Study with Jeanmarie
Actor Training
Jeanmarie has been training actors for more than 30 years. Her approach emphasizes simplicity and practicality to help performers develop confidence.
“Her directing techniques took the words off the page and brought them alive in me.”
Barbara Lee
“She was a strong leader who taught us all that we could be more than we thought.”
Amber Noelle Burg
“She helped me learn to trust myself, bond with and rely upon the cast.”
Stephanie Beck Herrera
“Our family truly feels that we owe a huge piece of our happiness to Jeanmarie.”
Jeff Osten
“Acting is a craft, and if you know what you’re doing, you don’t have to worry.”
Brooke Gabriel
A lifetime of teaching
From San Francisco State at 22 to universities across the country.
At 22, Jeanmarie presented a three-week master class on Elizabethan movement at San Francisco State University. She has since taught at numerous institutions including UC Berkeley, University of Washington, and University of Arizona — alongside decades of work with public and private schools, community programs, and artists of all ages and abilities.
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