Jared Hasmuk

Review of Professional Actors Studio

I audited a class here a couple weeks ago and, som...

I audited a class here a couple weeks ago and, somewhat to my dismay, there was a substitute teacher on the particular day I chose to sit in. The sub s name is Jeff Cole and he is a teacher at Professional Actor s Studio, as well as a professional actor with over 25 years experience and a strong pedigree.

It took very little time for my concern to be assuaged. What I witnessed was an expert level actor sharing his knowledge with a roomful of aspiring to novice actors.

Jeff was patient and encouraging. He made the studio be a comfortable place - a place where you were afforded the opportunity to practice the craft of acting and try new ideas without fear of being embarrassed or made to feel uneasy. Jeff was constructively critical, but never judgmental.

Before the class I was auditing was finished, I knew this was the person under whom I wanted to study.

I had my first class as a full participant this past Monday and what I can honestly tell you is that my passion to pursue acting as a career has been reinvigorated. My desire to learn and grow as an artist has never been higher.

Not only that, but having been working in the film/TV industry for the last two years, primarily as a background actor, I was astonished at how much knowledge I acquired in just one class session. In three hours I learned more about the nuances of the industry than I had in the last couple years.

Right now, there is no better place in the world to be than Atlanta, Georgia if you want to have a career in film and/or television - so much so that I commute two hours one-way to attend class here. If you are serious about wanting to really pursue acting, I believe Nick Conti s Professional Actor s Studio is a great place to do it.

Don t take my word for it. Audit a class for yourself & break a leg!