Performing Prose

performance technique for the writer

 

Emily Shain

Emily Shain is a New York based theater-maker and coach. As an actor she has worked at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, San Diego Rep, JACK, La Jolla Playhouse, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Guthrie Theater, amongst others. As a teacher, Emily has taught and directed at Adelphi University, NYU, UCSD, New York Film Academy and the New Mexico State University Las Cruces. Emily is a coach and facilitator with Fearless Communicators. She has been an actor-and then instructor at Peforming Prose- at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference since 2016. Emily is a partner with the Back Room Shakespeare Project

Sean McIntyre

Sean McIntyre is a New York based actor and educator. As a performer, his recent work includes Broadway, Off-Broadway, Film, Television, Motion Capture, Voiceover, and regional stages all across the country. As an educator, he has taught at every level from kindergarten to conservatory college programs. He has an MFA in Acting from UCSD, and a BA in Education/Theatre from James Madison University. While at UCSD, he taught undergraduate courses in Public Speaking and Acting, for which he earned the University’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2017. He is currently a professor of acting at Adelphi University, and is a teaching artist with Rehabilitation Through the Arts, where he works with incarcerated individuals on developing critical life skills through an artistic approach. He is a proud lifetime member of Ensemble Studio Theatre, and has been a resident actor/instructor at the Sewanee Writer’s Conference since 2017.