on-camera acting instructed by Kevin Craig West and Eugenia Buerklin
Eugenia Buerklin
Eugenia began as an actress, appearing in lead and guest roles on television and in plays and film. She has been teaching and coaching professional and aspiring actors, as well as directors and writers, in Los Angeles, New York and Berlin since 1992. She was a guest teacher at the acting conservatory, Die Etage, in Berlin, coached lead and guest-starring actors on the prime-time German television series, Hinter Gittern, and was co-founder and resident director of the Berlin-based Studio fur Theater und Film. She founded the New York-based theater and film production company AURA: Artists United for Response-able Art, has directed over 20 plays, and the short film The Venture, co-directed by Eugenia, was the recipient of the 2005 Nolita Film Festival "Best New Filmmaker" award. Eugenia holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and is the developer of Empathic Body Processing™, a body-mind technique for personal and creative growth.
Kevin Craig West
Award winning actor/filmmaker and proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. When not on camera or stage, he enjoys producing, directing, writing and coaching. He also enjoys sharing his talents as a teacher/artist and has worked with many Arts in Education groups including Theatre for a New Audience, Only Make Believe, and Symphony Space. Kevin is the owner of the production company, MoBetta Films, an advisory board member of WAM Theatre as well as Lake Placid Film Forum, former President of Upstate Independents and has served as Assistant Director of FilmColumbia Festival.
