andy alabran

theater educator

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Andy Alabran has over 20 years of experience as an actor, teacher, and producer in the theater.

He received his M.F.A. in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater and B.A. in Theater from UMass Amherst.  He served as Voice and Text coach for San Francisco Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. He was Voice and Speech coach for A.C.T.’s Young Conservatory productions: “Begets: Fall of a High School Ronin”, “Hookman”, and “The Wolves”. He directed A.C.T. Young Conservatory productions of “Electra”, “The Glass Menagerie”, “Discovering Beckett”, and “The Importance of Being Earnest”. He is a teaching artist at 826 Valencia in the Tenderloin Center. He directed a staged reading of “Swimming in the Shallows” with Theatre Rhino. He is a company member with the Shotgun Players where acting credits include: Mother Courage, Threepenny Opera, Woyzeck, A Seagull in the Hamptons, The Miser, Loot, and Truffaldino Says No (world premiere).  He also served as Creative Director for Killing My Lobster where he produced such productions as The Shakespeare Bug (world premiere), The Whole Megillah, and KML Plays with Beckett. 

—-He teaches—-

Acting (beginning to advanced)

Voice (speech and diction)

Audition Prep and Monologue Coaching (high school/college/grad school and theater)

Speech and Voice Coaching

Accent Coaching

-----Where he has taught-----

American Conservatory Theater

California Shakespeare Theater

Oakland School for the Arts

826 Valencia (Tenderloin)

Voice One

Stagebridge

Burton High School

Mission High School

Hayward High School

——-Testimonials——-

“Andy Alabran is one of the most joyful, precise, and fully engaged artist/teachers I’ve ever met. You can sense his spark as soon as you meet him. The clear instruction and generosity he brings to his teaching is one in a million. I’m so grateful for all the work we’ve shared!”

M. Graham Smith

“…Andy’s sparkle and humor brought these into my life in what was a confusing and barren time. Thank you, Andy!”

C. Moore

“…Particularly Andy, whose facilitation skills are so deft, compassionate, funny and creative, that we all fell in with his dastardly plot…  At every moment of the way, we felt held together by honesty, love, trust, freedom, and boundless laughter…"

A.S.

“…Andy is a special combination of smart, fun, understanding, and supportive. When he nudged us along, it felt like a celebration instead of a push!”

B. Farrar

"… He has such a welcoming enthusiasm and warmth…  His big heart helps people to feel safe in group sharing, and his great sense of humor and genuine interest in people infuse the group with energy and fun."

Sue Prunella

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