Greetings! I’m Michael JUDGE BRISLIN.

I'm so happy you found me, and I can't wait to have class together! I'm an experienced online Acting Coach with over 130+ 5 Star Reviews and 70+ Individual Student 5-Star Reviews and growing who loves teaching Acting to enthusiastic actors seeking intensive training so they can rock their auditions and be the star of the show! I have helped my students get cast on major TV streaming services, plays, films, musicals, and acting schools. I also teach Shakespeare, the classics, modern theatre, film, and movement.

All my classes are customized to where a student is at, and what they need to do next in order to grow and make progress. See you soon!


C R E D E N T I A L S :

  • Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the Catholic University of America

  • Attended the University of North Carolina’s Master of Fine Arts Acting Program for a year before going to New York

  • Attended Michael Howard Studios One-Year Acting Program

  • Studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Summer Shakespeare Program

  • Apprenticed at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

  • Trained at the Northwestern University’s Summer Training Institute

  • Performed on professional Equity stages such as PlayMakers Repertory Company

  • 30+ years of Acting and Actor Training

  • 20+ years of Singing and Voice training

  • 5+ Years being an assistant teacher in schools with kindergarteners, autistic students, and students with partial deafness

  • 3+ years teaching online and 2+ years teaching Acting online

C L A S S R O O M M E T H O D S :

  • I tailor every lesson to the learners who attend, so that they will get whatever they need to reach their next milestone.

  • I always try to discover what stories inspire my students, since our work on becoming real characters involves connecting to our real emotions!

  • I work with students of all ages in one-on-one sessions tailored to the student’s needs (coaching, audition prep, Shakespeare, etc) or in group class settings with multiple students working and learning together.

F U N F A C T S :

  • I was in Washington, DC for the celebration of 100 Years of Flight!

  • I have also studied movement, yoga, puppetry, piano, guitar, jazz, and tap!

  • I once gave a horse an electric carrot by accident (the horse was fine afterward!)


HEAR IT IN THEIR WORDS!
Visit the testimonials page to read real student reviews from group classes, one on one sessions and specialized Shakespeare courses.