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Greetings!

I am super excited to be building a private and small group lesson platform at our home studio and to meet your personal acting and performing needs!
Experience: 
Besides teaching private and semi-private lessons for the past 3 years, I taught Meisner, Monologue, and scene study at JCFilms in 2021,and 2 years of full-time drama and visual art at Lumos Arts Academy- a private arts school I played a role in pioneering in 2017- 2019. 

I also founded and directed a Theater and Film Program at Experience Arts School where students ages 5- adult could take classes (group or private) or join an acting company for regular performance gigs all across the Valley. I directed multiple musicals during this time. My company competed with the AZ Thespians and took home many superior scores from 2013- 2017.

Personally, I have been acting for 25 years in the Mid and Southwest, studied theater at UWOshkosh-where I was a judge for speech and debate high school competitions for years-, film at Scottsdale CC, improv with iO in Chicago, and the Meisner Technique with the renowned Kevin Phipps. I was part of a musical repertory company based in Utah for 8 months, traveled around the Phoenix valley performing in 8 different dinner theaters for 8 years, and have produced and directed multiple professional music videos and actor reels for Soundwaves Productions in Gilbert. 

I believe that each actor learns differently, and the best way is to become well-rounded in your training to discover what works best for you. I have become very attuned to identifying strengths and weaknesses in actors, and will work with you on the best technique to suit your needs and style.

Classes I have created curriculum for/taught include:
Monologues
Auditioning for theater and film
The Meisner Technique
Script Analysis
Beginning- Advanced Improv
Beginning- Advanced Scene Acting
Uta Hagen's Repertoire
Acting for Film
Voice and Diction
Music Video Creation
Musical Theater Acting/Dance
Public Speaking

If you love to laugh and are yearning to learn how to develop better wit and social skills, improv is going to be your best friend. 
Confidence is a great benefit from learning improv. You learn how to carry yourself, react in the moment, and gain the camaraderie that comes with everyone doing the same activity with creativity. Improv requires you to completely trust the other actors in the scene with you. You all have to work together as a team to successfully entertain your audience. While you may challenge each other, you’re always working together, not against each other.
In this class students will learn the rules of improv, and how to begin to grow improv skills with basic exercises working up toward scenes. Each week week will work up to through the first 5 rules and then repeat. When students are confident with the first five rules, they are encouraged to attend the Intermediate level- Improv Acting 2 to incorporate these rules into the next 5 rules of improv.  Feel free to attend the class you feel fits your comfortability level.


Improv Acting 1

Meisner Technique

Improv Acting

Theater Acting

Film Acting

Psychology

Stage Performance

Child Acting

Public Speaking

Voice Acting

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

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Superior Rank Duo Performance

Superior Rank Monologue Performances (3)

Superior Rank Monologue Performances  (2)

Certified in full Meisner Technique Program through Kevin Phipps of The Artist Box

Founded the Theater and Film program

Developed all curriculum including:
Auditions and Monologues
Film Acting
Music Videos
Dance Expression
Improvisation
Theater
Script Analysis
Adult Acting
Uta Hagen 

Headed the JR and SR acting companies with in depth training for traveling performances- including the State Fair, Sunshine Acres, and Disneyland- and competitions with AZ Thespians.

Directed a plethora of acting scenes and various performances pieces for each semester showcase.

Directed multiples plays and musicals.

Collaborated and led Sr company in writing, directing, acting, and storyboarding their first 26 minute short film.

Theater and Film Department Director

I pioneered the visual art and drama program for this full-time K-12 private school under the direction of Principal Chuck Green and Fine Arts Director Dr. Russell Seaton. 
Because of our passion to see students thrive at their peak potential and needing knowledgeable decision-making from the ownership to do so, all three of us have left this school to lead and teach on our own terms. However, at this school I created dynamic programs that offered original classes for credit such as Music Video Recording, filming, and production; Theatrical Dance Expression; Visual Art Set and Prop creation for our musicals; as well as improv and traditional acting for stage and film. I also directed 2 musicals with interesting twists, and mentored students 7-12th grade with important life skills based on their needs.

Visual Art and Drama Intructor

This class is for teen-adult beginning/intermediate acting. I pioneered 2 private Arts Academies in drama and film for 6 years, and am now teaching acting and directing full time with private lessons and gigs. My goal is to help students become well-rounded in all the areas that are needed to truly become a working actor. These areas include: auditioning, theater, film, and improvisation. 

Being a repertory performer for Silver Star Playhouse (musical theater parodies), and having lots of experience and training in improv and interactive dinner theaters really trains you in comedy. 
My husband also owns Soundwaves Productions (technological advanced studio in Gilbert)- so completing remote voiceover work for a reel is not out of the question. 

I also encourage students to pair in duos for effective scene work and more in-depth technique training (this will also split your lesson cost in half).

I just had my first lesson with Rebecca and I’ve already learned a lot in 30 min. She is very friendly and professional, managing the lesson time very efficiently. I am looking forward to learning more from her.

Rebecca was incredibly helpful to me in building an understanding of how to genuinely express emotions through the use of the Meisner Technique. She was incredibly flexible with my goals and did an excellent job working with me to come up with the best solution for my needs. I had a great time and I am very thankful to her for the help she has provided me.

Rebecca is so great- I was worried about being able to learn improv online, but Rebecca seems to know it so well and can adjust for anyone it seems. I am grateful for all the social skill development it has given me! I never knew I could be funny! :O

The class was super good and super informational, according to Jakob, the student (11 yrs).

Rebecca was very nice, inviting and patient with my almost 13 year old daughter. This is our first experience with anyone regarding acting and we were so happy with Rebecca.

Rebecca is amazing.  I was skeptical that we could do improv work online but she not only made it happen, she made it succeed!  She shows up prepared and offers great structure.  Her insight and advice are thoughtful and spot on which has helped me improve faster than I would with another instructor. On top of that the lessons are extremely fun!  Seriously would recommend her for anything.

Hi, I want to take lessons. I’m pretty young but my mom would be paying. It’s my birthday May 21st and I wanna start that day are you available, and when do we pay, before or after the lesson?

Rebecca has been the most helpful coach I have ever worked with! Some of what she has guided me in was tricky to do online but she always finds a way to make activities work. It is a fun class, and I can tell my skills are growing a lot from working with her. 

We've been doing a lot of work on accent training that is going well as she can pick up on things I didn't know existed; as well as helping me work through the little things you wouldn't think about in commercial and monologue work; as well as basic concepts that I needed more practice in. 
 All around great instruction.

It was a rocky start figuring the time difference, but once we connected, Rebecca was very nice, engaging and informative.

Great teacher and gets straight to the point. I cant wait to see what  more i will learn on my dream to becoming an actor

The first lesson was great! I learned a lot. Rebecca is great to work with...

Extremely knowledgeable, skilled, and great at explaining things. Very patient and experienced.

Very thoughtful and willing to work with me on all of my ideas to build a lesson plan that will work best for me

Rebecca has been monumental in helping me to develop my voice acting skills. She has helped me realize how important understanding/effectively executing traditional acting is to be able to deliver quality voice reels. I’m excited to be able to start constructing my reel at their studio.

Improv Acting 1 - Acting Class

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