Acting is a female art form. -Dustin Hoffman


Shelley Mitchell founded The Actors Center of San Francisco where she has been teaching since 1992. In June, 2013, she will split her time between Los Angeles and San Francisco with Duse Studio of Dramatic Art. As an actress she is best known for her critically acclaimed performance of TALKING WITH ANGELS:Budapest 1943. 

“…a portrayal with such leisurely, lifelike timing,...Mitchell transforms into something between a dancer and a shaman. ..Its excruciating beauty derives from its simplicity and purity." LA Weekly

“Mitchell switches seamlessly between the aged Mallasz and the grace of the seraphs, her consummate skill as a performer illuminates this thoughtful combination of human bravery and the divine.” Irish Theater Magazine


Shelley Mitchell trained with Lee Strasberg in New York during the 1970s both in his private classes and at The Actors Studio. She is also a graduate of the Circle in the Square Theater School and New York University. (more)

Shelley Mitchell began teaching in Venice, Italy where she lived throughout the 1980s. Surprised by extremely positive, life-changing effect her class was having on both actors and non-actors, Shelley has continued sharing her ideas ever since.

Recommended by: Sean Penn, Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel, Eamonn Walker, Jill Eikenberry, Tom Waits and Rita Moreno.

Shelley Mitchell has taught and performed at:
The California Institute of Integral Studies
Esalen Institute
Ca' Foscari- Venice, Italy
The Carl Jung Institutes of San Francisco and Chicago
The Institute of Noetic Science
The Mythic Journey Conference, Atlanta
The Magic Theater, San Francisco
A Traveling Jewish Theater, San Francisco
Exit Theater, San Francisco
Manhattan Theater Club, NYC
Milagro Theater, NYC
Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley
The Dublin Fringe Theatre Festival
(more)

Reviews of Shelley Mitchell's Talking with Angels:
• San Francisco Chronicle review
• Irish Theatre Magazine review
• LA Weekly review
(more)



Shelley Mitchell is also a corporate consultant specilizing in presentation and leadership coaching. Her clients include:
The North Face
Union Bank
XOBNI
(more)

Reviews of Shelley Mitchell's Talking with Angels:
• San Francisco Chronicle review
• Irish Theatre Magazine review
• LA Weekly review
(more)

• Demystifying the Method - Shelley Mitchell

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15 free things to do

1. Listen to Dennis Hopper speak about acting
2. Read chapters 1 & 2 of Respect for Acting by Ute Hagen.

3. Read The Art of Acting by Stella Adler.
4. Watch 'Inside the Actors Studio' on BRAVO! TV.
5. Read Acting is a Job by Jason Pugatch
6. Click here to listen to Alec Baldwin on Fresh Air!
7. Watch 'Looking for Richard' by Al Pacino
8. the Soul of the American Actor.com
9. Al Pacino on Inside the Actors Studio
10. Watch 'Searching for Debra Winger' by Rosanna Arquette
11. Watch 'Esther Kahn' with Summer Phoenix
12. Read TRUTH by Susan Batson (Shelley Mitchell is recommended by Susan!)
13. Listen to Susan Batson here on NPR
or here on On Point
14. Watch Jill Bolte Taylor and read her book My Stroke of Insight
15. Watch Jaron Lanier and read his book You Are Not A Gadget

 
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