Cheryl is available for private coaching. With her flexible schedule, she can accommodate last-minute preparation for auditions,
so feel free to call.
212-838-2134

Feedback from artists who developed their plays and solo shows with Cheryl's direction, coaching or mentorship

Michelle Ramoni - "Thank you so much for being such a powerful and amazing mentor to me!"

Katie Northlich - "I couldn't have done it without you- i hope you know that applies to me and SO many artists that come in and out of your Stage Left doors.

Taren Sterry - "You are an amazing and inspirational force of goodness in my life and I am so so grateful for who you are and all that you do."

Marlene Nichols - "Many thanks for the rehearsal last night!!! You really helped me focus and commit to choices and character. You're priceless."

Theresa Gambacorta - "I have no words to express my gratitude and my heartfelt appreciation for our friendship and beautiful work relationship. You created a forum in which people can blossom and I am one of those people who benefit greatly from what you offer."

Adam Mayfield - "Your brilliance as an acting coach and director, your positive energy and light, and your friendship has been such a blessing. It doesn't even take one whole hand to tally the people who have affected the course of my life since I've been in NYC. You are one of them."

Excerpt from Atul Gawande article in The New Yorker, about coaches

Élite performers, researchers say, must engage in “deliberate practice”—sustained, mindful efforts to develop the full range of abilities that success requires. You have to work at what you’re not good at. In theory, people can do this themselves. But most people do not know where to start or how to proceed. Expertise, as the formula goes, requires going from unconscious incompetence to conscious incompetence to conscious competence and finally to unconscious competence. The coach provides the outside eyes and ears, and makes you aware of where you’re falling short. This is tricky. Human beings resist exposure and critique; our brains are well defended. So coaches use a variety of approaches—showing what other, respected colleagues do, for instance, or reviewing videos of the subject’s performance. The most common, however, is just conversation.

Read more http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/03/111003fa_fact_gawande#ixzz1aOAxbLgq