SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2026
11AM PT / 2PM ET · 2 HOURS · LIVE ON ZOOM
You've trained. You've auditioned. You've hustled harder than most people around you will ever understand. But nobody told you what to do with the fear: the fear that maybe you're not enough, that the waiting will never end, that if your big break did come, you might not be ready for it.
Nobody told you that success without groundedness can be just as destabilizing as failure. Nobody prepared you for what happens on the inside when the outside finally starts to move.
That's what this workshop is for.
Leave this workshop already "in" your career. Not walking toward it, not waiting for it, already in it, because you'll have built it thoroughly on the inside first. It stops being something you're chasing and becomes an extension of who you already are.
The struggling years: the studio apartment, the couch-surfing, the near-eviction notices, the wondering if it would ever happen. And then the breakthrough — High School Musical, Rock of Ages on Broadway — and the harder, quieter reckoning that came with it.
Because getting what you dreamed of doesn't automatically make you ready to hold it.
In two hours on Zoom, they'll share what they actually learned: the practices, the mindset shifts, and the inner tools that make a life in the arts not just possible, but sustainable, meaningful, and real.
Find Your Role
You didn't end up here by accident. We'll help you excavate what's actually driving you, underneath the ambition and the resume, and use that as the foundation for everything.
Know Your Why
The artists who last aren't just talented. They're anchored. We'll help you clarify your values and your vision so that when the hard moments come, you know exactly what you're standing on.
Write a New Story
Most of us are living out beliefs about ourselves and money and worthiness that were handed to us before we knew any better. We'll identify what's been running in the background and rewrite it.
Move Through Fear
Stage fright doesn't go away. Neither does rejection, self-doubt, or the terrifying silence between auditions. We'll give you real tools for moving through fear instead of being stopped by it.
Build Your Practice
A spiritual and creative practice is what keeps you grounded when everything around you is uncertain. We'll explore what that looks like and help you build one that actually fits your life.
Protect Your Dream
Who do you let in? What do you say yes to, and what's a non-negotiable no? We'll talk about boundaries, integrity, and how to keep your inner compass calibrated when the world is pulling at you.
Stay Grounded When It Takes Off
This is the conversation most workshops skip. What happens when things start moving? How do you stay yourself, stay grounded, stay grateful and creative, when the spotlight finds you?
Monique Coleman is an actress, activist, and the first-ever United Nations Youth Champion for the International Year of Youth. She is best known for playing Taylor McKessie in Disney's High School Musical franchise, a role she almost didn't
audition for. A BFA graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University, Monique has spent her career navigating the intersection of art and purpose, performing in films including Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List and hosting the talk show Gimme Mo'. She has spoken at the United Nations, traveled to 24 countries as a youth advocate, and spent years doing the deep inner work of figuring out who she is when the spotlight isn't on.
Kristin Hanggi is a Tony Award-nominated director best known for developing and directing the international smash-hit Rock of Ages on Broadway — five Tony nominations, a six-year run, and productions on the West End, in Australia, Las Vegas, and beyond. She also directed the acclaimed pop opera bare (500+ productions worldwide), the Netflix series Julie and the Phantoms, and four feature films including Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List. A UCLA and USC graduate, Kristin has taught ongoing workshops in Los Angeles and New York helping artists connect their craft to their inner lives. She knows what it takes to build something from nothing, and what it takes to stay grounded once it succeeds.
This isn't a lecture. You'll hear from us. You'll hear from each other. You'll do exercises. And we'll close the way we always close things that matter: together, out loud.
- Guided writing to excavate what's actually true for you
- Real time discussion with Monique and Kristin, live
- The full replay, yours to keep, if you can't make it live or want to return to it
A two hour workshop can crack something open.
What happens next is what makes it last.
For 7 days after the workshop, you'll get daily integration support directly from Monique and Kristin, short prompts and practices to help you actually live the identity shift, not just feel it in the room and lose it by Wednesday.
This isn't a course. It's a companion. A few minutes each morning to keep the work moving through your real life, your real week, your real fear.
Included with your $97 ticket. No extra cost, no separate sign-up.
→You're at the beginning of your career and want to build it on something solid.
→ You've been working hard but feel like something essential is missing.
→ You've experienced some success and realize it didn't fix everything you hoped it would.
→ You want to feel grounded, clear, and genuinely ready. Not just busy.
→ You're an actor, director, writer, musician, dancer, or any artist who's in it for real.
What if I can't make it live?
Is this for beginners or working artists?
What if it's not what I expected?
What timezone is this in?
Choose the level that feels aligned with your current resources.
We believe artists come from every financial reality, and we don't want money to be the reason someone misses this experience.
If you're able to contribute at a higher level, you're helping make this workshop accessible to artists who need a little extra support right now.
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• The live 2-hour workshop
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A single acting coach session runs $150 to $300 an hour. A weekend retreat like this could easily run $500 or more. This is two hours live with two industry veterans, a keepable replay, and seven days of daily integration support after.
Space is limited. This will be an intimate room, by design.
Can't make it live? No problem. Everyone who registers receives the full replay.
