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Karen Vaccaro Acting Coach

5.0 (11)

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34 years in business

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Training actors since 1986, many of my students are working in Los Angeles, NYC, and Chicago markets. I am a professional actor with over 40 years experience acting in theater And film. Credits include Broadway, off Broadway, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, US marshals, A stir of Echoes, Early Edition, The Lakehouse .

I love empowering my students and Allowing them to tap in to their unique power. Many of my students go on and work professionally and that’s extremely satisfying as well.

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Oak Park, IL 60304

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11 Reviews

5.0

Maurice L. Dortch

Karen is very personal and in tuned with actors she works with. She’s detailed and focused on bringing out the best with those she works with.

2019-08-05
Jessica Kadish

Karen is a wonderful coach. I always feel both safe with her and challenged by her. She doesn’t shy away from tackling an actor’s deepest fears or biggest roadblocks. As a result of her sessions I am more present and emotionally self-aware and able to bring myself to the material that I tackle. I’m very grateful to Karen!

2019-07-30
Connor S.

Karen was a fantastic instructor who stretched me in new ways and opened my eyes to the acting world. As somebody with no previous acting experience, I found her extremely patient and helpful. She spoke honestly without putting me down when and consistently encouraged me to dig deeper into different characters and find ways to project my own experiences into scenes. She's such an authenticate and compassionate person. I would highly recommend Karen!

2019-07-30
Laurie Koel

Karen is a wonderful acting teacher and coach. I've taken classes from her over the years and she continues to develop new exercises and techniques to help one grow as an actor. She is patient and very supportive. She is extremely clear in how she communicates her coaching instructions and why she suggests the exercises and instructions she gives. She is tremendously experienced as a coach, director and actor. I would highly recommend Karen to anyone at any level of acting experience!

2019-07-05
Susan Acuna

I love that Karen teaches performers how to be truthful, make deep choice and how to tap into feeling real emotions in made up circumstances. She's Awesome!

2019-06-21
Lorenzo Tanbour

That she’s so patient with me Real easy to work with , a lot of experience , I was applying for job and they want me to do video production About the company, and I’m a person as everyone who scared of camera so I decide to hire Karen as my acting coach to and Karen helped a lot to love the camera instead , since then I love my pictures and I know how to talk to the camera

2019-06-20
Basha Evans

If you want a coach to tell you what you want to hear look elsewhere. Karen gives you honesty with respect and without the bells and whistles or sugar. In my opinion, she’s the type of coach you want if you want to grow beyond your dreams in the industry. Trust and believe if she’s not believing or feeling you the audience isn’t either. Karen knows when you’re honest and unauthentic. She sees right through your choices and asks good questions so you can go deeper. You can trust her and take notes from her and grow. Her guidance was like food and water to the seeds I was planting.

2019-06-20
Michelle Bradley

To begin with Karen will put you at ease. Karen has been a professional actor for a long time and she knows how vulnerable actors can be when taking on a new piece of work. I went to Karen because I needed to brush up on my monologues. I needed fresh eyes on what I was trying to communicate. She not only push me in the right direction, she gave me some tips and some tools that allowed me to pull from an unknown reservoir of emotions and bring those forward in my monologues. I didn’t know how to control those emotions until she gave me the tools. I went out and auditioned and I got the first job that I auditioned for! Thank you Karen!

2019-06-20
Max Keagle

I've had the opportunity to work with Karen in a production of the Diary of Anne Frank and for private coaching. Her professionalism and talent shine as an actress and teacher. On stage she was a present, giving scene partner. During private lessons, she helped to ground my performance while keeping the expressiveness needed to fulfill the life of the material. I still do exercises I learned from her years later. Using the monologue we worked on, I was accepted into my top choices of drama schools. No matter your goals or experience level, working with Karen will improve your skill set and result. I would highly recommend!!

2019-06-19
LDorado Jonez

Working with Karen gave me a better understanding of how to just be present in the moment. She coaches from a place of love, both for the craft and for her actors. Her class is a safe space for a green actor or seasoned veteran to explore, stretch, and grow their craft. She challenges you, but always in love!

2019-06-19
Jo

Always made me feel comfortable and took the time to explain and teach me with kindness, love and compassion. She was the best decision I ever made.

2019-06-19