Absolute Beginner -  An Acting Teacher's Journey

After  more than thirty years of practice, I am challenging myself to bring a beginner’s mind to a rigorous exploration of acting 

Welcome to Absolute Beginner.

I’d been teaching at the university level and feeling like I was failing the students. There were fewer of those breakthroughs and ‘aha’ moments I cherished as a teacher. I started to blame the students, screens, the pandemic…all the things that impact any learner’s experience without looking at what was I bringing into the room as the teacher. 

I participated in a teachers' development program offered through the National Alliance of Acting Teachers ( link in the bio), I had the joy of working with artists who carry on the legacy of the Moscow Art theater, building on students and contemporaries of the group theater, and innovating with new methodologies and practices. The program opened my heart up to the work that  will make me a better actor and ultimately a better artist.  Come join me!