Acting Session with Exceptional Acting Coach
Item Number: 261
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
Enjoy a private coaching session with one. of NYC's best Acting coaches.
Seth Michael May has been an actor, director, acting teacher and coach in New York City for over 25 years. As an actor, he has worked in theatre, film, and TV, specializing in both Improvisation and Shakespeare.
Over the years, he has had the opportunity to be mentored by John Strasberg, Milton Katselas, Viveca Lindfors, George DiCenzo, Herbert Berghof, and has studied improv extensively with Gloria Maddox, Harold Guskin, and Alan Arkin. Throughout his career, he has developed sophisticated techniques that bring together improvisation and text and from this work - he founded the first Spontaneous Scene Study class.
With his guidance and knowledge, his coaching clients and students have been empowered to make original creative choices, craft unique characters, and discover surprising moments on stage by learning to stretch outside of their comfort zones.
My work is individually tailored to each student to help them achieve their artistic goals and get work in the business.
My technique is based on finding yourself in the character and bringing that out in specific accessible ways. Since 1988 I have been a working actor and I've been teaching since 1995.
My hours are flexible. When we meet we can talk and I can gather how I can structure a program to get you to be the best you can be.
After that, we get straight to work on monologues, audition pieces or whatever we agree is needed to make the actor feel sharper, confident, instinctive and more complete.
“Whenever any of my clients are heading in for a big audition, I have them head over to Seth first. I can count on Seth to guide them to their best work, giving them the clarity, confidence and specificity of purpose so they know they’ll walk in the door and “nail it”—their way! My clients have consistently received callbacks and bookings after coaching with Seth. It makes good business sense to me to make sure everyone gets in a session with Seth before they go in for their appointment.”
Laurie Smith
SMITH MANAGEMENT Group
"I always thought you (Seth Michael) would make a good teacher"
Alan Arkin
(Academy Award Winner for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE and winner/or nominee for every major award in North America)
"Seth Michael May believes in the cause! (He's) dedicated to exploring the craft and keeping it fun"
Nicole Vicius Actress (Half Nelson, Church and State, Leadcatcher, Sordid Things, Descent, 508 Nelson,
The House is Burning, Follow me)
https://www.sethmichaelmay.com/
Special Instructions
Expires, November 19, 2022
Session Can Be Held in Person or virtual
In person includes 15 minutes plus studio rental
More About Seth Michael May
(SAG-AFTRA, AEA) has studied improvisation with Jeff Wirth, Gloria Maddox, and Alan Arkin (Academy Award Winner, Little Miss Sunshine), and worked as an assistant to casting director Maureen Fremont. He has studied acting with Herbert Berghof, Terry Schrieber, Viveca Lindfors, Marty Fried, Joe Paradise, Milton Katselas, John Strasberg and Harold Guskin, among others. As an actor he has appeared on several TV shows including Improv funny show 'Michael and Michael Have Issues', 'Law and Order', and 'SVU", and has performed with theatre companies such as 'Theatre For A New Audience' and 'MaYi' in the United States and in Europe. Seth has taught workshops in sensory work, improvisation, and classical theatre in New York, Los Angeles and Europe. In Vienna, members of the Max Reinhardt Academy called the warm-up in his sensory workshop: "Better then LSD."