Coaching
1-on-1
Acting
Become a transformative and mercurial actor.
Remake and reinvigorate your work and love of acting.
Fill in the gaps in your knowledge and skill.
Shape your chosen artistic course.
Get the WORK you WANT.
I've been a professional working actor, fight choreographer, director, writer, and musician since 2008.
I love this work.
My favorite thing is when an unexpected detail is added
to the moment that clicks
in an actor's mind/body/soul
in a way unfelt before,
and they shift into something entirely new to them.
That's what the goal is everytime.
That's why I do this.
Are you just starting out and -
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you don't know where to begin?
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you feel uncertain that you have what it takes to quit your 9-5 and make your break?
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you don't have the money for college training programs or conservatories?
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you have no training and want to know what "action/objective" is all about?
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you think you love this work, and you want a place to thoroughly study but haven't found the right person/place?
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you want to train but can't move/take time off from work?
Are you an experienced actor but -
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you are tired of not hearing back after auditions?
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you feel like you're always overlooked for the roles that you really want?
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you don't know what can make the difference between callbacks and booking?
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you're unsure of your type, or if that's even important?
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you're scared you have to move to start building a career?
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you're unsure what you really want your career+life to look like?
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you know you're good but aren't sure what you're missing to feel like you're great?
determination
this is a long game.
there are a lot of rejections, missteps, unknowns, and it's different for all.
you need the determination it takes to make it through the days when you doubt yourself, the days when you want to quit, and the famine years when they come.
curiosity
curiosity leads to wonder, discovery, listening, play, partnering - honestly everything you need to be a great actor, it kind of all starts here.
not judgement or labeling - but curiosity.
what happens if i...
objectivity
how do you look at your own work, and art in general objectively?
how do you watch a show your friends are in and not be biased?
how do you respect the craft enough to recognize what's happening vs what you want to happen?
essential if you want to get great at giving yourself notes.
flexibility
the name of the game is - roll with it.
every gig is different, every job is different, every boss wants something different.
you've got to be good enough to see what is being asked of you in what way, and deliver A+ work in every setting
self-knowledge
you are your instrument. you are a stunt driver of the soul.
how can you drive it well if you don't know what it's made of, how it functions, what it likes/doesn't like, fears, loves, hates?
honestly, i think every actor's first step should be therapy.
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CONNECT
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auditions
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sense work
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connection
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imaginative practice
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contrast
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SCORE
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action
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orchestration
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objective
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scoring
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TRANSFORM
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vocal profile
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physical profile
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personal-ization
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PROCESS>
PRODUCT
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mindset
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daily rituals
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self-care
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passion
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BUSINESS
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reps
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unions
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types of theatre
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other work
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what to know
CoachClark here...
and I'm obsessed with this work.
I've been a coach since I was a kid. Mentoring, teaching, and guiding has always been something I took to well. Acting, not so much. It took me a long time to get good at this stuff.
I wasn't naturally gifted, I didn't come from a theatrical or artistic background, I had no connections, and very little money.
What I did have was stubbornness, determination, and delusion.
A stubbornness to not quit. To understand. To get better. To keep moving forward. To see opportunity in the mishaps. To see feedback in the criticism. To see growth in the failure.
A determination to not let the world dictate what my path could look like, but to do whatever I had to to create the kind of day-to-day life that I truly wanted, and that would make me content.
A delusion that I could do it. That I could be exactly where I wanted to be, even though I had no evidence or proof that it was possible, feasible, or even likely.
NOW, all I do is act, teach, choreograph, and write.
I make all my money from art, I own a business, I am a concisely working equity actor in Atlanta, and I am a very well reviewed, award-winning performer.
A lot of talk about "what separates you," "what you need," "how you make it," clouds the airways, especially on social media. But those who do this know that there is only one thing that you need to make it work, and that will make a difference.
A refusal to quit.
If you can develop that, everything else can be developed as well.
Work With Coach
Shakespeare Intensive
Shakespeare is one of the best gyms available.
This Intensive is specifically built to guide you from the research, to meaning of the words, to the ethos of the roles, to the genius of the text, to how to perform truthfully in whatever style you're asked for.
Tragedy to comedy, lover to clown, meter to prose. You'll leave feeling confident and excited to speak the speech on the boards.
MiniMFA Intensive
Parts 1-3
A personalized actor's intensive designed by me, for you.
Every actor is different because every person is different.
This Intensive is individually built to cater to your strengths, to speak in your language, and to hone in on your shortcomings, so you can close the gap between what you don't know and what you do best.
Audition Coaching
Working on an audition (for a show, a grad program, or a conservatory) and unable to figure out what's missing? Simply need an extra eye?Work with me in short bursts.Discounts given for packaged purchases over 1 hour.
Mentorship
Feel like you need a long-term coach who can get to know you, overcome your blocks, and be there through your next steps?
Join a 2-Year Mentorship. Through monthly check-ins, goal setting, assignments, and workshops, we'll create the foundation that you want for your career.
Ensemble Training
Weekly ensemble training.
Physical work, group exercises, slow tempo work, Suzuki, and releasing/ease work.
In person (in ATL).
Dates/location coming soon...
What are Actors Saying?
"This Intensive completely changed how I think about and understand this work. Not only did Coach Clark provide tangible and effective methods to apply to my craft that I already feel have upped my audition game, but he also asked questions that helped to push my mindset from the short-term worry over booking jobs and self-tape takes to a holistic, long-term perspective on how I can become a fulfilled artist and human inside and outside of the theatre industry.
Coach Clark is cool, he cares, and he possesses a scarily accurate ability to know just what exercise or question an actor needs to prompt a discovery that changes how they understand the work."
Kailey Potter, Actor/Educator/Fight Choreographer
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