This class is taught in English.

Students will learn about whichever topic they/their parents indicate in writing to me on the day of booking. If I believe we will not be able to cover everything you'd like to work on in 30 minutes, I will let you know how much we can do or give you a choice (if you listed more than one topic). 

I am an award-winning acting coach, actor, writer and filmmaker with over 15 years of experience, 16 books published, an MFA in Acting, and a BA in Theater. The students I have coached have booked hundreds of projects including:

TV - Even Stevens, One Tree Hill, One Life to Live, Gilmore Girls, Carnivàle, Chicago Fire, Pleading Guilty, Chicago PD, APB, The Exorcist, Chicago Justice, Patriot, Empire, Girl Meets World, Chicago Code, Web Girl, Chicago Med, The Event, Timeless: Live in Concert (starring Barbra Streisand), Habla más, The Giggle Club, Prison Break, ER, Roaring 20’s, The Blue Marble Gang, Reels, PrankStars, Bimbo, In an Instant, You, Me and Johnny, The Voice, The First Family, All That, and many more! 

FILM - Contagion, Stranger Than Fiction, Payback starring Mel Gibson, The Even Stevens Movie, Barber Shop, Barber Shop 2, Soul Food, Chain Reaction starring Keanu Reeves, Just Visiting starring Christina Applegate, The Lake House, One Missed Call starring Edward Burns, The Last Airbender, The Dark Knight, An American Crime, Blood Deep, Codename: Simon, Malibu's Most Wanted, Serenity, Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy, The Brotherhood, Mrs. Hobbes' House, D.I.N.K.S., Merry Gentlemen, Meet the Browns, Eagle Eye, Awaken the Dead, Beyond the Soul, Roll, Bounce, Let's Go to Prison, Cover, Dedicated, Chicago Heights, Leaving Atlanta with Ben Vereen, Converging with Angels, RiffRaff, The European Kid, Iris, Blindsided, The Kari Files, Power Singles, Not Scene, The Turndown, Beyond the Soul, Playing Dress-up, Jaded, The New Detective, Pirates, Last Stop, Iodine Ink, Fallen, Turtle, The Big Fish Story, Rough Start, Parallel, Happily After, Two Days in Limbo, Henchmen: At Dr. Death’s Door, Voice of the Vespers, Ephemeralbliss.com, 72h, She Wolf! Paddy's Bar, The Box, Delirium, Roadside, So Will Smiling, Fall(ing), A Penny For Your Thoughts, More Than Friends, Danny's Day Trip, Late Rush, The Whisperer, Late Rush, The Cyber Kid, Pen and Paper, The Pass Out Game, Through His Eyes, Meredith's Magic Wand, It's Always Cloudy, Ms. Lucky, Nighthawks, The Giver Should Be Thankful, Made in Chiraq, Counterfeit Luck, Dry, Chinese Jesus,  Riding 79, Homecoming, Spud, Number One Dad, Glamour, The Salesman, Denied, Pandemonium, Sam I am, The Sleepover, Where There's a Will, Sick Smelly Dirty Politics, Grading Curves, Fractured, Tweet Revenge, Normal, L.A. Storm Zombie, Chiraq, Sick Day, Fading, Alice: The Hatred, and many more! 

THEATER- performing with theaters such as The Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Dramatists, Raven, A Red Orchid Theatre, Second City, Timeline Theater, The Chicago Theater, Stage Left Theatre, Bailiwick Repertory, Teatro Luna, The Birmingham Children's Stockyards Theatre Co, Collaboraction, Free Associates, Steep Theatre Co, Sandhill Theatre Co, Piccolo Theatre, Appetite Theatre, Point of Contention, Pegasus Players, Village Players, Oak Park Festival Theater, Hubris Productions, The Side Project, Nothing Without A Company, Congo Square Theatre, Teatro Vista, Greenhouse Theater, The Poor Theater, ETA, Black Ensemble Theater, Emerald City, Cuckoo's Theater, Theatre Evolve, Towle Theater, Women's Theatre Alliance of Chicago, and more! 

COMMERCIALS - for clients such as McDonald's, Pepsi, Bounty Paper Towel, Chevrolet, Miller Light, Harris Bank, Footlocker, Mercedes Benz, Jordan’s, State Farm, PSP, U.S. Cellular, Toys R' Us, Virgin Mobile, UI Hospital, Wisconsin Dells, Denny's Restaurant, Tyson, Bright Start College Savings Fund, Humira, Kmart, Kenmore, Ford, Humana, Frontera Foods, Time Life, Ms. Mary's Restaurant, PBS, American Girl Doll, Home Chef, Moen, Payless, T-Mobile, Texas Tourism, and more! 

INDUSTRIALS - for clients such as United Airlines, Kohls, ComEd, American Heart Association, Seimans, Accenture, CVS, Allstate, American Medical Association, Trinity Services, Firestone, Sears, Glade, BMO Harris, GE, Kelloggs, Visa, Allstate, Bank of America, Citi, Straight Talk Wireless, and more! 

VOICE-OVER - for clients such as ​Marriot, McDonald's, Razer, Cellular One, Commonwealth Edison, Lunchables, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Six Flags Great America, Farmers Insurance, Janssen, AT&T, National Louis University, USAA and many more! 

PRINT - for clients such as McDonald's, Sears “Canyon River Blue Jeans”, JC Penney, JC Penney Bridal, Abercrombie & Fitch,Coca Cola, Montgomery Ward, DeVry, V-Tech, Triton College, CNA Insurance, Roosevelt Collection, USAA, Man Alive, Miller Lite, Staples, Real Faith in Life Magazine, Home Depot, Purina Chat Chow, Walgreens, Vein Clinics of America, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Hamricks, Velveeta, Tyson, Proffitt's Department Store, American Girl Doll, Groupon, IHOP, Genomic, Otis Spunkmeyer, Corona, Illinois Lotto, Protect-A-Bed, Snapper, Kohls, Trunk Club, Cadence Physician Group, AT&T, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Ginny's, Unity Health, The Dump, Hefty, Demco Catalog, Avery Products, Mercedes, and many more!

Homework Offered
**Required: You must let me know the day you book, what you would like to work on. If I believe we will not be able to cover everything you'd like to work on in 30 minutes, I will let you know how much we can do or give you a choice (if you listed more than one topic). 

**If you are wanting help with a monologue, scene or audition side you *already have*, you will need to send me a copy of the monologue/scene/side plus any audition information you have (agent email, casting call contents or link) when you book, so I can prepare to help you. Please have your parent send me a message the day of booking or you/your parent can contact me on Outschool by posting in the classroom, since it will just be used for you, letting me know what you'd like to work on. This way I can plan ahead of time and gather any scripts or materials I may need to coach you. Parents cannot send attachments through email, but can upload scripts to the classroom.
Assessments Offered
There is formal or informal letter grade.  The student will receive feedback during the session.
Grades Offered