Coaching with Sarah
Audition Prep, Career Moves and Study
I’m an educator at my core. I’ve spent a lot of my professional career at the head of the classroom or working in one-on-one mentor relationships with my students and young professionals.
I want to uplift and build community through my own experiences and connections so those who come after me can work smarter than I did. I’ve seen my students start with a simple love and passion for the work they wanted to do and move into strong and nuanced performers, designers, writers and more, building on their drive with learned and practiced skills that elevated them from simple players to practitioners.
My personal mentors and coaches have made the sticky parts of my growth smoother – both by pushing me through the uncomfortable parts of that growth without letting me underestimate myself, and by pacing me through it to balance burnout with humor, grace and kindness. I know, deeply and personally, that to function on the highest level as a professional, integrating the personal things we’re up against in our lives is a crucial part of navigating this path with grace. I want everyone to have the compassion and lifeline of someone else to talk to all of that about, and I’d be honored to be part of your artistic journey.
Writing workshop
Essays, New Play Development & More
With 5 years of teaching at the collegiate level, including at the helm of Script Analysis, Writing Intensive and New Play Development courses as , as well as being a critique editor for multiple playwrights on original works, I’m excited to help you build confidence in your work and be better able to clearly express what you are trying to convey.
Pricing:
Short work editing (Less than 10 pages): …… $10/ page ($50 max)
Creative Consultation for New Plays:……….. Contact for quote depending on desires for critique, editing, etc.
Audition Prep
Text Work, Acting Coaching & College Audition Prep
Struggling with Shakespeare? Don’t know what monologue to pick for your college auditions? Want to brush up in front of someone before a big audition? Need some feedback on your video audition game? Let’s spend some time together to break down the text you’re working with to integrate it into what you as an actor bring to the table so you can really shine.
Pricing:
1/2 Hour:………. $25
1 Hour:…………… $40
Bundle four sessions and get a 15% discount!
*Audition coaching currently only held on Zoom for one-on-ones. For group coaching, shoot me a message!
Pitch Materials
Headshot & Resume Critique, Website & Cover Letter Feedback
I’ve seen a lot of resumes in my time as a theatre educator as well as in my years in this business as a professional. I love nothing more than streamlining a resume or clarifying language on a website so that it conveys your skill and you as a person! Cover Letters and Statements of Purpose for Graduate School Applications are my specialty! Lets work together to show you to your best light!
Pricing*:
Detailed feedback (+1 week of back and forth emails for follow-up questions!)
1 document …………. $20
2 documents ………. $35
3 Documents ………. &50
Website Feedback: ………. starting at $70 (dependent on complexity of site)
* As the financial barriers to theatre as a profession and to higher education have disproportionately excluded BIPOC communities, all of these services are 50% off to any members of the BIPOC community seeking feedback to help them advance into academia (MFA programs) or their careers.
Career Conversations
Clarifying Your Path
Hey. It’s rough out there. If you, like me, have looked at your career and felt the intense need to do something, but you don’t know what, you are not alone. In 2020, I took a very drastic side step in my career and it’s paid off. I’m happier and more fulfilled than ever, and despite the struggles of the years since, I’ve never been back to the level of burnout I was experiencing before. I had a few great sounding boards as I made that transition, and if you need that listening ear, I want to be that for you.
This service is free for the first 30 minute conversation, and if the conversation continues, we can work on a sliding scale of what you can afford to get you from where you are to where you want to be.
Recent CLIEnt Reviews
“This helped tremendously… You’re a GENIUS!!”
-Markeyta Y.
(Pitch Materials Review and Editing)
“I feel like [Sarah] answered so many questions I didn’t know I had!”
– Em. E
(graduate School APPlICATION Conversations)
In Person* sessions
Nashville, TN
*dependent on needs and available space for sessions
On line SeRvices
Via Email & Zoom