Our Team

Trained and trusted by Tony, they're the best of the best. The A-Team teach group classes with Tony, offer 1:1 dialect and audition coaching, and have worked on the following sets; THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, IMPOSTERS, iZOMBIE, SHUT EYE, ZOO, HARD POWDER, HOLD THE DARK, ALTERED CARBON and others: excellence abounds!

Cassandra Cavalli

Cassandra Cavalli is a Vancouver-based dialect coach and Tony Alcantar’s senior dialect associate. With over a decade of training and teaching dialects, she has been entrusted with high-profile projects such as The Man in the High Castle, Cold Pursuit, See, Zoo, iZombie, Birth of the Dragon and Imposters. Multiple Film & TV stars have appreciated her comprehensive and friendly approach to on-set dialect coaching and have sought her out for ongoing training even after their projects have wrapped.

Dialect, Audition Coach

Francesca Bianchi

Francesca is an actress and dialect coach in Vancouver. She has worked in both the theatre and film industry for ten years and has appeared on television series such as Get Shorty, Charmed, Project Blue Book, and Netflix’s, The Order as ‘Essie.' Prior to her career in Canada, Francesca completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting at the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts and appeared in countless theatre performances. Francesca is highly recommended as an acting and self-taping coach by agencies in Vancouver and currently has a studio downtown.

Self Tape, Script Analysis, Dialect, Audition Coach

Lori Kokotailo

With a rich background in acting, Lori began independently coaching other actors over a decade ago, before obtaining a BEd in Drama from UBC, and working at Tarlington Training for young actors in film & TV. Her love of accents was birthed through performing with Tony Alcantar 20 years ago. Other training includes AADA (NYC), Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute (NYC), Groundlings (LA), UBC (BFA in Acting), and of course working with Tony! As an actor, she has used her dialects in Film/TV/Theatre (one play demanded three different accents!) and voiceovers, and finds fulfilment empowering others to do the same.

Dialect, Acting, Scene Study, Audition Coach

Rhona Rees

Rhona Rees is a Leo and SOVAS award-nominated voice actor with more than 25 years of experience behind the mic and in front of the camera. Originally from Australia, Rhona now resides in Vancouver. She voices characters in My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, and The Dragon Prince to name a few, alongside hundreds of commercials (Hyundai, Manulife, Huggies and many more). Her on-camera work includes The Good Doctor and Wu Assassins, and the lead in her celebrated short films Shuttlecock and FREYA. Rhona is proud to be an associate dialect coach for Tony Alcantar and works as an on-set dialect coach.

Dialect, Audition Coach

Claire Doubroff

Claire has been training with Tony for over 6 years; helping coach actors on set, in classes, and in one-on-one sessions. She specializes in the Standard American accent, and is available to help with a variety of accents or accent reduction. She absolutely adores a New York accent (and the attitude that goes along with it)! Her students appreciate her sunny encouragement and insightful solutions … you’ll love her, too!

Dialect, Audition Coach