André Holland in “The Brothers Size”

Shane Ann October 9, 2025From Shane Ann, NYU Grad Acting

I was privileged to see and hear my former NYU Grad Acting student André Holland in “The Brothers Size” at the Shed in New York city. The brilliant play is by Tarell Alvin McCraney. André was excellent, as was the entire cast. I always know André will be wonderful but this time I was taken by his voice. His voice has …

Final Class with Year 2 at NYU Grad Acting

Shane Ann June 23, 2025NYU Grad Acting

I finished the Spring semester with my wonderful Second Year NYU Grad Acting students.

Final Class with Year 3 at NYU Grad Acting

Shane Ann January 4, 2024From Shane Ann, NYU Grad Acting

I had my final Techniques of Voice and Text Class with my NYU Third Year Students.

Seeing a new play with Grad Acting Alums

Shane Ann January 2, 2024NYU Grad Acting 1 Comment

I saw NYU Grad acting alums Stacey Linnartz and Jeremy Rishe in Barry Kaplan’s new play “The Limits of Admiration”.

Visiting Edi Gathegi – Mr. Terrific!

Shane Ann November 13, 2023NYU Grad Acting

Edi Gathegi and me and his wife Adriana hanging out in L.A. Just got a text from him saying that now that the strike has ended “Superman: Legacy” (where he plays Mr. Terrific) will start filming in March. All that work on Techniques of Voice and Text at NYU Grad Acting has paid off! This is the latest feature film with …

NYU Grad Acting Alum Returns For A Visit

Shane Ann October 23, 2023From Shane Ann, NYU Grad Acting, Voice and Speech Class

I was delighted to have NYU Grad Acting alum Mackenzie Meehan visit my Third Year Techniques of Voice and Text class.

My students Pronouncing Shakespeare using the App in their rehearsals of Hamlet and Macbeth

Shane Ann April 23, 2016NYU Grad Acting

My First Year students in the Graduate Acting Program at NYU have been very enthusiastic about using the Audio Shakespeare Pronunciation App as they rehearse “Hamlet” and “Macbeth”. They told me that at the beginning of the rehearsals, they used it every night to check the pronunciations of the unusual words and the character and place names in Shakespeare plays. …

Shakespeare Voice and Text Class

Shane Ann December 1, 2015NYU Grad Acting

Last class with my NYU Graduate Acting Third Year students in Techniques of Voice and Text class. Their work this semester on their Shakespeare monologues was excellent. They put all of the pieces together – voice, speech, breathing, scanning the verse, using the techniques they have been learning for two years, and acting. It has been a joy to be …

As You Like It

Shane Ann August 12, 2015NYU Grad Acting

It has been exciting to work on the OP (Original Pronunciation) production of scenes from “As You Like it”. The Workshop was part of the Studio Tisch Summer program. Pictured are some of the cast members.