DEBORAH MEISTERÂ
A MENTOR AND COACH
I am one of you...
...an actor in this jungle that is this industry. And believe me, there have been just as many times as I've been tangled up in a "Prospect-Casting/Director-doesn't-call-me-back"- liana as I have been running from the "I am not good enough" - predator inside of me. My path has been just as strenuous as most of yours and full of obstacles that I had to overcome throughout my 17+ year long career.
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Having started as a Banker in Switzerland, through my 3-year acting education at The European Film Actor School in Zurich, to then a 2-year long program at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York and to a now a 8-year long life as an actor and writer in the City of Angels that is Los Angeles, I overcame hurdles and obstacles day after day.
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In a way this journey can feel like going to Hogwarts after having lived in a muggle-world and it is tough. It is tough finding out there is magic inside of you but not knowing how to use it just yet.
But I soon learned that my struggles, or how to cope with them would help others avoid them or deal with them more gracefully. My goal to guide and teach came from a need that I wanted to have someone to help and support me throughout my path and along the way. A mentor, a coach, someone that understood me.
What if I could provide a safe space for others like myself so that their path would be more smooth and more fun?
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That is when I decided to teach 10 years ago. And it has been the most satisfying part of my career so far.
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I have taught over 95 alumni - 90+ students who have achieved their short-term, but some also their long-term goals through their studies with me.
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Actors have been accepted to prestige acting Schools, booked jobs, found agents and managers, got work permissions in foreign countries, won awards etc.
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And success doesn't always mean an acting job - sometimes it means you are finally happy with who you are. You are standing up for yourself and you become the truest expression of yourself.
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