Acting & Writing Training

You’re either growing or dying.

My current training includes

  • LA On Camera Training Center

    • Drama/ How to Stand Out on Camera- Jamison Haase; Jamison How to be captivating on camera and specifically the technical and performance aspects of auditioning / shooting. Long time student.

    • Sitcom - Jackie Geary. She’s a comedic master. Long time student.

  • Corey Mandell’s Writing Workshops, Santa Monica. Incredible writing coach. Best of the best.

completed/ On going

  • Meisner (Baron Brown Studio Graduate)- I just graduated from a 2.5 year Meisner program in July of 2018 at the elite Baron Brown School of Acting in Santa Monica. Coaches JoAnne Baron, D.W. Brown, Elaine Williams, Sharon Hogg, Lisa Milillo, and Tom Patten.

  • Fitzmaurice Vocal training- I am trained in and practice the Fitzmaurice Vocal Technique and use it almost daily.. taught by Michael Yurchak and J. Paul Boehmer at the Elizabeth Mestnik School of Acting

  • Alexander Technique-Taught by Michael Frederick at the Baron Brown Studio in Santa Monica, CA

Improvisation/ Sketch

  • Second City - Conservatory Graduate (Los Angeles) for Improvisation and sketch. Directed by SNL writer and producer Matthew Craig in live improv and sketch performances. Taught by many. Funny people. Good people. Excellent Training.

  • Io West- Improv levels 1-4, Sketch writing with SNL writer and producer Matthew Craig, Storytelling levels 1 and 2 (with live performances).

  • UCB- Improvisation and taught by many

  • Groundlings. Love them. Taught by many. Love them.

Other pAST Training

  • Meisner- Elizabeth Mestnick Acting School. I’m a Meisner addict, what can I say? What can you say? What can I say? (1st year and voice work). Elizabeth Mestnik and Sandy Egan.

  • On Camera- Ted Brunetti. Broadway actor and TV producer

  • Scene Study- Howard fine Studio. Ted Brunetti and Marilyn McIntyre.

  • Commercial Training

    • Killian’s Commercial Callback Workshop (Killian McHugh)

    • Commercial 101 (Bill Coleus)

    • Carolyn Barry Acting Academy- Commercial Acting Technique, and my very first improv class (where I walked in and finally felt home- doing improvisation)!

  • Arizona State University (Minor in Theatre)

    • Stanislavski

    • Meisner

    • Movement

    • Every acting class I could

    • Theatre Tech

    • Theatre History

    • Brecht

MORE on Writing Training

  • Corey Mandell’s Writing Workshop, Santa Monica. Incredible writing coach. Best of the best.

  • Sketch- Studies at Second City and Io West with SNL writer and producer Matthew Craig, and various other coaches.

  • Self taught- I’ve been writing and studying since I was a child and know story. I just do. I don’t get writer’s block. I watch and study 3-5 TV/films per week. RECENTLY fell in love with Zero Zero Zero on Amazon. What a show!