A Few Student notes from 2005-2011:
(1) With infinite patience you are getting me out of my "actory" ways and teaching me the virtues of stillness and that the road to hell is
paved with arm waving, hand gestures, too many facial expressions, twitching, fidgeting, and pregnant pauses. Like I said,
"This lady knows what it's all about."
(2) I've realized (and not for the first time) how lucky I am to have found you for an instructor.
(3) I got the role that I wanted. Thank you so much for your help.
(4) You are indeed a great coach.
(5) It is a pleasure and an honor to have you lead me in my acting quest. I have never had a teacher< who I have so much
complete trust in.
(6) Wow, this is wonderful insight and direction. Thank you so much again. I booked that job.
(7) I am amazed at the progress I make with you on a weekly basis. I think I learn more from you in one hour than I did with all
the other classes I ever took together combined.
(8) My audition was dramatically different, thanks to you of course. I felt very confident. I can't thank you enough, I feel ready to
take on the world!
(9) I for the first time felt prepared and competitive through prepping with you.
(10) I had one small speech where I was able to explore all the things we've worked on: pitch, rhythm, volume and vowel elongation...
it's made the world of difference to my acting, it really has.
(11) You are such a great coach. 
(12) Booked____Have a callback [booked it also] In both these auditions I took your advice. Thanks.
(13) Thank you for all of your support and teaching. You are amazing.
(14) Thank you, dear Ruth, for as always going a million miles beyond the bounds of all other coaches. You're the best.
(15) I have learned more from you than you could imagine. It has been worth any MFA earned.
(16) Thank you for being a great coach and a great person with a personality bigger than this world.
(17) You continue to amaze me. I am so grateful that I'm learning from you. It is an honor to be communicating and working with
a woman who is so professional and REAL. I have made more progress in one week toward pursuing this dream than I have in
46 years. A lot of this progress is due to your encouragement.
(18) First, thank you, thank you for all your insight and coaching these last few days.  It has meant the world to me and I have
gained so much. Today, I walked into _________ Theater with confidence knowing that, yes indeed, I've had the best
coaching/training in America!
(19) [I see] the lack of emotion in my eyes. It's been slowly improving and I've been spending a lot of time in front of a mirror. My acting has
improved greatly since I worked with you and I really must thank you again; it's incredibly gratifying to see how differently I approach
acting now, in terms of how lines sound. I know I didn't achieve the breakthrough you were looking for but I still learned an incredible
amount and I am so grateful for it!
(20) I want to thank you for all the energy you gave me and all you taught me about singing, acting and being. It took awhile for
it all to sink in, but I'm happy to say I'm working quite a bit both as a singer and an actress here in California. You have remained
an inspiration and a touchstone for me through the years...I want you to know there is at least one person in California who thinks
of you fondly and often. I am sure there are many.
(21) The audition went very, very well, and it would not have if I had not seen you. As I sat there. I listened over and over to the
same shrill, naturalistic deliveries, flat, high-pitched, and I thought, Ruth was right!! Since they were pressed for time, I was warned
I would just get to read the first scene. I nailed the first line, like you said, kept my voice down in my chest and played with the
material. So instead, I read three scenes and also improvised with the director and lead actor. I have no idea what the outcome
will be, callback or no, but they were so enthusiastic and took a lot of time with me even though there were many waiting...
I thank you again. You're wonderful.
(22) New student (acting and standard American accent). After first lesson: I am very happy to study with you!
(23) From a "mature" actor" asking my permission to add to one of my articles to his blog: " ... to post your website
information as I think that this is a great opportunity for aspiring actors to learn.  Lady,  this is the first acting site that I have had
confidence in.  You have a lot to offer!!  You should charge more..."
(24) You're the best coach ever! (And quick too!)
(25) Thanks, Ruth!!!! You truly inspired me yet again tonight....
(26) You are a true angel that I found and thank you so much for teaching me. I am way more peaceful and I know that I have a
long way to go but with you watching over it I know that technique will show. so thank you.
(27) Ruth you are that person that I've been looking for all the years since I started taking acting classes. I told you before that you
are my mentor, coach, teacher........YOU ROCK!!!! Working with you I know that my goals are going to be reached, don't know how long it's going to take, but as you said to me "I have patience."
(28) Thank you for your support and believing in me, and to let your Sirius star shine on me too.
(29) I wanted to share with you that our sessions were very helpful and that I recently gave a speech on a party cruise with an
audience of 150 people, for the first time without using any notes (something I always felt I could not do). I memorized the speech
(also something I always felt I could not do) and was able to be more dynamic and allow people into my heart, or share my heart
with the audience, whichever way. Thank you for your help!
(30) Thank you Ruth, for your warm and encouraging words, so much appreciated during a very difficult time in my life.
(31) [In spite of my new job] I still managed to sneak in an audition for a _____commercial.  I have to say I had you on my shoulder
the whole time.  It was amazing how much your teachings kicked in.  I was not my usual nervous. I left my doubts at home sleeping on the
couch watching TV and told them I would be back later.  I walked in [to the audition] and told myself I am as good as the best and better
than most.  It was one of my most comfortable auditions.  I didn't get the copy before hand so I couldn't call you to go over it.  So I used my
imagination ;-)
(32) I am jealous of the students that get to see you - I hope they realize what a treasure you are.  When I...can get into the city, I'd
love to see you.
(33) Even 2 years ago I could never of done a great long monologue like this. I can 'handle' the text with ease. The pace and
the energy is there. And I have you to thank for this. If one knows British technique, one knows how to handle a long monologue.
Forget the audience; an actor needs to know BT {British Technique] or he'll put himself to sleep with this monster.
(About performing a difficult Chekhov role in a fully staged production)
(34) I really worked at using what I have learned of the technique and I really wanted be able to show that off to you.  A
compliment from Ruth is like pay day. They are the greatest because you know you really earned it. I want to keep on pushing
myself like that. It was a work out and very rewarding. I look forward to our next session.
(35) Thanks for today's lesson Ruth. Personally I've been in such a rare state emotionally that I almost called out. Best decision I
never made. Your advice hit many truths for me and I am grateful for your stories.
(36) I am thankful for you, Ruth.
(37) I thank you for having the patience to not give up on getting me where I want to go with acting and for being one of the most
wonderful people I know.
(38) I just wanted you to know that I am still pursuing my dream.  Thank you, again, for your part in making it happen!
(39) I am very lucky to have met you, and I enjoy coming to see you every week. You are a wonderful teacher and mentor.
(40) The reading went well. I completely had their attention. You could see on their faces that they were not expecting me to read
like that AT ALL!!! I truly believe they are expecting lots ranting and raving about the room. Arms flying about. Emotional breakdowns.
They sort of sat there in slight shock, so I don’t know if they “liked” or “hated” it, but I certainly had their attention. Most importantly,
I TOOK A CHANCE!! They have to give me credit for that. The most valuable part of today was that we went in there and gave them
something to think about other than the norm. The stillness exploding inside me, the voice, the delivery, them coming to me instead
me going to them, everything was different. I walked out of there giving them an “option.” That’s a huge breakthrough for me. And
I thank you for all the time, advice, investment, and swift kicks in the rear. Now I’m excited to do more.
(41) I appreciate your up front honesty and you have amazing energy. Thank you for being a great acting coach and thank you for
going above and beyond your coaching duties and being a concerned friend.
(42) I got the role [in Cabaret] that I wanted. Start rehearsing next week. Thank you so much for your help.
(43) You are indeed a great coach. Thanks to you I am successfully climbing the stand-up ladder.
(44)..it's proof that I'm already reaping the benefits of your intuitive teachings! I booked a commercial...[After only 2 lessons!]
(45) I'm sure we (your accent and acting students) all feel lucky to find you as our great teacher.
(46) I was lucky to come across you and your teachings. I feel I've already made vast improvements in the short time we've had.
(47) Sometimes I will pick a random monologue I've never read and I believe I read them better than I've ever read before...A
      mix of all the things I learned from you and the fact that that "little voice" isn't so powerful any more ["Little Voice" refers to
      the negative tapes that run in our head.] I deeply appreciate all of your wisdom that you have handed down to me.
(48) Ruth, I want to thank you for your kindness, generosity and faith in me. Not only that, but your wisdom, talent and determination
      are what I aspire to. Thank you so much.
(49) ...the casting director said I was a great actress. and that I did loud, obnoxious and menacing very well. LOL.
Thank you so much for being my teacher. I felt really prepared and it's all because of you.
(50) thanks for the wonderful class today

 (For more email letters scroll down this page past "CONTACT." Those letters help explain British Technique.)

                ACTING COACHES: WHO'S OUT THERE?
                              WHAT DO THEY CLAIM?
Before you choose an acting coach/teacher, check their credentials, Google their acting resume AND talk to them about your goals and
needs. Listen carefully to their answers. Select someone who is personally familiar with today's auditioning world, someone who
has recently been out there successfully auditioning and booking, someone who is actively and successfully applying the techniques
they teach, and someone who knows how to teach. Not every good actor can be a good coach but EVERY GOOD COACH SHOULD BE
A GOOD ACTOR AND HAVE PROOF OF THAT CLAIM. One excellent proof is reviews. Not personal testimonials. Not letters from students.
REVIEWS--those are usually a reliable assessment of acting ability. REVIEWS. Mine? See http://www.LSW-NYC.com/12ruth.html and
keep scrolling down till you hit them, all 79, of which I am proud -- since I didn't start acting until way past middle age. If I can do it,
so can anyone -- with good solid training and advice and solid steel determination.

THE FEE?
$35 an hour. These are all  private one-on-one lessons. You may take one lesson once for a special audition or a lesson every week
for on-going training in the British technique. Or five lessons a week. The choice is yours.  I will accommodate your schedule. I do,
however, require a  24 hour cancellation notice once an hour is reserved.

CONTACT:
E-MAIL: LSWNYC@earthlink.net I will answer your inquiry the same day.
In your email, please include your cell phone number and a two or three hour window when you can be conveniently called.
If it is an emergency (such as a next-day audition) include that information in your initial  email and I will fit you in the same day.

MORE "YOU'VE GOT EMAIL" (continued from above)
At the invitation of the editor of my book on acting, several students wrote about their experience learning British acting technique and emailed
their answers directly to the editor. In contrast, the unsolicited comments quoted above ("You've Got Fan Mail") were emailed directly to me. The
following responses suggest how unique this approach to acting really is.

Hey, I don't want to share my secret weapon, which is Ruth Kulerman. Ruth is the real deal!!! She showed me how to be more competitive,
how to get results, and how to be a more commanding presence at every stage of my acting career. And for that, I am eternally grateful. 

I started working with Ruth as soon as I moved to New York. Within 4 months I had been cast in 5 plays and 3 short films. I'm at a place in
my acting where I will go to the next level. Ruth's guidance is very important to me. I believe Ruth has the ability to imbue her students
with the confidence of their specific/unique talent. I have never worked with (a mentor) that has such passion for acting. This undoubtedly
rubs off on me. I admire her courage to take up acting relatively late in life- this inspires me to no end. She has a deep knowledge of acting
technique and of the English language. Some of the things we work on with the British technique are variety of pace, pitch, volume and
rhythm of line delivery; this provides me with a frame-work or anchor from which to build a character. Throwing all of the above into the
mix results in very powerful weekly sessions.

When I first came to Ruth about six months ago I was told (by a casting agent) that my acting was uninteresting and average. My first two
auditions after Ruth I had three callbacks for a Showtime pilot and two callbacks for a major motion picture starring Meryl Streep. I know
the positive change came as a result of Ruth teaching me technical skills, however she also helped me fall in love with the whole acting
experience again.
                              
I came to Ruth through the magic of the internet. Or should I say she magically manifested herself to me through the internet? In any case,
the key word is MAGIC. And that is what Ruth is about. That’s what she has helped me find.

I have had many 'coaches' over the course of my life, but none so thorough and encouraging as Ruth Kulerman. From the moment I walked
into her apartment she has challenged me to overcome a lifetime of "swallowing" my words.  Through her persistent care and direction, I
have come to believe that I might actually have a shot at this profession.  Shortly after beginning my work with Ruth, I was cast in an
off-off Broadway production.  I went into the audition highly prepared (she must have read the director's mind because he asked me to do
just what Ruth said he would).  I look forward to continuing our working relationship, mostly because I cannot believe how much I have
learned in a short time with Ruth.  She is unlike any coach or teacher I have ever met - no small statement, since I have been in education
for over 16 years. Ruth's wise words help people see just what they got into this profession for. She does not mince words and she offers no
nonsense guidance.  I consider myself quite fortunate to be her student.

I have only known Ruth for about 6 months.  Already I can see growth in myself as an actor. Actually, it is a renewed sense of self. Ruth
brought and is still bringing me around to me. I was really losing my love for acting until I met Ruth.  She reminds me why I am a member
of such a wonderful group of people.  Ruth has also brought British Technique into my life. I feel that this is working the best.  I am thankful
that I have Ruth in my life.  She is not only a good coach, but a good person as well.
 
COMING SOON -- mini preview
My own website ("Actors' Coach") for new articles similar to those all over the Internet, taken from the 40 articles published by the actors'
e-zine mentioned above. There will also be answers to questions from readers. There will be a full e-book compiled from the completely
revised and reedited earlier articles. The first three of the new articles will be free. After that, the monthly subscription rate will be
pathetically nominal for two new articles monthly AND a whole section of new  monologues for actors of all ages. I'm finding out how to
handle out-of-town phone lessons for special auditions or roles you can coach even if you live in Nebraska. The rate would be the same as
the one-on-one sessions  listed above (see "The Fee.") Who can write all this? Only someone who has fallen into every pothole created on
that wonderful yellow brick road to Oz. If there were an error to make, I made it -- from Utah to Amsterdam, from Maine to Miami. The title
of the book? "A Guide, Almost a Magic Wand for Actors and Other Folks." The title says it all.

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