Meet Heidi

My professional career has spanned 20+ years as Film & Theater Director, Casting Director and Actor Coach. I work with passionate actors, collaborative filmmakers, lovers of the theater, artists who are yearning for more, stories that can save lives or make someone sing with happiness, and artists who care about community.

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Film & Theater Director

Directing for 20 years in Film and Theater as creator and collaborator. I'm passionate about generating new works.

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On-Camera Classes

There is no place for an actor to hide when working on camera. Discover the power of the nuance and the beauty of taking your time as an actor.

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Private Coach

Feeling prepared for auditions and performance is the best remedy to build self-confidence and freedom for your talents to pour forth. And BOOK jobs.

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Highlights
- Announced! Jahkara Smith set to star in AMC new thriller series, NOS4A2. Proud and excited for what’s ahead for her. We prepped the heck out of that role through the audition and screen test process. Always prep!
- Your class was instrumental in helping me develop the techniques that allowed me to go into that audition room 4 different times and finally land the role of Richie. I tell all my actor friends about your class, I can’t rave enough about it.” – Alumnus Raul Castillo, Netflix Seven Seconds, HBO Series Looking
- Watch for Alumna Joie Lee in Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It! Prepping this role together was a super fun process to see her develop her character.
- Proud of Alumna Dominique Fishback who brings real heart and depth as “Darlene” in her recurring role in HBO’s The Deuce, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal.
- 2 alumni cast as Leads in John Singleton’s TV series SNOWFALL. Love it Angela Lewis and Filipe Valle Costa! Alumni on sets together is always incredible.
- Tons of Alumni in HBO’s VINYL. Congrats to MacKenzie Meehan, Tina Benko, Athena Colon, Bianca Madison, Anthony Vaughn Merchant, Basilica Bliachas, Max Curnin.
- Muscle, a short film directed by Heidi, stars Alumni Fiona Graham and Reiko Aylesworth. After playing 30 festivals, 6 Awards, it was selected on Short Of The Week and is available online!
- Every season there are tons of Alumni on Orange Is The New Black. Alumna Teresa Ting booked the day after Part 1 class ended! Attract the work to you by being inspired and always engaged in the love and craft of acting.
- Alumni are DIY actors making their own work! Countless alumni are making films, webseries, and TV pilots. Just a few are Redheads Anonymous, Sensitive, Undetectable and so many more!
- Watch for Alumni in Steven Soderberg’s upcoming film UNSANE with loads of alumni (Polly McKie, Matt Mancini to name a few) and THE KNICK, starring Clive Owen and Gary Simpson in a recurring role, guest star Katy Wright-Mead, Dominique Fishback, Andrew Rabensteine, Russell G. Jones.