After receiving her degree in theater arts from the University of Illinois, Susan worked for 20 years as a professional actress in musical and dramatic theater, children’s theater, and voice-over. She has been heard on commercials for Special K, Secret deodorant, Glade PlugIns, United Airlines, and Progresso soups, to name a few. She has served as Artist-in-Residence at Chicago’s renowned Music Institute of Chicago, taught advanced film acting for the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, and created the Dramatic Arts Program at the Glencoe Park District, which she ran for eight years. She has also created original workshops in voice-over and film acting for local-area high schools.

 

In her work as a private coach for both professional and beginning actors, Susan specializes in helping her students prepare for theater, film, television, and voice-over auditions, and has assisted many in getting placed with top Chicago & LA talent agencies. In addition to producing professional voice-over demos (*samples can be found on the STUDIO page*), she also offers in-depth scene study workshops out of her home studio. Many of Susan's students have appeared in theater productions in Chicago @ the Goodman, The Marriott, and The Northlite theaters...to name a few, as well as landing roles in many commercials, TV series and feature films. Due to her expert coaching for college auditions, Susan's students are regularly accepted to the top theater schools in the country.