Portland Acting Classes
Performance Coach
Script Analysis
Audition Prep
RECLAIM OWNERSHIP OF YOUR CRAFT
Actors need to be selfish. Yes, selfish. As in, fiercely protective of the one thing they actually own: their process. The work is yours. Your choices, your imagination, your vulnerability. All of it comes from a place that’s so much more important than casting decisions, reviews, or validation, because acting is about what you’re willing to reveal.
So many actors are unable to enjoy their craft on a daily basis. They treat auditions and classes as luke-warm waiting rooms, viewing practice as a lesser version of the work instead of the work itself. And they get stuck in a place of wanting their work to be good or liked.
This is why I teach.
I believe that choosing to act and being vulnerable enough to show people what’s inside is brave and important. This work needs to be honored every time you approach it, whether you’re the lead in a successful show, auditioning for a film, or working on a monologue for class. My goal as a teacher and coach is to help actors to feel powerful, proud, and grounded ALL THE TIME. It allows them to take ownership of their voice and create work that feels honest and necessary regardless of how it’s received.
Acting should feel like a diary you’re brave enough to let other people read; it’s revealing something true and having the courage to let go of how it’s perceived.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
All classes taught at 100 Lives Theatre
2025 SE 7th Ave. Portland
Shakespeare Cram!
Saturday July 11th @ 1pm-4pm | $75
Intermediate
Anxious about Shakespeare? Have a little imposter syndrome? Does it feel stiff and unrelatable? (Not so, not so!)
This crash course gives actors a simple and effective (and fun) roadmap for preparing classical text. We’ll explore technical rhythm and subtext analysis (omg so fun!), and use your own acting tools and shared experience to connect to all the juicy things going on in your character’s life.
Price: $75 | REGISTER
The Selfish Audition
4 week series | Sept 6 – 27
Sundays @ 1pm-4pm | $220
This class is designed to help actors reclaim ownership of their craft. Using a self-chosen monologue as a working laboratory, actors will explore the beliefs, fears, and habits that often undermine their confidence and creativity in the audition room. This class focuses on how to create work that feels personally necessary, treat every audition as an opportunity for meaningful artistic practice, and hold authentic power and confidence every time you walk in the room. (Level: Intermediate/Advanced)
Price: $220 | REGISTER
Get Coached!
Private 1 hour sessions | All levels
Mondays 7pm-9pm or Wednesdays 4pm-9pm
For actors ready to go deeper into the work and into themselves.
Regular, personalized coaching will help you build your repeatable craft, emotional access, and a grounded presence in your work. I’ll help you lean into your strengths while offering techniques and lines of inquiry that unlock more freedom and flow in the moment, give you tools you’re missing, and a deeper connection to yourself in this work.Wherever you are in your process, I’ll meet you there.
RATES: 1 session: $90 | 2 session package: $160
1 month of weekly sessions (4 total) $270
Venmo @AnnieKehoe100 | Cash/Check also accepted
EMAIL TO SCHEDULE A SESSION
ACTING AS A TOOL FOR BECOMING YOURSELF
When people think about acting, they often think about performance. I think about connection.
At its core, acting is the practice of being seen, which can be much more challenging than it sounds. Most adults spend years learning how to succeed, be productive, earn approval. And along the way, many of us become disconnected from the truest parts of ourselves. Bringing that learned mindset into acting, they want to do it right. But acting isn’t about getting it right! It’s one of the few pursuits that exists entirely for you: your imagination, your curiosity, your emotional life. The work is about paying attention to yourself and discovering what’s true.
Acting asks us to be present. To listen. To take risks. To connect. In a world increasingly built around distraction and performance, acting asks us to be present and risk showing people what’s inside us — that feels almost radical.
People come to acting because they want to perform, and stay because they find something deeper: confidence, community, and a stronger relationship with themselves.
It’s not just training for the stage.
It’s training for life.
What People Are Saying
ANNIE KEHOE (she/they)
Classically trained actor, director, and playwright with 20 years experience across theatre and film, and a Co-Artistic Director of 100 Lives Repertory. Annie’s work has been recognized with awards for both acting and directing, and she has worked professionally in New York, London, Los Angeles, and Chicago. In addition to teaching and coaching adult professional actors, Annie has also taught student ages 6-18 in public and private schools, bringing the same curiosity and passion for teaching younger actors as she does to her own acting work.
“Every actor carries their own unique material and I want to help them to use their experiences and imagination powerfully and without apology.
Acting is about learning to trust, explore, and shape that material into clear, compelling choices. My goal is to give actors the tools and mindset to discover the work in themselves and to share it fearlessly with confidence and joy.”
♡Annie
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