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EMILY ROZEK Acting, Dance, Audition Coaching
Emily Rozek, founder of Rozek Studio was most recently seen starring as Glinda in the Los Angeles Production of Wicked. Upon her graduation from the Boston Conservatory, she made her Broadway debut as the principle role of Winnie Tate in Annie Get Your Gun starring Bernadette Peters. She went on to understudy and perform the lead roles of Millie Dillmount and Miss Dorothy in Broadway’s Thoroughly Modern Millie. She has also been on National Broadway tours such as Sunset Boulevard and South Pacific. Regional Credits include Marta in Company, starring with acclaimed and award winning actors Donna McKechnie and Norm Lewis, Maggie in A Chorus Line, Lizzie in Baby and, most recently, Polly in Crazy for You.
She spent 4 years in Los Angeles making appearances in various concerts such as Two’s Company, a tribute to the great composers, Alan Menkin and Stephen Schwartz. She was also featured in the Ford Theatre’s Broadway Unplugged Concert. She has appeared as a guest soloist in "Wicked Divas" with the St. Louis Symphony, Fresno Philharmonic, Vancouver Symphony, Arkansas Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic, Reno Philharmonic, Santa Rosa Symphony, Elgin Symphony, Anchorage Symphony and Springfield, MO.
Emily is currently a lead vocalist in the band Essex Junction which plays in multiple venues throughout Essex County
In addition to her performing career, she has spent the past 11 years bringing the arts to hundreds of children in Newark N.J. as a Performing Arts teacher for one of the world’s top charter schools, North Star Academy. She has also directed and choreographed multiple productions for Gas Lamp Players community theater in Glen Ridge, NJ. She is now combining her theatrical skills from the stage and in the classroom to train Acting, Singing, Dancing, Public Speaking and Executive Presence. She privately coaches all ages and levels and is passionate about empowering her students to reach their goals in the performance arena and beyond.
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KRISTY GRAVES Vocal Technique
Kristy Graves is an award winning voice instructor who was recognized by Carnegie Hall for her excellence in teaching. Having trained for classical voice at The Juilliard School and for Jazz performance at The Manhattan School of Music, Kristy has experience performing and teaching a variety of musical styles including jazz, pop and musical theater. She’s performed on Broadway, at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Birdland with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, The Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden and having received the Presidential Scholarship Award for Musical Theater, she performed as a soloist for President George Bush at The Kennedy Center.
In addition to vocal technique, Kristy coaches in performance, acting, piano accompaniment and song writing.
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LISA McELWEE Acting and Audition Coaching
Lisa McElwee is a professional actress, singer and producer. and has appeared in countless plays and musicals in the Tri State Area. She studied acting at Circle in the Square, Stella Adler Conservatory, Sande Shurin Studio, and HB Studio, and has been part of the Gas Lamp Family since its inception, as both performer and mentor. Lisa is a member of Actors Equity, SAG and AFTRA. In addition to teaching audition classes to Gas Lamp students of all ages and abilities, Lisa is currently Producing the Feature Film, Girl Clown, shooting in NYC.
Lisa teaches private acting, monologue or scene coaching for auditions, or to enhance acting skills. She also provides
private song coaching for auditions or to strengthen performance skills.
Where: in Montclair / GR and the surrounding area.
Flexible scheduling
For additional information or to schedule lessons, call,
973-902-3335 or email,
SUSAN KNIGHT Acting Coach
Celebrating 25 years as a member of Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA, Susan Knight works in all aspects of the business; film, theatre and television, as well as working as a devoted teacher and coach. She is currently on the BFA Acting faculty at Pace University in NYC as well as Montclair State University, teaching Acting and Play Script Analysis. Susan helps students to break down a script to create a living, breathing character. Sessions can be individually designed, depending on the need and level of experience. Some students are preparing for an upcoming audition while others are looking for an assessment of strengths and weaknesses or the basics of acting technique. Susan holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois and an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama.
To schedule a session and for more information:
Phone: 973-951-4523