Acting, Auditioning, Shakespeare, Public Speaking Lessons
About
I’m a working TV/film/theater actor and I’ve been teaching acting, auditioning, and public speaking since 1996. My specialty is eliminating fear and freeing the creative spirit within, all with a fun sense of humor. I have an MFA, PGD, BA, and Certificate from Drama Studio London, Cambridge, CSULA, and Kenyon, where I won the Paul Newman Award.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
I create a safe, fun space and ask what the student wants to work on: auditioning, scene study, film acting, Shakespeare, etc
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
MFA, CSULA School of TV, Film, and Theatre
PGD, Drama Studio London
Certificate, BESG, Cambridge University
BA, Drama, Kenyon College
Intermediate Certificate, Stage Combat, The Society of British Fight Directors
TEACHER TRAINING
Tanya Kane-Parry
Sophie Goldstein
Collin Bressie
ACTING
William H. Macy (wkshp)
Uta Hagen (audit)
Karen Kohlhaas
Armando Molina
Tanya Kane-Parry
Barry Gordon
Charles Tuthill
Illona Linthwaite
Alexander Perrin
Peter Craze
Chris Pickles
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
Dee Evans
BARRANTES
Sam Breen
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Joseph Gallegos
COMEDY
Sheila Steafel
Randee Trabitz
COMMEDIA/MASK
Joshua Carlebach
Sophie Goldstein
Peter Bailie
Randee Trabitz
COMMERCIAL ACTING
Amy Gossels
COUNTERTECHNIQUE
Rosanna Tavarez
DANCE
Sue Weston
DIRECTING
Steve Rothman
Harlene Marley
ENT'AINMENT FINANCE / LAW
Daniel Spitz
FILM HISTORY
Maureen Thomas
Chris Brookhouse
Dominic Le Poer Power
Barry Gordon
Allen Bloom
FILM/TV ACTING
Barry Gordon
Patrick Tucker
FILM/TV DIRECTING
Steve Rothman
Justin Wolske
Nidhin Patel
FITZMAURICE
Anna Estrada
Michael Yurchak
GROTOWSKI
Matthew Floyd Miller
IMPROVISATION
David Miner
(Nat'l Improv Fest)
Fools On The Hill
KNIGHT-THOMPSON
Roberto Alcaraz
LABAN
Peter Bailie
LECOQ
Joshua Carlebach
LINKLATER
Marissa Pitts
PRODUCTION
Matt Gatlin
MOTION CAPTURE
Jody Mahler
MOVEMENT
Hugh O'Gorman
Matthew Floyd Miller
Beatrice Allegranti
Wendy Allnutt
Sue Weston
PHYSICAL THEATRE
Richard Spaul
PLAYWRITING
Wendy MacLeod
PRODUCTION
Nidhin Patel
Matt Gatlin
Justin Wolske
SCREENWRITING
Enrique Berumen
SELF-MARKETING
Yelyna De Leon
SHAKESPEARE
Rob Clare
Barbra Houseman
Patrick Tucker
Chris Bristow (Cambridge Fellow)
SINGING
Sam Breen
Roberto Alcaraz
Tessa Van Sertima
STAGE COMBAT
John Waller
Collin Bressie
Keith Ducklin
THEATRE HISTORY
Steve Rothman
TV WRITING
Ligiah Villalobos
VIEWPOINTS
Tanya Kane-Parry
VOICE
Yvonne Morley
Anna Estrada
Michael Yurchak
Sam Breen
Roberto Alcaraz
VOICE-OVER
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
$25/30 min
$50/hr
10% off for booking 5 hrs in advance
How did you get started teaching?
While a senior at Brunswick School, my teacher asked me to help a younger student and it worked well! I started teaching kids acting and improv in college, working at Camp Dudley, YMCA, whose theater program launched Burgess Meredith, Jamie Widdoes, and Rob Campbell. I directed one play, then ran the theater department 5 years later.
What types of students have you worked with?
From CEO's, to college acting students, to 3-year-olds.
Describe a recent event you are fond of.
A college acting student came and found me in the hall the following year to ask me to coach him on a monologue.
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
Pay attention to how they make you feel.