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Acting Coaching

for children and adults
After years of performing on the stage and on the screen, Karissa Barber's practical experience takes learning out of the theoretical and into real life. Karissa offers private acting coaching for children through adults at her private home studio in south Lakeland, Florida. She also offers group classes, public speaking coaching and audition prep for incoming high school & college students applying for performing arts schools.

Private Acting Coaching

What do I do with my hands?

Whether public speaking or acting for stage and film, one-on-one training helps to identify and change harmful habits, releasing you to feel confident, relaxed and equipped.

Acting games, exercises and techniques when paired with Karissa's years of experience as an emcee, speech teacher and actress give freedom to perform in any situation.
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Private Acting Lesson Cost: $30 for 30 minutes/$60 for 60 minutes

Audition Prep

Monologue memorized and rehearsed.
​Now what?

From what to do in the hallway until the door closes on the way out, learn to stand out in auditions with more than just your monologue. 

Karissa has spend hours waiting to audition and can assist you to conquer jitters and better represent the hard work you've both put into their acting.
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Audition Prep Cost: $60 for 1 lesson/$100 for 2 lessons

Group Classes

Do you learn better in groups?

Group classes offering valuable experience at an affordable price while building an acting community and practical tools for the theatre and screen.

Let Karissa use her years of experience acting in Central Florida to reinforce your natural talents, making you truly sparkle on and off stage.
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Group Class: Coming soon

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Meet Karissa Barber

From singing opera at the Straz Center to being an emceeing around the US to performing in musical theatre classics to staring in British infomercials, Karissa's diverse background is perfectly poised to assist teachers who are training the next generation of actors. 

Her background in Montessori education gives her a unique focus on creating the right environment for students to reach their full potential. And she believes that environment is in the capable hands of the talented teachers within our public and private schools.

Karissa's passion is to come alongside educators and reinforce what is being taught with practical workshops and encouragement.

Read more of Karissa's bio here.