"Having taught for ten years you have married the performing experience with the teaching one and bring this experience to the Actors Centre will be extremely beneficial."

- Michael John

"John’s director’s workshop isn’t just a class – it’s an experience. He creates an environment for the director and actor to creatively embrace and get down to the heart of a scene, helping you understand the process of the actor’s craft. There is no right or wrong way. No critique. It’s all about doing, discussing – experiencing. Taking his workshop has stepped my game up as a director a whole new level. Sign up for it, now."

- Adam Schafer

"Thanks again for the help you’ve given me with the classes, I can’t express how much it means."

- Eddie Petru Gheorghe

"the pleasure is and will always be minez…
thank you for your coaching… ur mentoring…
it has been oh so beneficial!!!
i too look forward to tango’ing in the 09…
salsa and marenge too…
it would be pleasure to continue to assist in c’ing the centre grow…
thank you for YOUR continued support
Poetically,"

- Al Saint Lewish

"BEST AUDITION YET! We worked three redirects for the second scene & she loved the last version.i can’t thank you enough for last night! I was totally at home walking into the room…just took my space & played the situation how I would. Thank you!"

- Katie Evans

"I also wanted to tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed the intensive, it was a great time for me to learn and as you would say ‘take it easy’."

- Sean Connelly Affleck

"I hope that the centre continues to grow and succeed. The centre has always been a warm and comfortable place for me to grow as an actor."

- Tino Salo

"This workshop will be vital to all future drama directors…"

- Noam Gonick

"I loved doing the mini-intensive so thank you for having me. Speaking of things I love, your Directing workshop sounds excellent! What specifically resonated with us was how to move an actor forward and not ‘give up’ on performance."

- Dane Clark

"Thanks for your words John, coming from you that means a hell of a lot!"

- Craig Thomas

"I had been thinking about this within the last few days, I think I’m finally understanding what it means to not push or force anything. It took me years for what you’ve been saying to sink in."

- Brett Geddes

"I’ve worked with John in 2 intensives…I cannot say enough about the importance of the work I’ve done. He has helped my work become closer to my core, more relaxed, and stronger all around by helping me form my own opinion and talk about what I do in my own words so it makes sense to me."

- Ian Ronningen

"Overall, I would wholly recommend that arts/fine arts students visit the Centre for the Arts, for the placement program or otherwise, and take advantage of the many resources it has to offer."

- Jocelyn Geddie

"John was a pleasure to work with. Great to access the way he was thinking."

- Marie Koehler

"I loved the class. It was pretty awesome. You are a gifted teacher. I would not only recommend your class, I would insist that actors take it!"

- Janice

"Your perspective is always excellent – nothing extraordinary becoming just that! :)"

- Rebecca Davey

"The Directing Actors workshop with John has been totally an out of the box experience for me, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. His approach to acting techniques sets the Director’s mind on a self-empowering tour to take in the Actor’s personality, mold it, motivate it and tune it into what he wants for the scene. I recommend John’s workshop to Directors looking to explore ways of getting the best out of their own talent and the individual talents of their cast."

- Wael Shentenawy

"This was one of the best experiences of my life and I’m not just saying that to be nice. I will construct an email that qualifies this statement and expresses my gratitude."

- Marta Bartowski

"My best to you, the Centre for the Arts, and all that you have going on, artistic and personal."

- Jeff Roop