Pricing
$260 plus GST
Location: Nanaimo
IN PERSON Spotlight Studio
Ages 16 +
Dates & Times
Tuesdays - 7-9 pm
May 13 th - June 17 th 2025
Sept 16 th - Oct 21 st 2025
Nov 4 th - Dec 9 th 2025
Jan 20 th - Feb 24 th 2026
Mar 31 st - May 5 th 2026
May 12 th - June 16 th 2026
note: for classes with advanced dates please message us using the chat button at the bottom of the screen.
Details
Build your foundation of acting skills. We will be diving into working the actors instrument, script analysis, and genuinely connecting with allowing your authentic self to shine through in your performances.
Instructor: Leslie Hopps DeSchutter
Born & raised in Vancouver, BC Leslie is delighted to now call Nanaimo home. She began her professional career at 14, appearing in Mavor Moore's original adaptation of A Christmas Carol for Carousel Theatre.
Leslie has performed on stages throughout Canada, appeared in numerous film & television productions including SUPERNATURAL, HBO’s A GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE, THE HAUNTING HOUR, JOHN DOE, opposite Dominic Purcell, and POLICE ACADEMY THE SERIES.
Leslie acted as an off-camera audition reader for some of Vancouver's top casting directors, and took home The Wild Rose Independent Film Festival Best Actress Award for her leading role in the techno-future short film SPANK.
She and her husband, Thomas are the proud parents of twin girls.
In addition to her New York studies Leslie has trained with some of Vancouver’s top acting instructors, as well as the acclaimed acting coach, Larry Moss and the late Joe Palese from the Los Angeles Actors Space.
She is thrilled to share her passion of the performing arts with her new community.