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Acting Coaching Biography I started my professional acting career at the age of 13 playing a little boy in “Attila” at the Houston Grand Opera. By the end of high school I had performed in over 30 plays and musicals including lead roles in “Grease”, “Oklahoma”, and “Little Shop of Horrors”. I attended the Yale University Drama program where my acting coursework included dramatic literature, playwriting, Advanced Acting, Speech and Performance, and Shakespeare. I joined the Yale Dramat acting company and wrote, performed, and directed over 40 plays and musicals including the role of Alice in “Closer”, Ophelia in "Hamlet", and Connie in “A Chorus Line”. After graduation, I moved to New York and was cast in an off-Broadway Musical “Belles of the Mill”. After a few years, I moved to Los Angeles, joined SAG and booked appearances on E!, FX's Nip/Tuck, MTV, Nickelodeon and the WB while working on numerous film projects including "The Caregiver". I started giving private acting lessons in high school while teaching at the Kinkaid acting camp under Patty Edwards. At Yale, I continued my work giving private acting lessons to members of the Yale dramat and to children in the area. I also volunteered as an acting talent scout for a local children’s acting company. For two years in New York I worked with actors on many Broadway and off-Broadway plays and musicals as well as providing audition preparation, and text analysis lessons for film actors. After moving to Los Angeles, I have provided private acting lessons and industry coaching for actors of all ages and skill levels. I have also worked as the resident acting coach for numerous production companies helping coach and direct actors for feature films including Judd Apatow's "Walk Hard." For more information please read my Complete Bio Elisa's students have appeared in such Films and Television Series as: Entourage Transformers The Prestige Apocolypto Walk Hard Pink Panther 2 Superbad Days of Our Lives The Young & The Restless Boston Public Law & Order Boston Legal Hannah Montana America's Got Talent! NCIS JAG Shark The Sopranos ER iCarly Grey's Anatomy Medium Numerous Pilots & Commercials I have helped Students gain admission to: NYFA (New York Film Academy) AADA (American Academy of Dramatic Arts) UCLA Theater Programs NYU Tisch SMU Meadows USC Drama Boston College Yale University Elisa also coaches directors, screenwriters & professional athletes! My studio in Los Angeles is easily accessible from Santa Monica, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Orange County, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Glendale, Culver City, Manhattan Beach. My studio in the San Francisco Bay Area is easily accessible from Palo Alto, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Atherton, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Cupertino, San Mateo, Redwood City. Learn more about a free introductory meeting. For more information please read my Complete Bio For my Current projects, check out the news section of my website. Back to Acting Coach Home |
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