To One And All:
Avoid at all costs this place. I was interviewed to be a teacher and the owner questioned me as if they were Yale School Of Drama. And even there, they're not as pretentious. I'm curious what this guy's actual credits are. Also, his teaching philosophy is too spelled out and more about what he has to say i.e. ""acting guidelines."" Too heady and analytical. His views on Michael Chekhov's ""psychological gesture"" is completely skewered. I was taught by a leading Chekhov professional in graduate school and their background is completely counter-productive to what he teaches or what he thinks it is. Avoid bloated, know-it-all teaching gurus who think they'll lead you to the promised land of acting, when in fact, they want your money. There's a big difference between someone with an MFA/BFA who should be teaching and running acting/theater schools, with an all-around background in theater/tv/film, and not someone who opens a fly-by-night acting school because they have an average performance background with bloated credits. Do your research as I did the owner. A true acting teacher is someone who is still working on their own craft, acting, writing, directing, etc. This guy couldn't get hired doing anything else.
Pros: Nothing
Cons: The owner. His credits are false and bloated.
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