Jeffrey Puukka

Curious parties can reach out to ask questions and see if we'd be a good collaborative fit.  You can read my students' reviews and contact me via my website.  https://www.JeffreyPuukka.com  

Jeffrey Puukka is a theatre director and acting coach of Finnish and Irish roots, living and working in the Pacific Northwest. 

Jeffrey’s favorite projects from 20+ years of directing include Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Polly Teale’s Mermaid, David Adjmi’s Elective Affinities–which performed in Portland, Edinburgh, and Cambodia–as well as his own adaptations of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Women of Troy, inspired by Euripides. 

Jeffrey is passionately curious about actor training and has mentored actors ranging eight to eighty years of age.  Jeffrey initiated and leads The Monday Night Acting Lab, originally sponsored and hosted by Mt. Hood Community College from 2017 until the Covid-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, The Monday Night Acting Lab has continued to grow, in spite of the pandemic, by being conducted online. Jeffrey has guest-lectured at Washington State University, and has collaborated frequently as an acting instructor for Metropolitan Performing Arts, and as an interpretive speaking coach for the nationally recognized speech and debate program at Sam Barlow High School.

For 1:1 coaching scenarios, I charge $60 per hour.  When students are interested in pre-booking 6 or more sessions at once, I apply a suitable discount when we calendar the working time.

There are many coaches to choose from.  Have a conversation with your prospective teacher beforehand, to make sure you feel listened to, and understood.  Not every coach is an ideal fit for an individual student's learning style.  

What is your goal?  What do you want to work on?  If you're not sure, let's start by clarifying that.