Patricia - Acting tutor - Chicago
Patricia - Acting tutor - Chicago

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Patricia

  • Rate $50
  • Response 1h
  • Students

    Number of students Patricia has taught since their arrival at Superprof

    23

    Number of students Patricia has taught since their arrival at Superprof

Patricia - Acting tutor - Chicago
  • 5 (3 reviews)

$50/h

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  • Acting

Experienced tutor in Acting in Chicago, Patricia offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

  • Acting

Lesson location

    • At Patricia's house: Chicago

    • online
    • at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from Chicago

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Patricia is a respected tutor in our community. They have been highly recommended for their commitment and the quality of their lessons — an excellent choice to progress with confidence.

About Patricia

Greetings! Thank you for your interest in my company and in taking one very important step forward toward your acting career.

You are passionate about your career, and so am I. As a fellow artist, I understand the joys, frustrations, confusion and pure bliss of performing and doing what you love in front of an audience. My job is to let YOU shine on that stage and in front of a camera.

With over 20 years experience as an instructor, performer and working behind-the-scenes in TV, film, radio and advertising agencies, I have an incredible amount of skill, insight and wisdom to share with you.

My style is warm, personable and nurturing with just the right amount of tough-love coaching to push you to your very best self and bring out your amazing talent!

I work with first-time actors, make nervous beginners and children feel at ease, intermediate level or advanced actors to help them prepare for auditions and casting calls as well business professionals who just want to gain more confidence and feel comfortable communicating with the public for their careers.

Please contact me to let me know how I can help inspire and motivate you to achieve your goals and dreams. Cheers!

That I 'get it" - I get the heart and soul of people who want to pursue this business. I understand about fears, insecurities and how others want to stop you from going after your dreams. I've been there. What gives me the greatest joy is to watch students overcome all of these things on their own, and I love that I get to be their biggest fan and watch them come alive doing what they truly enjoy. I've overcome a tremendous amount and faced enormous obstacles in my career, so when someone beats the odds, and gets a gig, I am thrilled for them and that's why I do what I do.

I've had a natural love and gift for teaching since childhood, and was so in love with the business, that I would teach my friends how to give better perofrmances in school productions. Because I have been working in some form of the entertainment business since 18, and been passionate about TV, film and theater since 4 years old, it was a progression of receiving my own real world training as well as through drama programs and one-on-one lessons since 1999.



Worked in Chicago and Los Angeles, California teaching, performing and behind-the-scenes on TV shows and films. I worked on sets at Paramount Studios, Sony Pictures, and been part of Chicago TV shows and productions including a 10-day run starring in an original comedy show as one of the lead actors. For my business professionals who want lessons, I have worked in corporate environments for more than two decades, so I definitely understand the challenges they face in wanting to become more powerful speakers and presenters.

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About the lesson

  • All Levels
  • English

All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

When it comes to my students, it's all about them, their goals, fears, desires and how I can work to get them to exceed their own expectations. It's about making them feel comfortable, enjoy the process, have fun while being challenged to push outside their comfort zone. I spend time getting to know them first, because each actor is an individual and once we chat, I can make the best determination of how to proceed with exactly the right focus towards their own personal sucees.



My background includes ages 8 and up, specializing in young adults and nervous older actors who are beginning their performing careers, experienced actors preparing for an audition as well as many business professionals who are interested in being more comfortable and engaging as they communicate with the public.



My advice would be the same as making choices as an actor - trust your instincts. Go with an instructor who understands  performers and not just teaches them. Choose someone who knows what it feels like, the pure joy, the gut-wrenching heartaches and the up and down roller coaster of entertainment. Also choose a teacher who deeply loves the arts, film, theater, music, television because that passion produces insight into what works and what doesn't and into knowing the difference between quality at all levels of the business. I hope that you will find me to meet these standards and more.



One of the most recent would be working with a small classroom of kids between the ages of 9-14. I helped them put together a comedy skit that they were going to perform on their last day of class for their parents. It was extraordinary to watch their process over a few weeks, when a couple of them went from painfully shy/awkward to these amazing stars on that stage! They worked hard, had a lot of fun, learned valuable lessons about working with scene partners, and how to emote and engage an audience. The looks on the parents' faces, beaming with pride, and to see these young performers smiling from ear to ear made me realize once again why I have loved this business my entire life. It's all about the artistry of discovery, connecting and dazzling, and they achieved that and more!



A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
Shakespeare said it best through Polonius in Hamlet..."to thine own self be true." Know your strengths, your weaknesses and what you need to focus on so that you can nail that audition, dazzle at that performance and get that contract. Whatever you want from the life you seek to create, go in it with realistic expectations, while never letting go of the dreamer inside you! Share this with your potential teacher and make sure they care about your vision as much as you do. Cheers!

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Rates

Rate

  • $50

Pack rates

  • 5h: $250
  • 10h: $500

online

  • $50/h

Details

The rates are per hour, with a range between $40 - $60/hour. I do offer discounts for 5 lessons and up. 

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