Looking for Private or Semi-Private coaching in Voice, Piano, Dance or Acting?
The MMAS Academy has plenty of affordable options to get you started! Led by trained, experienced performance professionals and theater arts educators, the MMAS Academy is offering private lessons in the following disciplines:
- Voice
- Derrick Lacasse: Saturdays
- Bobby Zupkofska: Email for availability
- Piano
- Derrick Lacasse: Saturdays
- Acting / Monologue Coaching
- Vincent Ratsavong: Saturdays
- Chelsea Cavagnaro: Wednesdays
- Alex Sweeney: Thursdays
- Marissa Stanley: Email for availability
- Bobby Zupkofska: Email for availability
- Dance (all styles)
- Marissa Stanley: Email for availability
- Ballet
- Vincent Ratsavong: Saturdays
- Jazz / Hip Hop
- Vincent Ratsavong: Saturdays
- Chelsea Cavagnaro: Wednesdays
- Alex Sweeney: Thursdays
MMAS Academy Director of Education Dori Byan-Ployer is also available for private and semi-private instruction in all dance disciplines, as well as monologue coaching and scene study.
Pricing:
For the convenience of our students, MMAS offers a variety of private and semi-private lesson packages. These packages are competitively priced and organized by number of lessons and lesson length. 30 minute lessons are generally reserved for young children new to private study and/or young students who study 2 disciplines – i.e. voice and piano. 45 and 60 minute lessons are appropriate for teen and adult students.
Private Lesson Pricing

Semi-Private Lesson Pricing (per student)

Scheduling Lessons:
If you are interested in scheduling private or semi-private lessons, please contact MMAS Academy Director, Dori Bryan-Ployer, at doribryan@verizon.net. Thank you for considering The MMAS Academy.
Dori Bryan-Ployer
Artistic Director, The MMAS Black Box Theater
Director of Education, The MMAS Academy
doribryan@verizon.net
Cancellation Policy:
Each package has its own cancellation policy. See below:
4 SESSIONS: NO MAKE UP REQUIRED
6 SESSIONS: NO MAKE UP REQUIRED
8 SESSIONS: 1 MAKE UP REQUIRED WITH 24 HOURS NOTIFICATION
15 SESSIONS: 2 MAKE UPS REQUIRED WITH 24 HOURS NOTIFICATION
If it is necessary to cancel a lesson, please contact the instructor via email 24 hours prior to the lesson start time. Make ups are scheduled in consideration of the student’s and instructor’s availability.

Our Faculty
The MMAS Academy is extremely proud of their dedicated and talented faculty. The MMAS faculty cumulatively holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theatre, education, theatre pedagogy, music therapy, musical theatre, choreography, and dance pedigree. Our diverse teachers are committed to lifelong learning while bringing a wealth of skill, experience, passion, and joy to their students and classrooms.
Meet the Faculty