Work with Me
I am currently only taking on new coaching clients who have training or experience in the entertainment industry. If you are at the very beginning of your career with limited training or experience, I do offer "The Beginner's Session" listed below.
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Have questions? Just ask! My assistant will get back to you ASAP:
Coaching with Colleen
The Personalized Workshop
Four 1-hour Sessions
A 4-Session Workshop tailored to your individual needs as an actor. Recommended if you have a specific creative or career issue that you want to address with Colleen that goes beyond the scope of a single session. Or if you are feeling like you need individual attention that a group class can’t provide.
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Past clients used this workshop to work on the following:
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Merging their acting technique and training with professional demands
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Leveling up their theatrical self-tapes
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Practicing virtual auditions and callbacks
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Script Analysis
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Making bold choices
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Bringing themselves to material
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Character development
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Working actor mindset
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Navigating career transitions
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The Actor's Wheelhouse
Two 1-hour Sessions
What is the “The Actor’s Wheelhouse”? It is a program I developed to guide actors to do the following:
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Get clear about your essence and how it shows up in your work
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How to bring your unique qualities to every role you play
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Refine what kind of roles you can nail with a short amount of prep time
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Leave behind the fear of being “typecast”
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How to connect your creative choices to your industry materials
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The program will help you align your industry materials to Your Actor's Wheelhouse through:​
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Headshot and Resume Review
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Reel Restructuring
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Online Profiles Punch-Up (Actors Access, Backstage, IMDb)
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Long-Term and Short-Term Goal-Setting
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The Beginner's Session
One 75-minute Session
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Personalized guidance on how to become a professional actor
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What to look for in classes and training programs
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How to gain experience in any market as a beginner
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How to find scripts and other practice materials
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Current entertainment industry information and jargon
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Avoiding scams and spotting red flags
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Playing the long game- the journey of a working actor
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Not a guarantee of joining my current client roster.
Disclaimer:
PLEASE REMEMBER: COACHING, CLASSES, AND WORKSHOPS WITH COLLEEN BASIS ARE NOT A GUARANTEE OR PROMISE OF EMPLOYMENT. THEY ARE NOT JOB INTERVIEWS OR AUDITIONS AND ARE THEREFORE SOLELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
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All live and recorded classes, workshops, and seminars taught by Colleen Basis are for instructional purposes only. All coaching sessions with Colleen Basis are for instructional purposes as well. They are not auditions or employment opportunities. Purchasing any programs or products or taking part in any class, workshop, seminars, and coaching is no guarantee of employment, earning money, or achieving results. As with any career endeavor, there is no guarantee. Participation in any program, class, coaching, seminar, consultation or similar instruction with Colleen Basis is not an opportunity to be cast, audition, get representation, be considered for employment, or interview for a job or role.