Adam Lesar

Review of Grok! Studio

I have my BA in Theatre and Film from St. Cloud St...

I have my BA in Theatre and Film from St. Cloud State University and I ve studied at a number of the popular classes around LA and It s rare to find a teacher so good at helping each individual overcome their specific blocks and obstacles to being able to live truthfully on stage/screen.

Sean s intuition is incredible and he often knows what someone is feeling or thinking before they ve expressed it or even known it themselves. Time and again in session, myself and many others have seen him write down exactly what someone is thinking before they say it and then show us what he wrote after the fact. These are private thoughts concerning the actor s real life. Sometimes an actor will simply walk onto stage to work and say get comfortable, and Sean will tell the actor what they are thinking about. It might sound like magic or intuitive BS, but it s not. It s based on years of experience, study of acting and human behavior and it helps each of us immensely in knowing that he knows the correct path to lead us down. Sean remarks that he will reveal what you are thinking because he encourages that an actor must be thinking on stage, not just look like they are thinking on stage, and it must be translated to the camera or audience. I ve now known Sean for almost 10 years and I ve watched him go from being an actor whose work I really admired to a teacher I really respect and look to for guidance. He doesn t really like being referred to as a teacher because wants each of his students to develop self reliance rather reliance on the teacher , which so often happens in acting classes.

I ve know Sean for over 10 years now. I ve always been impressed with his work on stage in plays and also on screen. I ve cast him in several of my film projects. He s one of the most skilled actors I know and he s incredibly insightful when it comes to helping other actors get past their blocks to be able to freely express what a scene or monologue requires. He s helped me prepare for roles on stage and in films and is always able to give me very specific ways to find the right choices or approaches when I m feeling stuck. Also, I like that Sean won t blow smoke up my (you know what) he s always very candid about what he sees in everyone s work and his feedback is always helpful with specifics on how to actually achieve the results I m looking for!