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Having a vision of the way ahead is fundamental.
– Deborah Warner

The director who cannot collaborate with his (or her!) actors has mistaken his (or her) vocation.
– Harley Granville-Barker

Young directors simply must from time to time be hired by a theatrical institution, if only to correct its inevitable tendency to fossilize.
– Tyrone Guthrie

Private Coaching for Working Actors and for Those Who Want to be Working

• Auditions: Monologues & Cold Readings
• Scene Study
• Text Analysis
• Shakespeare

As a professional director and acting coach, I have a strong track record of compelling and successful productions of both classical and new works in New York, London and the American regional theatre. I have been honored as a Fulbright Scholar and have earned a Master's Degree with Distinction from the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.

I will put my insights and experiences to work to help you become better prepared, more confident and more at ease – whether you are walking into an audition or the first day of rehearsal. As you learn how better to market yourself as well as to further develop your craft, we will find the material that most dynamically explores your range and possibilities as an actor, to harness your stamina and creativity to do the best work you've done yet!

Create a new connection to both the classical and contemporary text, to yourself as an actor, to your place in the working theatre.

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Coaching Testimonials: Actors Say...

"Kate asks you the important questions you need to answer to get at your character's truth. With laser-like insight, she will help you analyze the text and encourage you to get very specific about what you are doing, why you are doing it and why you are doing it NOW. She is supportive, friendly and will not judge you. And if you're looking for a Shakespeare coach to get you ready for that Hamlet audition, take it from a veteran Shakespeare performer – you'll be very hard-pressed to find Kate's equal in knowledge and experience!"

– Erik Sherr

"Kate Powers is, by far, the best coach I have ever worked with. Her feedback is honest, insightful and practical; she gives suggestions that bring more depth to your work on the very next read. After our first session, I saw immediate results in the quality of my auditions. Kate not only helps make the monologues you have much more rich, she is an invaluable resource for finding new material that is right for you. I couldn't recommend working with Kate Powers more highly!"

– Amy Rebecca Bennett

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