Saturday May 20th 2:15 – 3:45pm – Rehearsal Hall

Coaching Young Performers on Set
In this workshop, we will examine the role of on-set coaches: who we are, what we do, and how we do it, so you can empower both yourself and young actors in this environment. “Let our hindsight be your foresight”. It’s an opportunity for you to ask questions about how a coach fits in with the overall crew on set, what does the job really entail? We will explore how to advocate for young actors as well as for yourself and how to navigate the many relationships that come with the job.

Bios
John Nelles
John has been a professional actor, dialect coach, professor, and fight director/instructor for almost 40 years. Working and coaching in all media, with top directors, and actors including: Vanessa Redgrave, Tatiana Maslany, and has taught in many academic settings: all ages, and experiences.

Catherine McNally
Alongside being an accomplished award winning actor in both theatre/film/TV and a mum of a child actor, Catherine has been coaching young performers for over 30 years.She has been on set acting coach for young performers in tv series, film. Most recently CSA nominated Astrid and Lilly Save the World, Hotel for the Holidays, upcoming Orphan Black Echoes and prep for CSA nominated Madison Tevlin in Champions. Catherine is co-founder of McNally Kennedy Acting and is a proud member of AACE.

Melee Hutton (she/her) is currently the acting coach for Netflix’s Avatar the Last Airbender Live Action series and the upcoming film THORPE. Other recent on set coaching includes The Mother (Netflix with Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican) all seasons of Anne with an E, (Netflix/CBC) The Grizzlies, BEANS, POLARIS and Shazam.