WE help YOUNG artists become elite performers and business people.
Performer’s Edge is a coaching and training program for young performing artists, combining elite performance with business education, networking strategies, audition preparation and more - to help students book professional roles in dance, theatre, television, and film. We help performers build and sustain a long-term career.
MEET SETH STEWART
Seth has performed alongside some of the world’s most well known artists including Madonna’s “Reinvention Tour,” Jennifer Lopez’s “Brave” European Tour, Mariah Carey, Ne-Yo, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Hudson, and Jay-Z. His screen credits include the In the Heights film, directed by Jon Chu, as well as the Sex and the City movie, Music and Lyrics By, and Friends with Benefits.
He took over the role of Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in the 11-time Tony Award-winning phenomenon “Hamilton” after previously being part of its Original Broadway Cast. He was also an Original Broadway Cast member of the 4-time Tony Award-winning musical “In the Heights”, where he originated the role of Graffiti Pete. Additionally, he was part of the original cast of the Tony-nominated revival of “Sweet Charity”.
As a choreographer, he has worked on projects such as Bull on CBS, the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, and major brands including Anheuser-Busch and Coinbase. As a dance educator he has held master classes at universities all over the US including US, Japan, Australia, as well as private institutions and conventions over the last 20 years.
Now, Seth brings his experience to aspiring young performers through personalized coaching, teaching not just audition technique but the business and mindset skills that studios don't cover.
MEET BETSY STRUXNESS
Betsy Struxness grew up in Kansas City, MO training and performing as a student apprentice with the Kansas City Ballet, attending the summer programs of Pacific Northwest Ballet and School of American Ballet, and performing professionally with Starlight Theater and Worlds of Fun. Struxness then attended The Juilliard School earning a BFA in Dance.
Working through the ranks of professional theater, Struxness performed on a cruise ship, at regional theaters, and toured the country in productions of Oklahoma! and All Shook Up before landing in Wicked. Other Broadway credits include, Memphis, and original musicals Leap of Faith, Scandalous, Matilda, and the smash hit, Hamilton.
After Hamilton, Struxness began working in voiceovers, moved to Los Angeles, and began teaching at USC with Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and the School of Dramatic Arts. She co-wrote her pop album, Physical Attention, and has most recently directed productions of Grease and The Vagina Monologues and wrote her own solo cabaret show, Under the Influence. She is active in various facets of the entertainment industry, behind the scenes, as a performer, and is a sought after educator worldwide.
❌ You're getting mixed advice from people who've never made it professionally
❌ You don't know how to handle rejection or navigate the industry politics
❌ Nobody's teaching you about money, contracts, or building relationships that lead to opportunities
❌ You're burning out before you even get started
Learn from Professionals who have been where you want to go
✅ We've performed multiple Tony Award winning Broadway and danced with some of the biggest names in entertainment. But our journey wasn't a straight line - and nobody prepared us for the realities of building a sustainable career in this industry.
✅ We learned the hard way about money management, networking, handling rejection, and protecting our mental and physical health. We have made mistakes along the way and watched new talent burn out because they didn't have a roadmap.
✅ That is why we have made it our mission to educate, train, and coach the next generation of elite performers! Performers Edge was created to give you everything we wish someone had given us when starting out. Not just technique. Not just motivation. But the complete blueprint needed to turn your dreams into your career.