Lisa Birnbaum
Hi! I can't wait to help you rehearse or film your auditions! After years of working as a reader for casting directors, I've learned how to help actors present their very best selves, honestly, by getting out the way, and allowing the actor to shine;). That said, it's much easier to do a scene when you're actually playing opposite a real person. IF you would like coaching or feedback I can offer that, but I think this site's magic is so the actor doesn't have to stress about finding a reader to just cue them up with good timing. SO don't hesitate to reach out because I can't wait to help you book your next job!
Lisa Birnbaum is a NYC based Theatre, Film, and Television Actor, Singer, and Voiceover Artist. She holds an MFA from the David Geffen School of Drama, the artist formerly known as the Yale School of Drama. She has also been on the faculty at NYCDA teaching Acting, History, and Voice. Lisa has also worked as a private coach for professional actors and muggles alike, instilling confidence and clarity and utilizing the self same tools used to dissect a scene , song, or monologue to deliver a keynote. As an actress, Lisa's favorite roles include Elizabeth Taylor in the World Premiere of Laurence Wright's "Cleo" at the Alley Theatre (directed by Bob Balaban!), Hermione in Bedlam's production of "The Winter's Tale," and Emma in the Off Broadway Punk Rock Opera "Lizzie Borden." Some of her credits in NY include Bedlam's "Hedda Gabler," Red Bull's "The White Devil," "210 Amlent Ave, ""Fucking Up Everything" (now Brooklyn Crush the musical), and "Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party. " Some of her regional credits include Bedlam's critically acclaimed and Helen Hayes award winning "Sense and Sensibility" at the Folger, American Repertoire Theater, and Portland Center Stage, "King Lear" at Bristol Riverside Theatre, "It's Christmas, Carol" at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, "Midsummer Nights Dream" at Playmakers Repertoire, "Cry of the Reed" at the Huntington Theater , "Lysistrata" at Connecticut Rep, "The Moscows of Nantucket" at Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, "Italian American Reconciliation" at The Longwharf Theater, "Taming of the Shrew" at the Shakespeare Theatre of D.C., "Alls Well that Ends Well" at the Yale Rep, and "Romeo and Juliet" and "Anything Goes" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. TV/Film Credits include "Guiding Light," "Law & Order," "Madame Secretary," "Blue Bloods," "Deception," "What Would You Do," "Battle Rattle," "Callie wants a Solo," "Two Black Dudes," "Bedlam-the Series" etc. Find out more @liserbeth on instagram or @Lisacantsleep on tiktok :). Also look out for Lisa this fall in "Arcadia" Off-Broadway!
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