Elana is a teaching artist, voice, dialect and text coach, director, performer and Certified Assistant Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®. Her teaching practice centers on exploring a radically inclusive approach to Shakespeare for humans of all ages through imagination, acting, voice and movement. Born and raised in Marin, Elana has worked in Eastern North Carolina, Northeast Ohio, St. Louis, and Kansas City. She served as Founding Artistic Director of Whirligig Stage in Greenville, NC; earned her MFA in Acting and Directing from University of Missouri, Kansas City; and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and Voice and Speech Trainers Association.