Michelle Jacobeen - Owner
Michelle received a Bachelor's in Music with a Major in Musical Theater and a Minor in Vocal Performance from The Catholic University of America, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music. She has studied voice and acting with Carol Schuster Yunkunis, Jane Pesci-Townsend and Thomas Pedersen. Strong classical vocal technique has allowed Michelle to develop her large vocal range and the ability to sing in a variety of styles. She also attended the London Dramatic Academy in an intensive acting program and trained with some of the most well reputed performers, directors, and choreographers in London. Some of her training includes private acting tutorials, Stanislavski acting technique, Shakespeare performance and analysis, Alexander technique, stage combat (certified), unarmed combat, speech, voice, foreign dialects, physical theater, movement, acrobatics, and historical dance. Michelle has also had master classes with famed performers such as Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
She currently teaches voice and acting lessons in Alexandria, Virginia. Michelle enjoys working with all levels of experience and finds great joy in helping others improve their talents. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). In addition to private coaching and instruction, Michelle has taught in several area programs. At the John Robert Powers Acting & Modeling School (JRP) in Baltimore, MD, she taught acting and auditioning classes to students of all ages and private monologue coaching. In addition, she was an instructor for Creative Kids, an interactive drama learning program through Imagination Stage in Bethesda, MD. Michelle
taught groups of young students and directed different children's plays each week, helping them bring the stories to life.
Michelle has experience performing in a wide variety of settings. She has been a soloist for various choirs and churches, jazz bands, weddings, and funerals. Michelle has extensive a cappella experience as a group leader, singer, and arranger. She has also performed in many area musicals and operas including Damn Yankees (Meg), Guys and Dolls (Adelaide), Me and My Girl (Lady Jacqueline), Jesus Christ Superstar (Veronica), The Secret Garden (Mrs. Winthrop), Bernstein’s Mass (Kennedy Center Opera House), and Waging Peace: Souvenirs (Soloist, Millenium Stage, Kennedy Center).