NEIL REDFIELD
I teach improv, Suzuki, and general scene study, as well as conduct one-on-one acting coaching. If you're interested in working with me as a teacher or coach, please send me a message through the contact form on the "About Me" page.
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Teaching
Upcoming Classes
4-Week Foundational Acting Class
Monday nights, 6:30pm-8:00pm
September 9th - 30th
Midtown Manhattan
This is a foundational acting class primarily designed for "committed hobbyists" (i.e. students with a passion for the craft of acting but who may not be pursuing it professionally at the moment) but will also be appropriate for professionals who want a focused opportunity to revisit the basic mechanisms of acting: given circumstances, release, objective, action, etc. This is a scene study class and students will be encouraged to rehearse with scene partners for 1-2 hours outside of class each week. I will assign students a scene prior to the first class. Students might work on that scene for the full four weeks, or we may switch scenes after two weeks, depending on the student's needs.
Tuition: $175 with a $40 deposit
Enrollment limited to 8 students.
If interested, please send me a message through my "About Me" page.
Suzuki Method of Actor Training
After training for years with SITI Company in NYC and spending two summers training directly with the Suzuki Company of Toga, I now teach Suzuki classes (as well as Viewpoints). I seek to bridge the gap between the precise and demanding movement/breathing work of Suzuki with the specific demands of contemporary acting (especially for on-camera work). My approach emphasizes the fostering of relationship to target and development of rich inner life which can be applied to any mode of performance.
Neil has taught Suzuki at both the undergradute and graduate levels. His year-long Suzuki class was part of Southern Methodist University's first-year MFA training during the '19-'20 school year.
Improv
With over ten years of experience performing improv comedy, I love to share my grounded, emotional approach to the work. I studied with UCB in NYC and have performed in many indie troupes over the years. I currently perform with my indie troupe, The Bisque.
I teach a variety of one-off workshops ranging from the fundamentals of scene building to identifying and playing game. I can adapt a variety of introductory and intermediate workshops to fit most needs of time and size limitations.
