Testimonials
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“With the wisdom of the ancients and the vibrancy of the moment, Shelley’s offerings ignite the fire within, to bring honor to the work. At a moment I wished to be challenged, Shelley encouraged me to walk in new territory, deeply trust in my instincts and seek to serve each script that came before me.” — Sam Corlett (Vikings: Valhalla)
“Behind every great actor there’s almost always a great teacher. If you are eager to up your game as an actor, Shelley Mitchell’s class is a must!”
—Rita Moreno, EGOT
“Shelley took me on a journey to discover my true essence as an artist. She went to a deep level so that anything learned would stick even when I was under enormous pressures. Now the performance place is somewhere I go to feel real, true, and alive; the gift it should always have been.”
—Aluna
Champagne Eyes, Renaissance, I Remember
“Shelley is the real deal!”
—Sean Penn
Shelley has helped me fine tune my artistic expression. Working with her has been a spiritual awakening! She’s an absolute master at her craft, keeping me constantly on my toes and showing me how to bring depth and meaning to any script.
— Diego Josef
Genera+ion on HBO, There’s Someone in Your House, The Ballad of Lefty Brown, Animal Kingdom
“Shelley strengthens your acting while preserving your spirit on any job you may have. The magic of the universe and acting come toether when working with this guardian angel of the craft and spirit.”
—Noemi Gonzalez
Selena: The series, The Tax Collector, Dark Web, East Los High
“Working with Shelley brought my opera career to the next level. By inviting me to connect to the magic that always flowed within me, I allowed my voice to become, as Shelley refers to it, “heavenly vapor.” It was through working with Shelley that I recognized the strain of perfectionism and turned my eyes instead to the pleasure and purpose of performance. Shelley’s wisdom feels ancient, as though she was sent here to usher in a revived excellence.
Shelley allowed me to see how all things in my life are sources for my opera. I often refer to Shelley’s nuggets of wisdom, including the concept of outsourcing authority, in which we as artists give away our power, by seeking outward validation. Instead, she instructs us to live to tell. We are called upon to share, to tell, to teach. She encourages us to excavate; that which springs forth from ourselves, and from the text. Shelley’s ability to read between the lines, and plumb deeply into subtext and subtle meaning is unprecedented. This insight alone is worth every moment spent in her studio. Shelley is a gift to the artist and to the world.”
— Litha Ashforth
opera singer, New England Conservatory of Music
“Shelley has been an angel in my life. New portals of creativity have opened up for me that have been life-changing.”
—AJ Michalka
The Goldbergs, Schooled
“I feel like I’ve had an awakening as an actor after working with Shelley. She’s given me so many tools and techniques that I can forever hold on to; she’s my lucky charm!”
—Aly Michalka
Aly & AJ, Easy A, A Touch of the Beat
“Shelley is a wizard!”
—Shia LaBeouf
“I tell everyone to get themselves a coach and mentor and guide like Shelley Mitchell. She won’t just tell you what you want to hear, she tells you what you need to hear. She is someone who believes in humanity; thinking and writing deeply, and she is someone who doesn’t give up. She is honest and wise, and lovingly generous with her honesty and wisdom. Shelley is the real deal and anyone who gets to work with her is beyond fortunate!”
—Sarah Cooper
Everything's Fine (Netflix Special), How to Medical
“To speak about Shelley, for me, means to write a love letter. The simplest way to put it, there are these extensions in life, necessary life lines. From the moment we’re born, our umbilical cord; a ship’s line that holds the anchor down below on the ocean floor; a shoe lace that holds our foot in the shoe; these lines hold us down, ground us, allow us to move around with subtle life needs, yet still these lines connect us to our greater purpose.; The babies to survive, the boat to continue its journey, the shoe laces to protect our body on this earth. -Shelley is that, she’s that life line, she’s the fairy dust that tinker bell spreads on you to fly.
She’s the kiss that woke sleeping beauty!, she’s the fuel in your engine to keep you going; only this fuel is unlimited. Sometimes you’ll take a pit stop, and then you’ll get back in the driver seat and head on your way.
She pulled me up when I was in the bottom of a self made trap. She’s given me the wisdom, the knowledge. and the power to carry myself through life and in my work; hands down and chin up. She’s birthed me! And she not only talks it, but she can definitely walk it, …rare, a jewel.”
—Bobby Soto
Flamin’ Hot, The Tax Collector, Narcos Mexico, The Quarry
"Working with Shelley feels like levelling up as an actor. Her methods and ideas help me to get off the page and allow me to really live as each character. With Shelley, my scenes and auditions are more meaningful and engaging. Grateful for Shelley's insights on this journey :)”
—Cassandra Sawtell
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Riceboy Sleeps
“Shelley is Magic. She’s opened my eyes to what it truly means to be an actor and to the history of the craft. The conversations she stirs up forces us to take a deeper look at our lives in and out of the classroom.
Since training with Shelley, I’ve grown as a person taking more authority in my life and its direction, walking in my power. Her warmth, honesty and talent are supreme. Shelley is a guiding light pushing us towards our highest potential as artists and people.”
— Nick Baga, dancer
(Babylon, LA LA Land, Hairspray, Glee, Dancing with the Stars)
“Shelley is a fearless explorer of humanity and culture. With Shelley the script is the tip of the iceberg and what she brings out is the wealth of life in the ocean beneath.”
— Aaron Glenane
Killing Ground, Whiskey 68, Snowpiercer, Never Innocent, Shantaram