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TPAPT SELF STUDY
Carnegie Mellon University - B.F.A.
$132 / Hour
- Monologue & Song Coaching
- Resume Design
- College Audition Prep (Finding classical / contemporary monologues for students, creating audition package for schools, 1 on 1 guidance regarding schools, material, mindset, headshots / outfits, and recording pre-screen material with students)
- Scene Study / Cold Reads (TV/ Film, Musical Theatre, Restoration Comedy, Greeks, Chekhov, Shakespeare)
Tess made her Broadway debut in the Bartlett Sher revival of "Fiddler on the Roof" and originated the role of “Mother” in the world premiere of "The Enlightenment of Percival Von Schmootz", the new musical by Kooman & Dimond. She recently debarked the Disney Magic as their featured Broadway Guest Artist performing as Mother Gothel in "Tangled: The Musical".
She received rave reviews in The New York Times for her stand-out performance in "Einstein’s Dreams" with the Prospect Theatre Company, as well as great acclaim for her performance of Emma Carew in "Jekyll & Hyde" opposite Diana DeGarmo and Constantine Maroulis, directed by Robert Cuccioli. An accomplished voiceover actress, Tess can also be heard on various commercials, e-learning demos, and as an audiobook narrator.
Regarding teaching, Tess is the Co-Founder of Broadway From Home, a virtual theatre classroom that has been featured on Fox and NBC, and has students from around the world. She coaches students privately in audition technique/mindset, college audition prep, scene study, voiceover, voice, and acting a song.
This year her students have been accepted to the BFA/ BA programs at Boston Conservatory, NYU, Emerson, Northwestern, and Muhlenberg. Also this year, her students have gotten leads in their high school plays, middle school musicals, their university’s Chekhov productions, and been leads in short films. Very recently, a student won first place in the prestigious NATS vocal competition.
She has taught masterclasses with Broadway Classroom, Camp Broadway, Masters of Broadway and Coastal Broadway Collaborative.
Tess has a BFA in Drama with honors from Carnegie Mellon University.
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