“Coaching with Bill turns my auditions
into performances. The very best!”
– Ruth Williamson
*THE MUSIC MAN
* ANNIE
* GUYS & DOLLS
“Since 1989 I’ve coached with Bill on auditions, Shakespeare, Broadway musicals — everything I’ve done. He has brought incredible depth and specificity to my work.”
-Robert Cuccioli, Star
* JEKYLL & HYDE
* LES MISERABLES
* SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK
“Bill Metzo’s work as an acting teacher and coach has kept me working and growing as an actor for over ten years. His grounded approach is a rock solid foundation on which I, thankfully, continue to grow.”
-James Darrah
*AVENUE Q
*LITTLE WOMEN
*HELLO DOLLY
“Bill instills courage and confidence. And he can make the same point eight different ways. The great communicator!”
-Gibby Brand
* BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
* PASSION
* RUMORS
“Bill has helped me tremendously. His style is very clear and wonderfully inspiring. Any student, at any level, can benefit from Bill’s instruction.”
-April Armstrong
* CAROUSEL
* RAG TIME
* NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
“Bill Metzo has talent, experience, energy and intelligence. And it’s all coated with a true love of the theatre.”
-Jan Buttram, Founder
* ABINGDON THEATRE COMPANY
“Bill is extremely knowledgeable and articulate about the art and craft of acting, and his communication skills are most impressive. He is genuinely a man of the theatre.”
-Anthony J. Stimac
* FOUNDER, MUSICAL THEATRE WORKS
*DIRECTOR, HELEN HAYES P.A.C.
ARTICLES ABOUT BILL METZO, ACTING COACH
Read from the Backstage article, Acting Pros Train Robert Cuccioli (star of Jekyll and Hyde):
These days, “for auditions or when I start new projects or stuff like that, I coach regularly with William Metzo. He directs me on things. I do it as a matter of course,” Cuccioli reports, “but I always work on the role myself first–try to discover as much as I can within myself, come up with as many questions as I can. Then I go to [Bill Metzo] and ask, “What am I missing? What am I doing that’s kind of off-track? Am I too general? Is there more specificity I can bring to my work?” I think it’s important to have a third eye.”
Cuccioli began working with Metzo in 1989. The actor was singing and dancing in “Rhythm Ranch” at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse at the time, but he wanted to start studying Shakespeare. Someone recommended Metzo, and the Shakespeare coaching sessions that resulted have led to work “on all sorts of things.”
“One thing that’s good with Bill, ” says Cuccioli, “is that we barely have to speak to each other. He knows I know his language. It’s very important to know how each one works and what their good and bad points are. That comes with time, I think. Fortunately I hit it off very quickly with Bill We had a good relationship right off the bat. Language and communication are very important.
Click to read Acting Coaches article by Simi Horwitz from Backstage featuring Bill Metzo