Grammy-Award Finalist Topher Keene is widely regarded as one of America’s top Acting, Singing, and Public Speaking Coaches.


From teaching kids to sing their first solo, to helping Film and Television Stars perfect their roles, to helping pro Vocalists record hit albums, to helping YouTubers and Podcasters refine their vocal skills, to helping CEOs and Executives improve communication and presentation skills, Topher Keene can help anyone develop a powerful and confident voice and improve their performance skills.



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Getting Started as a Film Actor in Phoenix, Arizona

Are you looking to pursue a career as a film actor in Phoenix, AZ?

If so, here are some tips to help you get started:

  1. Take Acting Classes: Acting classes are a great way to learn the craft and improve your skills. Look for classes in Phoenix that focus on film acting and offer on-camera training. You can find classes at local acting schools, colleges, universities, community colleges, and online.

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Audition Strategies for Stage Plays & Musicals

Stage play auditions reward a different skill set than film or television. You will stand in a room, hold a monologue, project your voice without amplification, take direction at full performance scale, and demonstrate that you can sustain a character through a two-hour run. The intimate camera-friendly underplaying that books film roles will get you cut from stage auditions. Different medium, different game.

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Performing for Kids: Why "Authentic" Is the Wrong Goal When You're Singing at a Birthday Party

If you're a trained singer or musical theater performer who's eyeing the kids' party circuit — princess parties, superhero appearances, mascot work, library reading events, anything where you're showing up in costume to entertain a roomful of seven-year-olds — I need to save you from a mistake I see talented performers make over and over again.

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Audition Anxiety: How to Walk Into the Room Ready, Not Wrecked

Audition anxiety is a specific animal. It is not the same as general stage fright. It is not the same as performance nerves. The audition room creates a particular cluster of pressures that the regular performing environment does not, and the performers who book consistently are the ones who have learned to work inside that pressure rather than against it.

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