New Mexico's Premier Coach and Teacher for Public Speaking and Acting
In-person Coaching at Larry's Santa Fe, NM La Casita Studio.
In New Mexico: Santa Fe/Albuquerque/Los Alamos/Taos by personal appointment and/or online via FaceTime, Skype or ZOOM.
Former and new NYC area clients: online via FaceTime, Skype or ZOOM.
Nationally and Internationally: online via FaceTime, Skype or ZOOM.
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Larry Gleason
Acting Coach
"A class with Larry Gleason will challenge you, invigorate you, educate you, and above all expect of you the best you have to bring to the craft of acting."
Kirsti Carnahan,
Producer
StrawHat Auditions
"Be the hero of your own life, not the victim."
Nora Ephron
"Never play the victim in a scene. It is uninteresting. Playwrights write about people who overcome their obstacles, who change their circumstances, who become their own hero."
Larry Gleason
Hey! Santa Fe/Albuquerque/Taos!
Hey! NYC and Nationwide!
Are you getting ready for college, university or conservatory auditions? Larry can help you from monologue selection advice, to preparation, to polishing your audition technique—always tailored according to your institution's audition specifications.
Larry has been doing this for over 30 years!
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Perhaps you want to get into one of these illustrious acting schools and programs.
Let Larry get you ready.
In NYC and surrounding area—Juilliard, NYU/Tisch, Circle In The Square Theater School, New York Film Academy. Actors Studio Drama School, Pace University, SUNY Purchase
Nationally—American Conservatory Theater (ACT) in San Francisco, University of Southern California (USC), UC/San Diego, UC/Irvine, UCLA and CalArts in Los Angeles, Yale in New Haven, CT, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, University of Washington in Seattle, Bennington College in Vermont, Boston University and Emerson College in Boston, Brown University in Providence, RI, Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, Northwestern University and DePaul University in Chicago, Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY, University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill, University of Texas/Austin.
Internationally—Australia: National Institute of Dramatic Art/Kensington.
London: RADA, LAMDA, Central School, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Bristol Old Vic
Wherever you want to study, contact Larry to help you achieve your dream.
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1633 Broadway, NYC
Until April 2019, Larry was on faculty at Circle In The Square Theatre School in New York City for Text Analysis and Classical Text and occasionally teaching Shakespearean Text and Scene Work, as well as Contemporary Scene Work. Circle In The Square is a two-year conservatory program with Acting and Musical Theater tracks. For more information go to: www.circlesquare.org. Admission by conservatory audition only. If you are serious about studying at this prestigious conservatory, Larry is your point person in New Mexico; he will help you apply and prepare for admission.
Private Coaching For Actors
Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Taos/Nationally and Internationally
Larry has been teaching actors privately for over 30 years and excels in classical and contemporary monologue and audition preparation, text analysis, cold readings and scene study. Larry works with actors of all ages and experience.
For parents with young teens or college-bound adults who are looking for careers as actors and/or are needing to prepare auditions for any college, university theater or acting program, Larry will get them ready. Up until 2019, Larry helped aspiring actors in NYC prepare for Juilliard, NYU, Yale as well as similar programs at major universities nationwide. Additionally, he helped many parents prepare their children for the various NYC Performing Arts High Schools in the five boroughs, strengthening their auditions and interviews. If your teen or young adult is already in the professional ranks, Larry excels at commercial and stage, cold reading preparation for auditions.
Not sure about your teen or young adult? Get an honest appraisal of your child's or teen's talent. Larry will work with your teen or young adult in a regular coaching session and review their evaluation with you in a thorough and honest way. You'll know where you stand on what could be a very important decision in your teen's or young adult's life--and yours.
Larry also offers Private One-On-One Intensives. Whether at Larry's Santa Fe, NM Home Office/La Casita or in your own home or Online, Larry works with you on the material of your choice in intensive multi-hour sessions, four consecutive hours minimum with additional hours discounted. Work on monologues, text, scenes, new material, or even a play. Work on acting technique, private moments, emotional work. Just you and Larry. Completely tailored to your needs. And completely private. Contact Larry. (subject line: 'Intensives')
Online Coaching. Larry is now on FaceTime, Skype or ZOOM! If you live outside Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Taos, Larry will correspond via e-mail or phone to schedule FaceTime sessions by the hour. This usually requires a previous relationship with Larry. However, in some cases, prior work with Larry can be waived. Regardless payment for work must be made in advance. Call Larry for more details.
Relaxation and Awareness Coaching. In addition to the work Larry does in his Acting and Public Speaking Classes, Larry will coach you through an hour session that is about centering your mind and body giving you sense of Relaxation and Awareness. This coaching can be done as a standalone session or in addition to your Acting or Public Speaking session. Go to Relaxation and Awareness for more info.
For Coaching in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Taos.
Please check with Larry for his schedule and pricing prior to booking. It is always best to call Larry at 917.549.5173 to complete the process for first time clients.
Once we compare and match schedules we will discuss location. If we agree to work at Larry's Santa Fe home or your home or office, the booking is done!
(If a neutral space is needed, read about "Rental Spaces" in the column to the right.)
Coaching in Santa Fe:
At his Home Office/La Casita Studio or your home or office. Set fee. Please inquire.
For bookings 30 miles or more outside Santa Fe, call Larry to work out all the details. Time and transportation costs apply, but then again, he's coming direct to your door.
Coaching in Albuquerque and Toas:
Set fee plus time and/or transportation.
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For Coaching beyond Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Taos and vicinity.
Set fee plus time, transportation and lodging, if required.
In Person Coaching
Payment for the session is due prior to any session. Larry prefers old-fashioned money or Zelle. Zelle is a non-social network P2P system and works with all major banks, click here to check. (https://www.zellepay.com) .
Alternative P2P ways to pay: PayPal, Venmo, Google Pay, Apple Cash, Cash$ app (a.k.a. Square Cash).
Sorry, no credit cards at this time. And, of course, Larry will provide a receipt for all transactions.
Coaching in Santa Fe:
Set fee. Please inquire.
For bookings 30 miles or more outside Santa Fe city limits, call Larry to work out all the details. Time and transportation costs apply, but then again, he's coming direct to your door.
Coaching in Albuquerque and Toas:
Set fee plus time and/or transportation.
Coaching beyond Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Taos and vicinity.
Set fee plus time, transportation and lodging, if required.
FaceTime and Skype and ZOOM Coaching
Payment for the session is due prior to any session. Larry prefers old-fashioned money or Zelle. Zelle is a non-social network P2P system and works with all major banks, click here to check. (https://www.zellepay.com) .
Alternative P2P ways to pay: PayPal, Venmo, Cash$ app (a.k.a. Square Cash).
Sorry, no credit cards. And, of course, Larry will provide a receipt for all transactions.
Call 917.549.5173 or send an e-mail to nypuck@yahoo.com to discuss your personal situation.
Important! Include a subject line, like 'Public Speaking' or "Acting", or your note will be filtered for spam.
All levels accepted.
For all locations.
If you can't work with Larry at his Home Office/La Casita Studio your home or office, then a neutral rental meeting space will be necessary. You are responsible for booking and the cost for a rental space, if needed, in addition to Larry's coaching fee.
Check for a neutral rental meeting studio near you. Larry will even help guiding you in your search.
Once you reserve a work space that suits you, put it under your name and be responsible for its cost. Once you have done so, call or text or email Larry asap with the details of the reservation. As soon as you do it's official and the booking is done!
Coaching via FaceTime, Skype or ZOOM
Locally, Nationally or Internationally
Larry will work with you via FaceTime, Skype or Zoom. Set fee applies without the added travel or transportation fees. These online options can be mixed and matched with in-person coaching.
Sessions can begin as early as 7am your local time.
Sessions can end as late as 9pm your local time.
Just because Larry is in Santa Fe, NM it doesn't mean you can't work with Larry when you need him, especially before or after your work day.
Call Larry at 917.549.5173 to set things up.
"THANK YOU, LARRY -I always forget to tell you how great I feel after one of our sessions — it's such a pleasure and I am always learning and growing!!!"
—One of many long-time clients
"Hi Larry, I just want to update you... I had an audition last Sunday that went really really well. I did monologues from Nuts and from Vagina Monologues. That director contacted me later that day and said he'd like to cast me for one of his projects come the new year.
Then on that directors recommendation, the Producer over at Fusion contacted me and I have an audition with him and their director at 11:30 today."
—Albuquerque film actor
"I've seen Larry on stage, and I've worked with him in a class at Circle in the Square - he is quite a talented actor and coach. He's particularly experienced and knowledgeable with the classics. Most importantly, he's worked steadily at various theaters in the Northeast over the past few years and received terrific reviews for his work. He's one of the few people I would highly recommend. After all, we can always continue to brush up monologues, work on new ones, and just generally stay creatively stimulated, excited about the work. He also offers private coaching for those of you less interested in a class environment."
—Dana Benningfield, Actor, Director
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Hello Larry,
I hope you've been well in the years since I had you as a teacher at Circle (2009-2010). I loved being in your class as a student for text analysis and scene study. Your insights to scene work were incredibly eye opening to me, as well as a very tricky note that you gave me once about "Mugging" in a scene, which I took to heart and truly helped steer me to becoming a better actor.
I wanted to drop you a line as while in school some of my classmates decided to do a scene from "God of Carnage". I think we'd all seen it while on Broadway and had enjoyed/fallen in love with the show. I recall when it had been brought in you coached us all about how it was an incredibly challenging piece because you constantly had to be aware of the shifting alliances between the characters. This spring, as theater reopened in Maine, I had the pleasure of being cast in a production of "God of Carnage". I remembered your notes from that day and paid particular attention to who/where/why alliances were forming and falling apart. It was an absolute pleasure to work on and feedback from cast-mates, the director, and audience were that you could truly see those shifts occurring throughout the piece.
It was great to have "God of Carnage" circle back into my life all these years later and a wonderful thrill knowing the challenging, meaty role that awaited. I loved being able to reflect on what you'd taught us about the piece and I wanted to share my gratitude with you. I hope you are well and have found artistic fulfillment even through the pandemic.
All the best.
—A recent 2021 unsolicited testimonial, Circle 2-year Workshop, 2010 Graduate
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