Kristin Heller - Acting Instructor
Originally from Ohio, Kristin received her Bachelor of Arts and Communications in Theater Arts from Bowling Green State University. She moved from Ohio to Chicago, IL and began working in various theaters across the city. While in Chicago she was Artistic Director of a non-profit theater company that focused on new play development.
In 2009, she moved to Portland, OR to pursue her Master in Theatre, graduating in 2011. Kristin has apprenticed under world renowned directors such as Tito Capobianco, David Edwards and Elizabeth Bachman. She has worked as Acting and Dance faculty for the Tyrolean Opera Program in Maurach Austria and the Napa Music Festival in California.
Her most recent work includes: State Director for Portland Actors Ensembles touring production of "The Winters Tale" (in tour through Sept. 2017) Stage Director and Co-Choreographer for "Anything Goes", and Music Director and Choreographer for "The Phantom Tollbooth".
She will be directing "Once Upon a Mattress" with MPAA this fall and "The Odd Couple" with Sherwood Foundation of the Arts this Winter.
Currently, outside of her classes at Vision8Studio, she privately coaches voice, flute, acting, acting for singers, public speaking, and tap dance as well as instructs larger Master classes on Auditioning and Acting.
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Kristin's CV: click here
FAVORITE ACTOR: Alan Richman and Patrick Stewart
FAVORITE ACTRESS: Madaline Khan and Dame Judy Dench
FAVORITE FILM: Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Anything Star Trek except Enterprise
FAVORITE PLAY: Rhinoceros by Ionesco
FAVORITE MUSICAL: Currently, my friend Ernie Lijoi's Under the Influence, all Trumped up
FAVORITE ACTING TECHNIQUE: Mashing them all together in a melting pot of awesome acting stew!
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? Creativity, community, and collaboration.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT TEACHING? Light bulb moments. That moment where something you have been harping on finally clicks and the student pauses and gives you that look of inspiration.
BEST QUOTE YOU'VE EVER HEARD: "Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself" George Bernard Shaw
YOUR DREAM ROLE IS: Right now, Trina from Falsettos
In 2009, she moved to Portland, OR to pursue her Master in Theatre, graduating in 2011. Kristin has apprenticed under world renowned directors such as Tito Capobianco, David Edwards and Elizabeth Bachman. She has worked as Acting and Dance faculty for the Tyrolean Opera Program in Maurach Austria and the Napa Music Festival in California.
Her most recent work includes: State Director for Portland Actors Ensembles touring production of "The Winters Tale" (in tour through Sept. 2017) Stage Director and Co-Choreographer for "Anything Goes", and Music Director and Choreographer for "The Phantom Tollbooth".
She will be directing "Once Upon a Mattress" with MPAA this fall and "The Odd Couple" with Sherwood Foundation of the Arts this Winter.
Currently, outside of her classes at Vision8Studio, she privately coaches voice, flute, acting, acting for singers, public speaking, and tap dance as well as instructs larger Master classes on Auditioning and Acting.
Visit her website: click here
Kristin's CV: click here
FAVORITE ACTOR: Alan Richman and Patrick Stewart
FAVORITE ACTRESS: Madaline Khan and Dame Judy Dench
FAVORITE FILM: Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Anything Star Trek except Enterprise
FAVORITE PLAY: Rhinoceros by Ionesco
FAVORITE MUSICAL: Currently, my friend Ernie Lijoi's Under the Influence, all Trumped up
FAVORITE ACTING TECHNIQUE: Mashing them all together in a melting pot of awesome acting stew!
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? Creativity, community, and collaboration.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT TEACHING? Light bulb moments. That moment where something you have been harping on finally clicks and the student pauses and gives you that look of inspiration.
BEST QUOTE YOU'VE EVER HEARD: "Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself" George Bernard Shaw
YOUR DREAM ROLE IS: Right now, Trina from Falsettos
