ACTING CLASSES LA
One of the most acclaimed acting coaches in Los Angeles, Kimberly Jentzen is an award-winning director/writer/coach and a multi-winner of Back Stage Reader’s Choice Awards: “Favorite Acting Coach,” “Favorite Acting Teacher” and “Best of: Acting Coach.”
What you will get from working with Kimberly:
- Immediate and truthful feedback, and coaching
- You will get grounded in the depth of the work
- Learn to tell the truth in the work and trust it
- Learn how to breakdown a script and develop a character
- Feel excited about your acting again!
- Gain a thorough understanding of the foundations of acting
- Harness the power of your imagination
- Learn exercises to practice and improve your craft
- Learn how to eliminate fear!
- You will learn how to make strong choices
You will receive a very specific and clear understanding of technique in an environment that is a safe place to learn, create, express and work.
You will get things you have never learned in any other class!
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IN PERSON ADVANCED SCENE STUDY AT THE WHITEFIRE THEATRE
with Kimberly Jentzen
Every actor needs to harness their skill with consistent scene study, improvisation, cold reading and technique. Scene study affords the actor the opportunity to discover their strengths and work on their challenges. The actor gains insight into scene breakdown technique and character development tools. The work in class refines the actor’s talent so they can step onto the set or stage with the knowledge and confidence that they are primed to deliver an inspired performance. Many find that Kimberly’s ongoing advanced scene study class provides a home that keeps the actor prepared, ready, and on their game.
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FOUNDATION TO MASTER ON ZOOM
with Kimberly Jentzen
A direct technique with extensive individual coaching by an award-winning director, teacher and acting coach that includes professional advice for the working actor in the competitive film and television industry. The Zoom classes are designed to give you the necessary skills and tools to fortify your acting. Whether you are pursuing a film and TV career or want to be on Broadway… training with Kimberly Jentzen will get you results. Each class brings power and clarity to the actor’s preparation and process. Jentzen provides a solid foundation for the actor to build confidence and skill.
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PRIVATE COACHING ON ZOOM
with Kimberly Jentzen
Kimberly has been involved in the entertainment industry on virtually every level for over 30 years, and has helped her students achieve their dreams, including starring roles in major studio feature films and series that air worldwide.
Kimberly Jentzen offers Private Coaching to former and current students or by industry referral. Sessions focus on a variety of professional needs.
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SCRIPT ANALYSIS COURSE ON ZOOM
with Kimberly Jentzen
Script analysis provides tools and insights for actors, writers, directors and producers to develop the essential skills for breaking down scripts and insightfully making creative choices based on what is on the page. Analyzing great film scripts, TV scripts, plays, and pitches, prove to stimulate and strengthen a skill set that is essential for success in the biz. Kimberly has discovered that those who attend this course grow exponentially in their craft. You will gain understanding of characters, execution of powerful scripts and why they work, genre and writing styles. Incorporating the script analysis lessons allows each actor to harness and secure a solid technique.
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ESSENCE INTENSIVE
with Kimberly Jentzen
Within you is a light that is the “essence” of who you are and embodies your spirit and creative expression. The Essence Intensive is designed to awaken the fire that lays dormant. It’s designed to effect breakthroughs in the work. And its objective is to bring about an awakening that will free you to grow exponentially. The Essence Weekend Intensive pushes each actor past fear and into an experience of depth and discovery. For more than 30 years as one of LA’s top acting coaches developing and training actors, Award-winning acting coach, Kimberly Jentzen masterfully guides actors in strengthening their presence, energy, fearlessness, and creative courage.
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A direct technique with extensive individual coaching by an award-winning director and acting coach that includes professional advice for the working actor in the competitive film and television industry.
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The Jentzen Technique
Kimberly Jentzen has been featured in numerous publications and voted “Favorite Acting Coach” in Los Angeles multiple times by Back Stage West. With more than 20 years capturing the essence of artistry, incorporating Chekhov, Adler, Strasberg and Meisner, Kimberly Jentzen is the expert in artistic creation.
She is the creator of the inspiring Jentzen Technique, a series of essential Power Tools designed to cultivate the master level actor. Jentzen’s approach helps build a necessary foundation, instilling within an actor the motivations and needs of authentic characters.
Jentzen’s focus is to guide students of all levels to find their artistic fuel and constantly challenge themselves. “To master skill, an actor must find the fire to make strong, active choices for performance consistency,” says Jentzen.
Classes concentrate on helping actors discover how to OWN IT, eliminating fear, creating an honest character from beginning to end. In her class, one’s craft is continuously molded and applied. Jentzen’s studio has become one of the most creative environments for an actor to grow. Her students regard her as one of the best acting coaches and rate her studio as one of the top acting schools in Los Angeles.
Acting Lessons from Beginner to Advanced
Professional training classes are offered in scene study, cold reading, audition technique, on-camera training, character tools, script breakdown and improvisation, with an emphasis on individual attention. Classes range from beginners to masters. Jentzen also holds her popular Cold Reading Weekend Intensive, as well as her Essence Weekend Intensive.
Her new book, Acting with Impact, is available at Samuel French Bookstore in Hollywood. Actors are accepted by interview only.
Private coaching available.