Ryan Bathe

Ryan Michelle Bathe

Shane Ann Female Actors

“The techniques that I learned studying with Shane Ann have been pivotal in my ability to navigate and relish not only classical texts, but any text that I have or will come across in my career as a professional actor. Shane Ann provided me with a solid foundation so that I can use my voice as an instrument. She also …

Ben Cole

Ben Cole

Shane Ann Male Actors

“Before meeting Shane Ann, I had a great fear of using anything “technical” (like voice and speech) because I thought it would cut off my impulses, making me sound phony and appear inauthentic. Shane Ann helped me to quickly realize that my fear was actually fear of the work, and that fear was limiting my range of possibilities, my true …

Dominik Tiefenthaler

Dominik Teifenthaler

Shane Ann Male Actors

“With German as my first language, I realized soon after coming to the US that my casting opportunities were very limited. Everyone asked me if I could sound American. Since I always wanted to study with the best, I asked around. And all roads led to Shane Ann. She has made it possible for me to work as an American …

Cassandra Freeman

Cassandra Freeman

Shane Ann Female Actors

“Without Shane Ann how can anyone tell what my intention is? Without Shane Ann how can anyone believe I’m from anywhere but the South? Her classes are necessary in every actor’s arsenal to have a step ahead in auditions and in performances. Her spirit is wonderful and she makes the written text on a page leap off and become organically …

Dion Flynn

Dion Flynn

Shane Ann Male Actors

I want to make others laugh. However, I was skeptical about how some exercises were supposed to make me funnier on The Tonight Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon or before an unforgiving NYC comedy club crowd? Well, I didn’t know the answer to these questions before working with Shane-Ann or before going on to appear over 50 times on …

Maggie Lacey

Maggie Lacey

ralphm Female Actors

“The walls of the theatres around the country reverberate with the exercises I learned in Shane Ann’s classes because at around 6:30pm I retreat to some dark corner of the house and do my Younts exercises. Without this warm-up I would be lost. But it goes beyond preparing myself to do the best job I can do on any given …

Matt Harrington

Matt Harrington

Shane Ann Male Actors

“Shane Ann has given me a wonderful gift: a fully loaded tool kit to help me unlock and explore any kind of text while keeping my instrument strong and supported. Whether I am working my way through a Shakespeare soliloquy or a dialect farce or quickly scanning voiceover copy in a casting office waiting room, I constantly find myself drawing …

Isaiah Johnson

Isaiah Johnson

Shane Ann Male Actors

“Before taking Shane Ann’s class, I only knew the basics of approaching Shakespeare’s texts. Furthermore, I wasn’t too excited about dealing with my phobia of Shakespeare’s assumed loftiness. I was most surprised at how much fun her classes could be because of her ‘road map’ through the curriculum, her patient, positive attitude, and her timely organization! Now I am enjoying …

Jeffrey Binder

Jeff Binder

Shane Ann Male Actors

“Clarity and vocal presence through thought, breath, and action in large houses with minimal sound enhancement is one of the greater challenges to an actor. This was never more apparent to me than during my run in the Tony Award winning production of “Sideman” on Broadway and in London’s West End. The success of my performance was due, in no …

Stephanie DiMaggio

Stephanie DiMaggio

Shane Ann Female Actors

“Shane Ann cracked open text for me in a way no other teacher has before. Her specific techniques armed me with tools to tackle any and all types of language. No matter how difficult. Her work gives you a solid road map on how to unlock a scene through the language.  And this kind of technique is invaluable in the …