(Alphabetically)
NATHAN ANGELO
Born and raised in San Jose, California and currently living in NYC, Nathan Angelo is a first generation Filipino American artist seeking out what he loves the most, opportunities to create! Nathan’s stage and screen experience is vast. Last year, he made his Broadway debut in the original Broadway cast of “Here Lies Love” (Alex Timbers / Broadway Theatre), and he has been in countless other stage productions. Last winter, Nathan wrapped Harsh Kotni’s “Dreamline,” a film that brings to light the nuances found in the immigrant family of a South Indian rapper. Nathan is currently line-producing Raymond Tisch’s newest film, “The Filipino Goodbye.” Nathan graduated from Montclair State University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Nathan has successfully coached many people in acting and audition preparation.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Accents, acting through song, audition technique/etiquette, classical monologues, children’s monologues, college/art school auditions, commercial auditions, contemporary comedic monologues, contemporary dramatic monologues, film auditions, musical theatre auditions, Shakespeare monologues/scenes, TV auditions
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish, Tagalog
RATES
30 minutes $60
45 minutes $80
60 minutes $100
GRACIE BRANTLEY
Gracie Ryanne Brantley is a professionally trained actor and musician originally from Sandersville, Georgia. Gracie graduated with a BFA in Theatre Performance from Columbus State University. She studied Meisner’s technique of acting for years, and during her time in Columbus, she performed in and helped produce multiple shows with Georgia’s historic state theater, The Springer Opera House. After graduating college, she moved to Charleston, SC and began performing and teaching with Charleston Stage as one of their highly-esteemed Resident Actors for their 46th season. While with Charleston Stage, Gracie has had the opportunity to music direct, teach acting classes, and teach audition workshops for children of all ages (K-12). It is her goal to light the same fire for young people any and everywhere!
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Accents, acting through song, audition technique/etiquette, classical monologues, children’s monologues, college/art school auditions, commercial auditions, contemporary comedic monologues, contemporary dramatic monologues, film auditions, musical theatre auditions, Shakespeare monologues/scenes, TV auditions
LANGUAGES
English
RATES
30 minutes $44
45 minutes $66
60 minutes $88
JEREMY HOLM
Jeremy Holm is an acting and film industry professional. A veteran of stages from Shanghai to New York City, he has more recently made his work in film and TV, starring in countless feature films and series. He has spent five years playing Nathan Green on “House of Cards,” three years playing Mr. Sutherland on “Mr. Robot,” and has guest roles on multiple television shows, including "The Good Fight" (CBS All Access), "Blue Bloods" (CBS), "Madam Secretary" (CBS), "The Code" (CBS), "The Blacklist" (NBC), and many others. His film credits include “The Ranger,” “Brooklyn 45,” and “The Judge” featuring an all star cast including Robert Downey Jr. and Vera Farmiga, as well as many others. Jeremy is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA and is currently represented by the Daniel Hoff Agency. Catch him in his upcoming films, including “Herd” (dir. Steven Peirce), PanicFest Award winner “Black Mold” by (dir. John Pata), and “Blackout” (dir. Larry Fessenden). View Jeremy’s IMDB page for more information.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Audition technique/etiquette, classical monologues, commercial auditions, contemporary comedic monologues, contemporary dramatic monologues, film auditions, Shakespeare monologues/scenes, TV auditions
LANGUAGES
English
RATES
30 minutes $60
45 minutes $80
60 minutes $100
CHRIS JOHNSON
Chris Johnson is a a film industry professional, working actor, and owner of a production company, BreLin Entertainment, which specializes in all aspects of film production. Chris has vast film experience, starring in TVONE drama series “Fatal Attraction” and “ATL Homocide,” as well as independent films and other TV series. He also offers script writing services. A formally trained actor, Chris has studied under influential actors such as Chris Weatherhead, Charles Felder, Denise White, and Carl Kennedy and has a degree in Film Production.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Commercial auditions, contemporary dramatic monologues, film auditions, TV auditions
LANGUAGES
English
RATES
30 minutes $28
45 minutes $42
60 minutes $55
DEMETRIA JOHNSON
Demi Johnson is a film industry professional, casting director, working actor and owner of a production company, BreLin Entertainment, which specializes in all aspects of film production. Demi has vast film acting experience and has appeared in many feature and independent films including “Black and Blue Tears,” TV series including “Cycles,” and stage productions including “When My Life Changed.” She is a formally trained actor, model, and director and attains a degree in Film Production and Cinematography. She has trained under influential actors including Chris Weatherhead, Denise White, Carl Kennedy, and Tom Logan.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Audition technique/etiquette, contemporary dramatic monologues, film auditions, TV auditions
LANGUAGES
English
RATES
30 minutes $28
45 minutes $42
60 minutes $55
MARK LANDIS
Mark Landis is a professionally trained actor. He has been a member of the Actors’ Equity Association since 1978, and his work in the professional theatre has taken him to a number of different parts of the United States. He has worked as an actor, director, and a stage manager, and has done both radio and television commercials. He holds an MFA in Directing from Western Illinois University and is currently a Professor Emeritus at The College of Charleston. As a member of the Core Ensemble at the prestigious PURE Theatre, he has appeared in “The Children”, “A Doll’s House Part 2”, “The Royale”, “Our Mother’s Brief Affair”, “Glengarry Glen Ross,” and many more.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Audition technique, classical monologues, college auditions, contemporary comedic monologues, contemporary dramatic monologues, Shakespeare monologues/scenes
LANGUAGES
English
RATES
30 minutes $28
45 minutes $38
60 minutes $55
TIMMY LEWIS
Timmy Lewis is a formally trained performer and acting coach based in New York City. Born and raised in Vermont, he spent most summers with the FlynnArts Summer Youth Theatre program in Burlington, and in 2014, he won the BroadwayWorld VT Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Since then, he earned his BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State University and is now on the National Tour of “Shrek the Musical” as Lord Farquaad. His performance experience is vast; he was in the Off-Broadway revivals of “A Class Act” and “Woman of the Year”, and some of his favorite regional credits include “Evita” (The REV. Theatre Co), “A Christmas Story” (John W. Engeman Theatre), “Gypsy” and “Oklahoma!” (The Skinner Barn), and many more! He also has vast film experience; he made his feature film debut in “The Line”, starring Alex Wolff, Halle Bailey, and John Malkovich and is seen on the History Channel and in multiple TV and radio commercials. He has trained with Tony Winner Jeanine Tesori, Pulitzer and Tony Winner David Lindsay-Abaire, and more.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Accents, acting through song, audition technique/etiquette, children’s monologues, college/art school auditions, contemporary comedic monologues, musical theatre auditions
LANGUAGES
English, experience in Spanish
RATES
30 minutes $25
45 minutes $40
60 minutes $55
TODD MCNERNEY
Todd McNerney is the Associate Dean of the School of the Arts at College of Charleston and a Professor of Acting, Directing, and Diction in the Department of Theatre and Dance. He has a BA in Theatre and an MFA in Acting. In his nearly forty year career in the theatre industry, he has directed and/or acted in over one hundred productions. He has worked professionally on both coasts in theatre, film, industrials, and voice acting, with credits including everything from Shakespeare’s greatest plays to live action promotional campaigns for Smirnoff Vodka. He has directed many shows, including “Cabaret” and “Spring Awakening.” He is also the cofounder of The Shakespeare Project.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Accents, acting through song, audition technique/etiquette, classical monologues, college/art school auditions, commercial auditions, contemporary comedic monologues, contemporary dramatic monologues, film auditions, musical theatre auditions, Shakespeare monologues/scenes, TV auditions
LANGUAGES
English, German, experience in Italian, French, and Spanish
RATES
30 minutes $44
45 minutes $66
60 minutes $82
KATE O’BRIEN
Kate O’Brien recently graduated with a BA Honors in Musical Theatre at the world-renowned Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, Wales. They have been in many different types of shows in their time, including musicals, Shakespearean plays, and contemporary plays. They have also studied screen acting. Kate has successfully helped University applicants with their audition material and has been teaching musical theatre to children for the past two years, as well as assistant directing multiple shows with casts of ages 6 - 18.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Accents, acting through song, audition technique/etiquette, classical monologues, children’s monologues, contemporary comedic monologues, contemporary dramatic monologues, film auditions, musical theatre auditions, Shakespearean monologues/scenes, TV auditions
LANGUAGES
English
RATES
30 minutes $22
45 minutes $33
60 minutes $44
RODNEY ROLDAN
Rodney Roldan Rodney is an acting and directing professional. He is a native of New York City and has worked on numerous professional film, television, commercial, and stage productions in New York City, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, including “Imperium” (2016), “The Wire” (2006), “A Gifted Man” (2011), and stage productions of “M*A*S*H*” (2006), and “Ghetto Babylon” (2013). Rodney is also a documentary filmmaker and a proud member of both professional acting unions, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation for Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Actors Equity Association (AEA), as well as a recent member of the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA). Rodney graduated from Liberty University with a MA in Visual Communication Design and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting with a certificate from the 2-year conservatory program.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Audition technique/etiquette, commercial auditions, contemporary dramatic monologues, film auditions, Shakespeare monologues/scenes, TV auditions
LANGUAGES
English
RATES
30 minutes $20
45 minutes $30
60 minutes $40
DREW SPRINGER-MILLER
Drew Springer-Miller is a professionally trained actor and a proud native of Stowe, Vermont. Her training includes the Arts Concentration Program in Drama at Choate Rosemary Hall, the Circle in the Square Theater School, and she holds a BFA in Musical Theater from Pace University in New York City. Drew’s regional/university stage experience is vast. She has played roles including Sally Bowles in “Cabaret”, Kayleen in “Gruesome Playground Injuries”, the Drowsy Chaperone in “the Drowsy Chaperone,” Madelaine in LaChuisa’s “The Wild Party”, and more. She has also been involved in many professional reading and workshops, including Dorothy in “A Short History of Women” (dir. Judith Ivey), “Captain Hook” in Pete(Her) Pan, and more. She has directed shows and coached monologues, songs, and auditions for many.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Acting through song, audition technique/etiquette, classical monologues, college/art school auditions, contemporary comedic monologues, contemporary dramatic monologues, musical theatre auditions, Shakespeare monologues/scenes
LANGUAGES
English
RATES
30 minutes $40
45 minutes $50
60 minutes $60
CHLOË WENDLER
Chloë Wendler is a professional actor currently located in New York City. Chloë graduated with her BFA in Musical Theatre from Coastal Carolina University. She spent the last year working at The Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina as one of ten professional resident actors at Charleston Stage. Chloë also worked as a Theatre Educator for grades K-8th at Charleston Stage and has also done lots of material coaching here and there throughout recent years. Chloë is also a graduate/alum from MTCA (Musical Theatre College Auditions), Maryland/International Thespian Festival, Actor Therapy w/ RSO & Lindsey Mendez, and French Woods Performing Arts Festival. She has won awards at the national and state level for her performances.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Acting through song, audition technique/etiquette, college musical theatre auditions, musical theatre auditions, rep coaching
LANGUAGES
English
RATES
30 minutes $44
45 minutes $66
60 minutes $88