ACTING COACH
"Melee is an exceptional and inspired acting coach. I've never seen a coach engage with young thespians more insightfully and with more intuitiveness and integrity. She helps actors connect with the text while connecting deeply with the tools of their trade: their emotions, physical bodies and experiences. I would hire her again in a second."Moira Walley-Beckett, Writer and Executive Producer Anne with an E, Breaking Bad, The Grizzlies, Flesh and Bone
Film & Television Productions
Melee is an on set and pre-production coach for film and television. She works with actors of all experience levels to realize their full performance potential.
Coaching for freelance actors.
Private coaching allows you to hone your audition material and acting goals. From deepening your actor’s inner life, understanding how to make compelling choices, to developing your creative confidence these sessions prioritize your immediate audition needs.
ON SET COACH FOR FILM & TELEVISION
Work with Melee on your next film or television production, audition, or upcoming role.
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"Melee is incredibly talented and highly skilled at what she does. Her ability to connect with the director or showrunner's vision and then translate that to the actor's performance is astounding.She's very much in tune with everyone's creative process and knows how to navigate all of it seamlessly."
Tracey Deer
Director, Writer, Beans (Best Motion Picture, Canadian Screen Awards 2021), Mohawk Girls
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"Melee, you were a great inspiration to the actors. Thank you for all your wonderful work, your grace and sensitivity. I hope we can collaborate again."
Niki Caro
Director The Mother, Anne with an E, Mulan, Whale Rider, The Zoo Keeper's Wife.