This class is built around the foundational exercises of Sanford Meisner's method — the repetition exercise, physical action, and the actor's instrument. Actors stop anticipating, stop planning, and start responding to what's actually happening in the room.
The work is relational. Every exercise requires a partner. By the end, your ensemble won't just know each other better — they'll have a shared vocabulary and a lived understanding of presence, impulse, and genuine listening.
This workshop treats your voice as an instrument that must be tuned, protected, and freed — not pushed harder. Actors learn to fill any space without straining or shouting.
Every technique gets applied directly to a piece of text the actor knows well. The goal is to embed vocal freedom into language you can trust, so the instrument serves the scene instead of fighting it.
Sara brings the rigor of Tisch School of the Arts into the modern Silicon Valley workplace. We don't just fix "mumbling" and "monotone" — we remove habits that trap the natural voice inside. Power your intention with breath support, activate meaning under the language, and free your natural voice.
A high-energy introduction to vocal presence. We cover the "Body-Breath-Voice" connection and practical tools for instant, authentic confidence — tools your team can use the same day in meetings, presentations, and conversations that matter.
Deep-dive technique training for the people whose voices carry the most weight. Includes "Shakespearean" command, intentional articulation, and "Hot Seat" coaching — where individuals receive and immediately apply direct feedback.
This isn't a workshop about sounding better. It's about becoming impossible to ignore.
Using vocal play and improvisational risk-taking to build psychological safety over four weekly sessions. This series removes the "fear of being wrong" that silences great ideas — and opens up the creative channels that burnout closes.
For departments facing creative blocks, communication breakdowns, or the particular silence that settles over a team that's stopped trusting itself.
"Your voice is your most immediate and powerful tool for influence. Let's make sure it's working for you." — Sara Pachauri, B.F.A. · Find Your Voice Studio
Sara Pachauri holds a B.F.A. in Drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, with deep training across classical, musical theater, and pop/rock performance. Her coaching draws on lived experience as a performer and a rigorous technical foundation in the American and British acting traditions.
Sara has led vocal warm-ups for Naatak's productions — including all 19 performances of "Hole" — working with a cast spanning children to seasoned adult actors at every skill level.
Sara brings the rigor of NYU Tisch School of the Arts training directly into your space — for companies, youth programs, and ensembles who want their actors to do more than hit their marks.
These workshops are participatory, physical, and built to leave a permanent impression on how your cast inhabits language and space. Both workshops are available as standalone sessions or paired together.
Contact Sara to discuss scheduling, group size, and customization for your production or program.
Theater, corporate, or both — Sara customizes every session for your group's size, goals, and context. Available throughout the Bay Area, in-studio, at your venue, or virtually.
Tell Sara a bit about your company or program and she'll follow up within 24 hours to discuss scheduling, group size, and customization for your production.