Brandy Hotchner

Brandy Hotchner

Brandy Hotchner, Artistic Director, is a New York trained actor, comedian and director. She began coaching and training actors in New York City and brought her passion for this art form to Phoenix in 2005 where she continued coaching and instructing Phoenix actors. Many of her students have gone on to receive some of the best reviews of their career since training with Brandy.

Ms. Hotchner received her BA in Directing from the University of Redlands and her MFA in Acting from the prestigious Actor's Studio in New York. She had the opportunity to train with great artists such as William Esper, Ellyn Burstyn, Arthur Penn, Estelle Parsans, Anne Bogart, Barbara Poitier, and Michael Schulman.

While living in London, she trained in Grotowski and Shakespeare with teachers from
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and Middlesex Drama School. Brandy is particularly
proud of the work she did as a director collaborating with playwrights at Ensemble Studio
Theatre, Playwrights Horizons and the Actor’s Studio.

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