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21 Jul

Angelica Smith (she/her) has been working in theater education since 2017. She holds a BA in Spanish from San Francisco State University and had the fortune of participating in a CSU International Programs study abroad year in Madrid, Spain where she became fluent. Angelica was also a student ambassador at 18 for Rotary International in Borken, Germany for one year. Throughout that time, she was pushed far beyond her comfort zone and had to learn a new language and culture without the help of friends and family. Because of this experience, she feels a kinship with these students and seeks to always bring an encouraging and playful atmosphere to the classroom.  ...

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29 Oct

For over 5 years, Brandon has been a noteworthy improviser in NYC’s comedy scene with the Upright Citizens Brigade. He can also be found performing with the Story Pirates for school age children around the country. When he’s not making people laugh, you can find Brandon playing board games with his roommates or fantasy football with his friends from college. ...

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29 Oct

Paris Adkins is an actor, improviser and comedy writer based in NYC. She has been a professional film and TV actor since she was 8 years old, training under Anthony Abeson, Marjorie Morhaim, and more. She has performed at UCB, hosted a monthly variety show, and performed on several sketch comedy teams around the city. She is overjoyed to be working with Brooklyn Acting Lab, and is overjoyed to spread the knowledge she has gained of acting and comedy to future creatives....

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29 Oct

Amber has been singing since she was a little girl, sitting in the picture window of the house where she grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She believes that everyone has a voice, you just have to find your song! Classically trained in music and theater at Fordham College Lincoln Center, she has traveled the world performing with the various productions including the North American tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and Disney Cruise Lines’ The Lion King. Amber had the honor of beginning her teaching career teaching musical theater at The Harlem School of the Arts and Barnard College's Girl Scouts program in 2007. She immediately recognized her passion for connecting with young people and learning from their unfiltered whimsy & imagination. Amber continued teaching children’s theater in Los Angeles at The Adderley School for the Performing Arts and Upstage Theatre School. Here she began her own private studio for voice & acting lessons, instructing both children & adults citywide. In 2014, Amber began touring with It Gets Better, a project of the Gay Men's Chorus of San Francisco, traveling to communities nationwide to produce a week of educational workshops in schools focusing on a message of anti-bullying & inclusion. This was a...

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14 Sep

Natalie Young is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist and educator based in NYC. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre Vocal Performance with a minor in Applied Theatre from NYU. Natalie has over 15 years of professional performance experience, specializing in musical theatre and theatre for young audiences. Additionally, she has over 5 years of experience teaching voice and basic musicianship to folks of all ages and abilities. Her collaborative praxis includes applied theatre curriculum development & facilitation, dramaturgy & new work development, and performance. Natalie is passionate about theater as a resource for comprehensive education, community engagement & organizing, and socio-cultural investigation. As a disabled performer, Natalie is an avid advocate for accessibility and representation in creative and administrative arts environments....

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23 Aug

One of Coral Palmon’s favorite things about teaching kids theatre is that it allows her to stay in touch with the sense of play and joy that comes so naturally to those wonderful little humans. Seeing the confidence and creativity that develops from this collaborative art form inspires her every single day, and she has dedicated the last seven years of her life to cultivating those values in the mini humans that often prove to be just as much teachers as learners. Coral graduated with a Theatre degree from the University of Southern California, where she founded an a cappella group as well as a weekly theatre program with neighboring public elementary schools. In 2015, Coral produced the 30th Annual Children’s Festival of the Arts at Paramount Studios, where she integrated a theatrical element to a festival that had prior been predominantly based in the fine arts. Since then, she has taught theatre with Acting Adventures, the Fox Studios Child Development Center, and Troy Camp. Coral is currently pursuing her MA in Educational Theatre at Adelphi University, with the goal of becoming a drama teacher and one day starting up her own after school theatre program. Coral is passionate about traveling, finding...

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05 Aug

Ruthy is a Los Angeles native and fell in love with acting when she played the critically acclaimed "Brussel Sprout" in her third grade musical The Mighty Trash Avengers Save The Planet Earth. She was most recently seen across the nation as Hodel on the 1st National Tour of Fiddler on the Roof directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, and selected credits include The Diary of Anne Frank (Margot) and Film: “Gotti”. She also created and produced her own web series (im)mature. Ruthy studied at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a B.F.A. in Drama with a concentration in musical theatre and screen acting, and a minor in producing. New work is her passion and she has done numerous readings and workshops all around NYC. She is a teaching artist, acting coach, and producer and gravitates toward stories that touch the edges of the human heart. To all the dreamers out there: keep learning, keep dreaming, the world is full of creative possibilities.  ...

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03 Jan

Rachel Chada is a Brooklyn-based performer, writer, teaching artist, and mozzarella stick enthusiast. Currently, Rachel is a house team performer at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre and an actor for the Boogiemanja sketch program. You can catch her hosting a monthly show for FRIGID New York at Under St. Marks Theatre or performing at comedy clubs around the city. Before moving to New York, Rachel coached competitive acting and improv through the National Forensics League for the nationally ranked Desert Vista High School in Arizona. There, she unlocked a passion for teaching and working with young performers that brought her to BAL!...

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25 Oct

Hailing from Washington, DC, Rachel Leigh Dolan, is an award winning choreographer, master dance teaching artist, and performer with numerous New York, DC and Regional Theatre credits. Upon relocating to New York City in 2018, she joined choreographer Denis Jones in the Broadway Dance Lab for "Tootsie," as well as a choreography presentation for the Broadway bound show, "Chasing Rainbows." Rachel is the Associate Choreographer for two brand new, interactive dance shows, “Humanity” and “Stages” with Step One Dance Company currently touring on Holland America Line. She is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and a two-time Helen Hayes Award Recipient for Outstanding Choreography in a Musical. Making her professional performance debut at 14 years old in Debbie Allen's "Dreams" at the Kennedy Center, she was honored to performed alongside Ms. Allen again in 2002 in "Pearl," and spent two summers training at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles. Having trained in all forms of dance, Rachel studied with the Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Residency Program, Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center, and New York City Dance Alliance. She studied Journalism at Fordham University at Lincoln Center, and is a published writer, having free-...

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08 Jul

Gabrielle is so excited and grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Brooklyn Acting Lab team! Gabrielle  is a recent graduate of City College of New York with a M.S.ED  in Educational Theatre  and graduate of Adelphi University with a B.F.A in Theatre. A member of AEA , Gabrielle has had the amazing opportunities to have been apart of Regional Theatre, Tours, Off-Off Broadway productions and Television. As a teaching artist Gabrielle has had the wonderful opportunities to facilitate residencies with multiple Musical Theatre and Theatre Education organizations throughout New York. She looks forward to sharing her love of the arts with her students and empowering them with tools to  develop their skills and share their talents and artistry. Through theatre it is her goal to encourage, nurture and challenge her students to be resourceful, creative and empathetic.    ...

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