Instructor Bios
Cheryl Moore Brinkley (BFA, AEA, AFTRA, SAG, VASTA)
Cheryl has combined 37 years of spoken voice (Lessac, Linklater, LMRVT) and singing training, theatrical performance & directing, and teaching experience. A professional actor since 1973, she teaches voice and acting at Macalester College, the Brave New Institute, and others and is proprietor of B. VOCAL (http://www.bvocal.net), teaching spoken voice and communication skills.
Cheryl has combined 37 years of spoken voice (Lessac, Linklater, LMRVT) and singing training, theatrical performance & directing, and teaching experience. A professional actor since 1973, she teaches voice and acting at Macalester College, the Brave New Institute, and others and is proprietor of B. VOCAL (http://www.bvocal.net), teaching spoken voice and communication skills.
Beth Chaplin
Author of The Acting Biz: A Career Guide to the Twin Cities, Beth has been a professional actor for nearly 20 years. She has been on-camera and voice talent for hundreds of radio and TV commercials and more than a thousand industrial/corporate training programs. Audiences have seen her on several local stages, including TRP, Park Square, and Theatre Unbound. Beth has coached dozens of actors in ear-prompting, acting for the camera, voice-overs, and the business of acting.
Author of The Acting Biz: A Career Guide to the Twin Cities, Beth has been a professional actor for nearly 20 years. She has been on-camera and voice talent for hundreds of radio and TV commercials and more than a thousand industrial/corporate training programs. Audiences have seen her on several local stages, including TRP, Park Square, and Theatre Unbound. Beth has coached dozens of actors in ear-prompting, acting for the camera, voice-overs, and the business of acting.
Tina Frederickson
Tina has acted at TRP, Gremlin Theatre, Fifty-Foot Penguin, In the Basement Productions, the Fringe Festival, and other stages. Tina teaches speech and theatre at the University of Minnesota's General College. She earned her Master's degree in communication/theatre arts from the University of Northern Iowa and has studied with Jane Brody for more than ten years, beginning at the Audition Center in Chicago. Tina has taught this cold-reading technique throughout the state.
Tina has acted at TRP, Gremlin Theatre, Fifty-Foot Penguin, In the Basement Productions, the Fringe Festival, and other stages. Tina teaches speech and theatre at the University of Minnesota's General College. She earned her Master's degree in communication/theatre arts from the University of Northern Iowa and has studied with Jane Brody for more than ten years, beginning at the Audition Center in Chicago. Tina has taught this cold-reading technique throughout the state.
Sarah Gioia
Sarah has directed and dramaturged more than 60 productions and workshops throughout the Twin Cities, including TRP, the Guthrie, Children's Theatre, Playwrights' Center, History Theatre, Eye of the Storm, Gremlin, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, Pillsbury House, and the Playwright's Center, where she currently is the casting associate. Her work has also been seen in New York and Seattle.
Sarah has directed and dramaturged more than 60 productions and workshops throughout the Twin Cities, including TRP, the Guthrie, Children's Theatre, Playwrights' Center, History Theatre, Eye of the Storm, Gremlin, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, Pillsbury House, and the Playwright's Center, where she currently is the casting associate. Her work has also been seen in New York and Seattle.
Craig Johnson
Craig has directed at TRP, Park Square, the Phipps Center, Buzzworks, Torch Theatre, Commonweal Theatre, and Joking Apart Theatre. As an actor, Craig has appeared in more than 100 productions throughout the Twin Cities.
Amy Kaufman
Amy has designed costumes for TRP, Park Square, Stages Theatre, James Sewell Ballet, and Zenon Dance Co. She has also worked in costume crafts for the Guthrie, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Children's Theatre, and Vee Entertainment. She earned her MFA in Costume & Scenic Design from the University of Minnesota and BFA in Theatrical Design & Technology from Otterbein College, Ohio.
Craig has directed at TRP, Park Square, the Phipps Center, Buzzworks, Torch Theatre, Commonweal Theatre, and Joking Apart Theatre. As an actor, Craig has appeared in more than 100 productions throughout the Twin Cities.
Amy Kaufman
Amy has designed costumes for TRP, Park Square, Stages Theatre, James Sewell Ballet, and Zenon Dance Co. She has also worked in costume crafts for the Guthrie, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Children's Theatre, and Vee Entertainment. She earned her MFA in Costume & Scenic Design from the University of Minnesota and BFA in Theatrical Design & Technology from Otterbein College, Ohio.
Larry Russo
Larry is a voice talent, writer/producer and owns Little Thunder Productions. He holds a BA in Theater and Broadcast Production from University of Missouri at Kansas City. As an acting coach, he has taught the art and business of voice over for more than 20-years.
Larry is a voice talent, writer/producer and owns Little Thunder Productions. He holds a BA in Theater and Broadcast Production from University of Missouri at Kansas City. As an acting coach, he has taught the art and business of voice over for more than 20-years.
David P. Schneider
David is a recognized Actor/Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and is recognized as proficient in 7 of the 8 training weapons: Unarmed, Broadsword, Rapier & Dagger, Single Sword, Sword and Shield, Quarterstaff, and Knife. He has choreographed violence for more than a dozen shows for almost a dozen local companies, including the MN Renaissance Festival. He has also appeared as a stunt fighter in several local independent films. David graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2001 with a degree in Theatre and a minor in Dance. David continues his training by attending regional workshops yearly and has trained through They Fight under Don Preston, Certified Teacher with the SAFD. His online forum for local stage combat is MNFighter.
David is a recognized Actor/Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and is recognized as proficient in 7 of the 8 training weapons: Unarmed, Broadsword, Rapier & Dagger, Single Sword, Sword and Shield, Quarterstaff, and Knife. He has choreographed violence for more than a dozen shows for almost a dozen local companies, including the MN Renaissance Festival. He has also appeared as a stunt fighter in several local independent films. David graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2001 with a degree in Theatre and a minor in Dance. David continues his training by attending regional workshops yearly and has trained through They Fight under Don Preston, Certified Teacher with the SAFD. His online forum for local stage combat is MNFighter.
Doug Scholz-Carlson
Doug is an Artistic Associate at the Great River Shakespeare Festival. As an Equity actor and director, he has performed in Shakespearean and other classical productions throughout the United States and has taught college master classes in Shakespeare. He was co-founder of the Minnesota Shakespeare Project, a company member at the Utah Shakespearean Festival, and holds a MFA from the University of Washington's Professional Actor Training Program.
Doug is an Artistic Associate at the Great River Shakespeare Festival. As an Equity actor and director, he has performed in Shakespearean and other classical productions throughout the United States and has taught college master classes in Shakespeare. He was co-founder of the Minnesota Shakespeare Project, a company member at the Utah Shakespearean Festival, and holds a MFA from the University of Washington's Professional Actor Training Program.
Janice Stone
Janice has directed at TRP and over 20 productions at Park Square. She has performed and taught classes and workshops throughout the Twin Cities.
Janice has directed at TRP and over 20 productions at Park Square. She has performed and taught classes and workshops throughout the Twin Cities.