FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
$75 per private lesson. Group classes are $325 for the month and include a reduced rate of $65 for private/semi private lessons with a partner working together in class. Most students start off private while developing the skills that they will need to join the class in the near future.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Initially we would like to have a potential student meet with Caroline before committing to admission at Total Theatre Lab. She likes to get to know her students before hand so she can get an idea of what their goals are and the types of work they will be able to perform according to the curriculum.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Caroline Thomas is the Founder and Director of Total Theatre Lab (TTL) and has been teaching acting for over twenty years. After graduating from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, she returned to NYC to complete her studies in Method Acting as well as the Meisner Technique, with Mordecai Lawner of the Neighborhood Playhouse. Ms. Thomas is also a distinguished teacher of voice and speech. She incorporates into all her teaching, innovative techniques from training with Jerzy Grotowski, Andre Gregory and Robert Wilson. She has appeared as an actress both Off-Broadway and in Regional theatres. Performances include the Nurse in Medea at The Kennedy Center and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at The Roundabout Theater. She has produced and directed dozens of readings and showcase productions, often with combined casts of students and professional actors. Her plays, sometimes written from student improvisations and with specific students in mind, have been showcased Off-Off-Broadway and in Gainesville, Florida at the Acrosstown Repertory Company. Ms. Thomas was Casting Director for the feature film, Anna, in which Sally Kirkland achieved an Academy Award nomination for the title role.