Portland Acting Classes
Performance Coach
Script Analysis
Audition Prep
Teen Classes
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
Middle School Drama Club
4 week series | Ages 11-14
Wed July 8, 15, 22, 29 @ 4pm–630pm
This class gives middle schoolers an introduction to acting in a safe and supportive environment. This is a fun class! (no drama in Drama Club!) Students will build confidence and creativity while exploring the basics of performance. Each class includes improv games, physical and vocal warm-ups, and simple scene work that helps students learn how to listen, respond, and work together on stage. No experience required. 🙂
Price: $190 | REGISTER
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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
Foundations of Acting for Teens
Ongoing Class | Begins August 2026
Choose Mon 430pm-630pm or Sat 130pm-330pm
The core of the Teen Program at 100 Lives Rep, this class gives young actors a strong, practical understanding of what acting actually is while helping them find their own creative voice. It’s a community where teens can explore who they are as actors while encouraging one another’s growth. Students learn to warm up their voice and body, develop spontaneity through improv, and learn basic acting tools through scene work and emotional exercises.
Price: $180/month | REGISTER
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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
TEENS & 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. That’s challenging work for anyone, but especially for teenagers, who are already asking big questions about who they are and where they belong.
I found theatre when I was thirteen. Like many people that age, I felt things deeply but didn’t always have the words to express them, and theatre gave me a safe place to explore the person I was becoming.
Now as a parent of my own 13 year old, it’s clear to me her experience growing up is vastly different from mine. With technology constantly offering the opportunity to avoid connection, seeking ‘safe’ entertainment without risking actual engagement, I see a lot of young people on a path of isolation, who may never find the courage to connect with others in meaningful ways.
Teaching teens has become one of the most meaningful parts of my work, partly because of what I know they’re up against: social pressure, anxiety, and the constant comparison and judgement they experience every day at school. In acting we talk about the ‘obstacle’ – what our character has to overcome to get what they want. Acting offers teens something increasingly rare: a space to be present, creative, and connected, to overcome the social and emotional obstacles of this age and just be themselves.
Acting teaches kindness, empathy, and courage. It’s training for life.
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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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