Jessica Redish Acting Lessons

Jessica Redish Acting Lessons

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About

- 20 years of professional industry experience

- current working professional

- coached actors to major successes on Broadway, National Tours, Film & TV work as well as acceptances to major conservatories and universities for college

- Northwestern University graduate; taught acting at my alma mater as well as at Roosevelt U (Chicago), Orange County School of the Arts (CA), Johns Hopkins U (Baltimore) and various others.

- trained in & can teach on-camera acting, classical Shakespearean text, movement, and great at working with beginners.

www.jessicaredish.com

I love when clients feel confident, succeed and reach their goals! It's so exciting to hear when they book!


Highlights

Hired 4 times
1 employee
22 years in business
Serves Eagle Rock , CA

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    Sarah C.

    Jess is SO FUNNY, so accessible, and ridiculously skilled at her job. She has a tremendous eye and a terrific way of communicating what will make any scene, moment or character stronger and more specific. She gets results fast. Shes wonderful with all genres and is also just a lot of fun to be around. Highly recommend for all ages and skill levels, beginner to professional.
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    January 03, 2021

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    Chris U.

    As a young actor, I quickly learned that success relies on a solid foundation of preparation, confidence, and understanding. What Jessica brings to the discipline is tireless passion, contagious ambition, and the intellect to put it all together. What I believe Jessica has mastered is challenging the truth of the individual by discovering the deeply committed artist within. The result is not only a more meaningful experience, but the conviction to take risks and make bold choices. The discoveries I made through my work with Jessica not only resulted in an invitation to the school of my dreams, but have become essential to the survival of my career!
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    January 02, 2021

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    Becky a.

    Jessica Redish is an inspiring and intelligent artist to train under. Jessica teaches you to be fearless and to tell a story truthfully. When I was preparing for my college auditions, Jessica helped me to understand that acting is not just performing, but living. Her knowledge and understanding of text helped me to discover the importance of every word I say as an actor, and I carry her advice with me in every audition and performance I give. The sessions I have spent training with Jessica have been joyful and exciting! I look forward to every opportunity I have to work with her and I look to Jessica as a wonderful role model both in the theatre and as a human being,
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    December 27, 2020

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    Willie S.

    I am new to acting and Jessica definitely helped me to begin and understand what I needed to know to get me started. She is great for any beginning student.
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    April 03, 2019
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    Shauna-Maria A.

    Jessica is an awesome instructor. She is organized, knowledgeable, dependable and funny! She makes each session productive and fun. I have learned so much by working with her.
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    February 17, 2019
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    Haleigh H.

    Jessica always has good ideas to add layers to the context of any character or song. She is very down to earth which helps the performer feel safe to play around with the character or song in different ways. Her experience in the industry helps with preparing for auditions or career planning in general. I truly value her as someone I can trust to help make me me a better and empowered actress and performer.
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    March 14, 2018

    Frequently asked questions

    First, I assess the student's goals, needs and experience. Second I learn about what they've already learned, either in previous acting training or in a job or experience non-related to the arts. Third, I create a common language translating their previous experiences with the methods in The Practical Handbook for The Actor, a utilitarian-style method of acting founded on the basis of Stanislavski's principles. 

    I have worked for 20 years in the industry as an actor, director & award-winning choreographer. I've been successfully coaching actors for 15 years to great successes. I am originally from Chicago and my teaching is towards a very practical style: action based, acting -- getting to the essence of what you're physically and essentially doing so you can toss away nerves and bring the play to the room. This way of working allows you to show your best self and know what the character is *doing* so you as the actor need to only play this action.

    Rates vary, I will list them in quote. Thanks!

    I was offered a teaching position at Northwestern University, my alma mater, to substitute one year after I graduated, and the students were so enthused by my work they wrote to the department chair to ask me to stay on. I did for a year!

    College auditions, high school students, Broadway professionals, professional actors in film and television.

    Recently taught at Orange County School of the Arts and working on actions - watching lightbulbs go off in the students is so exciting! I have great success with actors of all abilities and ages, and am able to communicate principles of acting in a clear, relatable and enjoyable format. 

    Be thorough - makes sure the things you read from a teacher resonates with the work you'd like to do.

    Ask to see what a teacher's approach is or how they might approach a certain monologue or scene. You're the client and it's you're time --  make sure the person you're working with is a professional and isn't trying to sell you their "method." There are a lot of ways of working but make sure you enter into a practice which keeps you emotionally safe but expressive as it relates to the script. A studio that promises crying on cue you might want to skip. :) 


    Services offered

    Acting