VOICE ⚘ DIALECT ⚘ TEXT

COACHING

FOR THE PROFESSIONAL THEATRE

Elisa has coached vocal production, dialects and accents, and both classical and contemporary text interpretation for more than 100 major productions. Theatre companies, please contact for availability.

⚘Upcoming in 2019-2020:

Becoming Nancy (world premiere) directed by Jerry Mitchell, at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta.

⚘2018-2019 Season:

Crimes of the Heart directed by Theresa Rebeck, at the Alley Theatre, Houston.

Woman in Mind directed by Jackson Gay, at the Resident Ensemble Players/Delaware.

A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by David Caitlin, at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta.

⚘ OFF-BROADWAY

The Mint Theater/The Time of Your Life

Rebecca Holderness, director.

New Dramatists/Southern Belle

Workshop production featuring Frances McDormand and Martha Plimpton, directed by Rebecca Holderness.

⚘ MAJOR REGIONALS

The Guthrie Theater/Minneapolis

30+ productions include:

Disgraced Marcela Lorca, dir.

The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures

Premiere by Tony Kushner with Linda Emond, Kathleen Chalfant and Stephen Spinella, Michael Greif, dir.

Tiny Kushner Tony Taccone, dir.

M. Butterfly Peter Rothstein, dir.

A Streetcar Named Desire Featuring Ricardo Antonio Chivera as Stanley, John Miller, dir.

A Body of Water Featuring Michael Learned and Edward Hermann, Ethan McSweeney, dir.

Shadowlands Joe Dowling, dir.

The Secret Life of Constance Wilde Marcela Lorca, dir.

Lost in Yonkers Gary Gisselman, dir.

The Glass Menagerie Joe Dowling, dir.

Major Barbara Lisa Peterson, dir.

She Loves Me John Miller-Stephany, dir.

Pirates of Penzance Joe Dowling, dir.

Romeo and Juliet Ethan McSweeney, dir.

Intimate Apparel Tim Bond, dir.

Oedipus Lisa Peterson, dir.

The Night of the Iguana John Miller-Stephany, dir.

Crowns Tim Bond, dir.

Mrs. Warren's Profession Lisa Peterson, dir.

Wintertime John Miller Stephany, dir.

The Chairs Daniel Aukin, dir.

Six Degrees of Separation Ethan McSweeney, dir.

"Elisa has the unique capacity to make her dialect work utterly intertwined with character development work;

her skill set as a director thoroughly infuses her vocal coaching work and actors -

and productions - are always greatly enhanced by her work."

Susan Booth, Artistic Director

The Alliance Theatre

The Alliance Theatre/Atlanta

40+ productions include:

Nick's Flamingo Grill, Tinashe Kajese, dir.

A Midsummer Night's Dream David Caitlin, dir.

Sheltered Kimberly Senior, dir.

The Temple Bombing Jimmy Maize, writer/dir.

Too Heavy for Your Pocket Margaret Bordelon, dir.

Edward Foote Chris Coleman, dir.

Steel Magnolias Judith Ivey, dir.

I Just Stopped by to See the Man Ron OJ Parson, dir.

Harmony Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman musical premiere, Tony Speciale, dir.

Good People Susan V. Booth, dir.

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County John Mellencamp/Stephen King premiere, Susan V. Booth, dir.

Medea Featuring Phylicia Rashad, Kenny Leon, dir.

Heartbreak House Chris Coleman, dir.

A Lovely Sunday for Creve Couer Kent Gash, dir.

Jar the Floor Andrea Frye, dir.

Sleepwalkers Jorge Cortinas premiere, Ruben Polendo, dir.

A Moon for the Misbegotten Kenny Leon, dir.

God's Man in Texas Eddie Levi Lee, dir.

Chess David H. Bell, dir.

Crumbs from the Table of Joy Kenny Leon, dir.

The Sum of Us David Bell, dir

Beast on the Moon Susan V. Booth, dir.

Valley Song Andrea Frye, dir.

Arcadia Peggy Shannon, dir.

Other major regional credits include Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Alley Theatre, American Players Theatre, Delaware REP, Theatrical Outfit, The Minnesota Opera, The Children's Theatre and Georgia Shakespeare.