FAQs
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Every first lesson begins with a little "get to know you" session. I ask questions to get a sense of your level of experience and what your goals are -- but there's no gatekeeping here! I just want to get to know you, so we can make the most of our time. Once I've gotten a sense of your goals and background, I'll ask if you have a specific acting project, say a monologue or scene, that you'd like to work on. Maybe you're preparing for an audition, or you have a performance coming up! Or maybe you don't. Maybe you're here to work on your acting and you don't necessarily have any particular projects you're prepping. All good! I have more than fifty personally transcribed scenes in my files, from television and film and theater. After our introductions, I can pick a scene from my files, send it to you, and we can get right to work. Each scene file also includes notes written by me, to give you the background you need on the characters and context of the scene.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have a degree in Performance from James Madison University, and completed the two year conservatory at New York City's William Esper Studio, training in the Meisner Technique.
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
I got advice early on, when I started working as an actor, to look for coaches who were 1.) fully trained, 2.) always in continued training themselves and 3.) not horribly overbooked. The first two made immediate sense to me, but I remember questioning the third one. Why wouldn't I want a teacher who was teaching all the time? Then, I worked with a few coaches who were overbooked, and I realized that I wasn't getting their full attention. My growth wasn't important to them; the money was. To this end, I keep my client list fully manageable. I take notes during our lessons, I spend time after the lesson identifying areas of potential growth, and I tailor future lessons to the individual student.