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Maya Brenner

Orlando,FL

Summary

A young, passionate, and enthusiastic coach and performer with experience teaching as well as experience acting professionally. Works well with students and is very knowledgeable and excited about sharing great theatre tips! Great one on one and with small groups. Takes a creative approach to make sure every student looks forward to lessons and experiences lots of growth and self-discovery!

Overview

Work History

Acting Teacher

New Hope For Kids
  • Built confidence in speaking, physicality, and building relationships with other students
  • Created a safe space with small groups of students and individually
  • Directed a reading of an original play
  • Coached ages 2-21
  • Worked specially with students experiencing trauma to harness powerful emotions and heal through artistic expression
  • Mentored young children
  • Fostered strong relationships with parents through regular communication about their child's progress and achievements in the program
  • Personalized lessons to fit each student's individual needs and goals
  • Increased student engagement with innovative lesson plans emphasizing collaboration and experiential learning
  • Gave lots of room for creativity
  • Created an engaging environment

Book Club Leader

Jewish Academy Of Orlando
  • Enhanced student engagement by organizing regular events and activities tailored to their interests
  • Utilized elements of theatre to keep students engaged, e.g.: acting out book characters while reading aloud
  • Established relationships with students to help everyone enjoy the program, learn a lot, and feel safe and comfortable
  • Used an innovative teaching style to make classes more fun
  • Promoted a positive environment
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize workflows within the organization effectively coordinating resources to achieve desired outcomes
  • Implemented well-received activities and events

Teaching Apprentice

Orlando Repertory Theatre
  • Managed classroom behavior effectively, fostering a respectful and inclusive learning environment
  • Designed engaging projects for students that incorporated real-world applications of course material, promoting critical thinking skills.
  • Served as a teaching assistant; giving feedback on student performances, running errands for the classroom, and teaching theatre games and performance techniques
  • Improved student comprehension by incorporating visual aids and hands-on activities into lessons
  • Led group performance exercises and fun team building games for the class

Education

Theatre, Singing, English

Trinity Preparatory School
Orlando, FL
05.2026

Two Week Acting Intensive

School of Creative And Performing Arts
New York, NY
07.2023

Broadway Student Summit (2023)

Broadway Teaching Group
New York, NY
02.2023

Improv Musical Workshop

Baby Wants Candy
Edinburgh, Scotland
08.2022

Improv Intensive (2021)

Dr. Philips Center For The Performing Arts
Orlando, FL
06.2021

Broadway Student Summit (2021)

Broadway Teaching Group
New York, NY
02.2021

Audition Workshop

Amanda LaMotte
New York, NY
02.2021

Broadway Challenge

Orlando Repertory Theater, Michael James Scott
Orlando, FL
11.2020

Broadway Bootcamp

Garden Theater
Orlando
07.2020

Improv Intensive (2020)

Dr. Philips Center For The Performing Arts
Orlando
06.2020

Skills

  • Ensemble Building
  • Improvisation Technique
  • Quick Study
  • Voice Projection
  • Great With Kids
  • Singing
  • Acting
  • Emotional Expression
  • Character Development
  • Pantomime Techniques
  • Dialect Coaching
  • Physical Movement
  • Cold Reading
  • Audition Preparation
  • Script Interpretation
  • Personalization

Timeline

Acting Teacher

New Hope For Kids

Book Club Leader

Jewish Academy Of Orlando

Teaching Apprentice

Orlando Repertory Theatre

Theatre, Singing, English

Trinity Preparatory School

Two Week Acting Intensive

School of Creative And Performing Arts

Broadway Student Summit (2023)

Broadway Teaching Group

Improv Musical Workshop

Baby Wants Candy

Improv Intensive (2021)

Dr. Philips Center For The Performing Arts

Broadway Student Summit (2021)

Broadway Teaching Group

Audition Workshop

Amanda LaMotte

Broadway Challenge

Orlando Repertory Theater, Michael James Scott

Broadway Bootcamp

Garden Theater

Improv Intensive (2020)

Dr. Philips Center For The Performing Arts
Maya Brenner