About Austin's Asylum
The teacher and the taught become the teaching
 Karen Austin Internet Movie Database Resume Karen Austin's class is where I go to find talent and to reclaim my soul. It's the best kept secret in Hollywood. Del Shores | The Asylum is an arena designed for you to train with other professionals. My goal is to seek simplicity: to give you usable information, not just theory to foster a space where you can experience emotional access to guide you to work both hard and smart and to help sharpen your technique while building the courage necessary for industry success. I teach from boots on the ground experience garnered from a wealth of work, in a variety of mediums, in concert with an infinite variety of talents,under a myriad of conditions. I love actors; I am fascinated by our process. I work with each student very individually and ensure the environment is supportive. The curriculum emerges and collectively evolves from the unique needs of each member. I try to pose questions in a way they can be answered, to define any problem in a way it can be solved , to see creative blocks and, together, we create opportunity for breakthrough: exfoliating what doesn't serve you and entertaining what does.
The Class Work pages detail how the class is conducted. The Class Policy pages are my agreement with members. I encourage and require potential students to observe a class. Observer seats are limited &by reservation only. You can contact me by email. "There are three ways to teach- by example, by example and by example" Albert Scweithzer "Acting is an art. And teaching acting is an art, too or it can be. Ultimately, it's a question of talent - of theirs meshing with mine. So time will tell. " Sanford Meisner
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