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Darby Vincent is a recent college graduate who is living in Manhattan. She is originally from Springfield, MO, where she completed her degree at Missouri State University. Darby received a BFA in Musical Theatre, as well as multiple minors. While completing her degree, she developed a love for teaching and inspiring young performers to achieve their full potential as artists. In addition to performing roles such as Jo March in Little Women and Johanna Barker in Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Darby also loves directing. She recently directed a full scale production of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Darby is always continuing to work on her vocal technique as well as her teaching skills and has worked with several vocal pedagogy experts and Broadway artists to further her training.

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Analise Scarpaci is a New York-based performer and voice teacher. She began her journey as a child actor, appearing in the Original Broadway Cast of A Christmas Story, The Musical and performing with the Broadway and National Tour companies of Matilda, The Musical. Analise made her principal Broadway debut as Lydia Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire, The Musical. She most recently starred as Debra in the world premiere of Empire Records, The Musical at The McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ. Analise also portrayed Liesl Von Trapp in Paper Mill Playhouse’s The Sound of Music in 2022.

While performing in Mrs. Doubtfire, Analise earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from Pace University. During this time, she discovered a passion for teaching and became dedicated to mentoring young performers. Inspired by her own experiences, she helps students unlock their potential as storytellers and performers. Her favorite part of teaching is empowering students to discover their unique voices and watching them transform her guidance into their own artistry.

In addition to her work as a teacher and performer, Analise is also a songwriter with original music available on all streaming platforms. She incorporates her songwriting expertise into her teaching, emphasizing the power of lyrics and their role in storytelling.

Analise is committed to continually honing her craft, exploring new techniques to grow as an artist and providing tailored guidance to her students. Her dedication to both her art and her students reflects her unwavering passion for the transformative power of performance and education.

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Gabriella Pizzolo made her Broadway debut at age 10 as the title role in Matilda the Musical. Following her year-long run, she went on to be in the original company of the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Fun Home, eventually taking over the role of Small Alison. Her proudest moment was representing Fun Home when singing for Michelle Obama on the television special Broadway at the White House (TLC). Other TV/Film credits include portraying Young CC in Beaches (Lifetime), Young Laurel in Braindead (CBS), Suzie Bingham in Stranger Things (Netflix), Angela Waters in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (HBO Max), Cricket in Butterbean’s Café (Nickelodeon), and Penny in Be@rbrick (Apple TV). Off-Broadway & Equity Regional Credits include playing Babette Müller in Watch on the Rhine (Spotlight on Plays), The Announcer in Disenchanted: the Musical (Broadway HD), Haley Westerbrook in Loch Ness (Adirondack Theatre Festival), Opal Buloni in Because of Winn Dixie (Alabama Shakespeare), Louise in Sunday in the Park with George (Encores), and Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden (Friends of Theater).

While performing as a young adult, Gabriella began assistant teaching at SUNY Purchase College, and frequently worked with the vocal students in the music conservatory. She later received her Bachelor’s degree in Developmental Psychology, with a minor in Music studies. After graduating, Gabriella continued guest teaching at music and performance conservatories around New York state, and continually enjoys incorporating her two collegiate studies into her teaching methods. As a former child performer, she is passionate about the many life aspects that factor into performance lifestyles – especially finding the fun and the comfort within singing, as a basis to learning vocal technique. Singing should always be a safe environment to grow, develop, and reach our goals; whether those goals are vocal, emotional, personal, or a mix of all of those and more! She cannot be more thrilled to meet vocal students, and work on reaching those goals with them.

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Richie is delighted to be a part of the Alyson Isbrandtsen Talent team. He is a Georgia native and has been a performer, director, and theatre and voice teacher for over 20 years. He holds an MFA in Performing Arts from SCAD and a BA in Theatre from the University of Tennessee. He is a regular cast member in Oh What A Night, a tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons which tours land and sea on Royal Caribbean Cruises. Recent theatre credits include the national tour of We’ll Meet Again, 108 Waverly, Les Miserable, Cabaret, and Tick, Tick Boom! He has directed over thirty musicals for youth theatre and loves building ensembles with young performers because not only do they learn valuable skills for the stage, they learn how to collaborate with each other for a greater goal. Some of his favorite directorial projects have been Shrek the Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, and an original musical adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Richie’s teaching approach is centered around building technique through breath support, resonance, and pitch while finding the essence of character and discovering how the needs of the character can be expressed through song. He is motivated by empowering his students to become strong storytellers in all of their performing endeavors. Richie is a lifelong learner who is always perfecting his approach to teaching and performing. He encourages his students to be curious and diligent and, with his guidance, develop their own unique approaches to their craft.

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Abbie Grace Levi is a New York based performer, vocal coach, and voice actress originally from London, England. She graduated from Indiana University with a BFA in Musical Theatre and has spent years working with young performers both in lessons and classroom settings. Abbie Grace previously taught at Westchester performing arts school Star Kidz for three years and has also worked closely with Alyson over the past several summers, training extensively in her teaching approach while working with students of all ages. She is excited to now continue working with students consistently throughout the year as part of the Alyson Isbrandtsen team. Her performance credits include professional work at Paper Mill Playhouse as Jane Banks in Mary Poppins. Other credits include Sally Bowles in Cabaret and Alyssa Greene in The Prom. In addition to theatre, Abbie Grace has worked extensively as a professional voice actress, with credits including Nickelodeon, DC Comics, Gen-Z Media, and ESL educational media. She is also the lead vocalist of the band The Boys and The Brit. Known for her upbeat personality, sense of humor, and ability to connect easily with students, Abbie Grace creates a supportive environment where performers feel encouraged while still being challenged to grow. As someone who grew up in the professional theatre industry herself, she understands firsthand the level of detail, preparation, and storytelling required to deliver a strong audition and book the job. Her teaching focuses not only on healthy vocal technique, but also on specificity, emotional connection, confidence, and helping students communicate the story clearly through song. In addition to her musical theatre training, Abbie Grace has studied vocal pedagogy, foundational classical vocal technique, and speech-based approaches including the Miller Voice Method and Linklater Technique, all of which continue to influence her teaching today. She is passionate about helping each student strengthen their individual voice while developing the skills needed to thrive both in auditions and performance.

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A native of Los Angeles, California, Andrea began singing early in life, and taught herself guitar at age 8 and piano at 10. By 14 she was taking her first jobs singing and playing at wedding ceremonies.

Andrea completed a dual Bachelors degree in Professional Vocal Performance and Music Business at Berklee College of Music in Boston. While there, she “gigged” the city on local stages learning the ropes as a performing singer/songwriter.

She returned to Los Angeles to work in film and television composition, producing music for four DVD releases for Margaret Cho, multiple cable television shows, and completing three independent albums with her original band. She has performed at The Mint, The Rainbow Room, The Joint and The Viper Room in Los Angeles. In 2008 she relocated to Las Vegas where she performed in duos and bands and co-owned two bands that performed regularly on many of Vegas’ largest stages.

Highly experienced in teaching pop, jazz, musical theater, and rock vocal methods, PLUS, guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, synchronization for instrumentalist singers and sight-reading for singers. Andrea can help prepare students for NYSSMA conference all state auditions. Eight past students have been accepted to Las Vegas’ prestigious high school of the performing arts Las Vegas Academy, and in 2013 voice/piano student Anna Christine was a featured performer on America's Got Talent, making it to the semi-finals of the show to perform live at Radio City Music Hall.

Andrea tailors her lessons to each students’ goals and learning style, while focusing on solid foundational technique. Her passion is spreading the joy of singing/playing and teaching new skills that generate confidence and inspire her students to reach for their musical dreams.

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Verna is a well-respected acting teacher and professional acting coach who has been working with students in the Tri-State area for the past 15 years. Her students have booked work in film (Adam Sandler’s “The Week Of”, indie “Braid”, upcoming “Vanishing Shore”), television (Law and Order SVU, FBI Most Wanted), commercials, theater (Fun Home, Equity National Tour) and voiceovers (Nick Jr. “Bossy Bear”). Verna’s audition coaching has also helped her students secure admission to many colleges, conservatories and summer programs. Some of these schools and programs include NYU Tisch, The New School, Boston Conservatory, Circle in the Square Professional Acting Program, University of Michigan, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Norwalk Conservatory, Syracuse University, Ithaca College, Penn State and Interlochen Arts Camp.

Verna began her professional acting career while still in high school after booking her first commercial with a then fledgling HBO Studios. After graduating from college, she attended the Circle in the Square Professional Theatre Program in New York City where she studied with Nikos Psacharopoulos, Larry Moss, Michael Kahn, Terry Hayden, Jackie Brooks, Ed Berkeley, Debbie Heckt, B.H. Barry and Moni and Mina Yakim. Verna was honored to have worked with Daniel Sklar, bringing his critically acclaimed “Playmaking” program to the classrooms of third graders in the New York City school system. The program involved mentoring students in playmaking and directing student actors in the professional acting workshop at Circle in the Square.

Much of her instructional style is influenced by her longtime coach and mentor Zina Jasper.

Her regional theater credits include The Williamstown Theater Festival and Off Broadway she appeared in numerous productions with The Willow Cabin Theater Company and The Oscar Hammerstein Center. She also made numerous appearances in film, television and commercials and is a member of Actor’s Equity and SAG/AFTRA.

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I'm Hailey Hedges, and my philosophy on acting is simple: You’re the only YOU in the world. Discover how to bring that unique perspective into every character you play, and find your authentic voice in the world of acting. Every actor has a unique voice, a distinct point of view on life, and my job is to help you embrace and amplify that brilliance so it shines through on stage, screen, and in every audition.

I’ve been in this industry for a long time, starting as an actor myself from childhood through high school. Life took me in new direction for a while—I became a wife to a U.S. Army serviceman and a proud mother. But the magic of the arts never left my heart. When my daughter discovered her own passion for the stage, I dove right back in. I began working as a casting assistant on incredible projects. I have worked on Feature films, animated series, Commercials, and Television series with networks such as  Disney, Hulu, Apple TV, and Sesame Street. I also had the privilege of working at a top NYC talent agency, which has given me a deep, well-rounded perspective on both the industry and the actors who bring it to life.

This journey has fueled my passion for helping actors grow in their craft. I’m not just a coach—I’m a partner in your growth. I take a hands-on, personal approach, creating a fun, supportive environment where we can dig deep and discover the unique qualities you bring to every character. Whether it’s working through a challenging scene, perfecting your self-tape, or honing your audition skills, I’m here to help you bring out the very best version of yourself.

I know exactly what casting directors are looking for, and I’m committed to helping you show up with your most authentic, powerful self in every take. Let’s make your acting journey as joyful and transformative as the art itself.

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Anneliese Lomas is a voice teacher living in Connecticut. She has studied music and voice since 2005. She attended the New England Conservatory of music for opera where she studied under Jane Eaglen. At NEC she also gained a knowledge of the German and Italian languages. Anneliese attended Tanglewood as well as winning the Musical Club of Hartfords annual Competition. Her favorite roles she's gotten to play are Miss Hannigan in Annie and Tracy in Hairspray. Annelielse loves teaching voice in many styles; Classical, Opera, Pop, and Musical Theater. Besides teaching, Anneliese has a passion for gardening and reading as well as a love of all dogs which includes her Labradoodle, Frankie. She is excited to begin teaching the next generation and to share her love of music.