TESTIMONIALS

“Shana has one of the most important combinations in anyone who is teaching and training singing; a standard of excellence mixed with the right measure of empathy.   She knows her craft and will not allow herself or her students to be compromised by half-measures. However, she actually cares about the person as well as the performance, knowing that people work best when they are empowered rather than put at a deficit by needlessly harsh criticism.   That doesn’t mean she won’t call out laziness or substandard work.

She is thoroughly versed in plays and musicals and has an fantastic singing voice, with enough experience in performance to understand where the performer is coming from. More importantly, she knows what it takes to stand out to a dispassionate director or a paying audience.  

I hired her to train my son for the lead in his senior year musical as Jack Kelly in Newsies. My son is an excellent performer and a very good singer, but he is a baritone and had to take on a pop-tenor role. I was initially concerned that he wouldn’t be able to handle the consistent high notes at the end of the showstopping song Santa Fe, but after 6 weeks with Shana, he not only handled it, he had been given the tools to nail it.   I have a master’s degree in Theater and was in the business for 20 years. Besides acting, I have sang in musicals, small ensembles, and large choirs. I highly recommend Shana to get you where you need to be if you put in the work that she requires.”

Bryce Lenon

Actor/Director/Writer

Acts the 3-Man Show