Master the Chubbuck Acting Technique with Acting Coach Romy Irene
Acting Classes
We offer classes and private coaching for actors and directors
Actors
Take your craft to the next level through in-depth scene study and the powerful Chubbuck Technique. Our hands-on acting classes guide you in creating authentic, dynamic characters that truly move your audience.
Directors
Empower your vision by mastering how to guide actors to deliver authentic, compelling performances. We help you to enhance communication with actors, elevate storytelling, and craft dynamic, emotionally impactful scenes.
Private Coaching
Get personalized coaching designed for your unique acting journey. Whether you’re preparing for auditions, refining a role, or deepening character analysis, our one-on-one sessions help you unlock your full potential.
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Ivana Chubbuck
Founder of the Chubbuck Technique
“Romy has a profound understanding of my technique and human behaviour. With her intuition and eye for detail, she gives actors effective tools to use their own personal experiences and recreate interesting and dynamic characters with many psychological layers“
Empowering Actors and Directors
Empowering Actors & Filmmakers with Hollywood-Level Training in the Heart of Europe
Romy Irene is an internationally recognized acting coach based in Amsterdam. As Europe’s first accredited Chubbuck Acting Coach, Romy has been personally trained by Ivana Chubbuck, one of Hollywood’s most influential acting coaches.
With almost 20 years of experience, Romy has established herself as a go-to acting coach for professional actors, directors, and screenwriters seeking to push artistic boundaries and deliver emotionally compelling performances. Her expertise lies in guiding actors to access deep, psychologically complex emotions, enabling them to bring authenticity, intensity, and vulnerability to their roles.
At the core of Romy’s coaching is the Chubbuck Technique, a 12-step acting method that teaches actors to use emotions not as an end result, but as a driving force toward a goal. Instead of letting pain, insecurities, or fears create self-destructive behaviors, actors learn to transform them into fuel for action, empowerment, and breakthrough performances.
Romy Irene has worked with some of the most talented actors in and outside of Europe, including Sallie Harmsen, Matteo Franco, Yehuda Nahari Halevi, Rifka Lodeizen, Melody Klaver, Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuijzen, and Sinem Kavus, all of whom have delivered critically acclaimed performances in film and television.
Beyond individual coaching, Romy is committed to elevating the European acting community, bridging the gap between Hollywood-level training and European film and theater traditions. Her students consistently praise her for her depth of knowledge, direct yet nurturing approach, and ability to unlock an actor’s full potential.
With a growing reputation in both the Dutch and international acting industries, Romy Irene is shaping the next generation of actors and directors, helping them develop the skills necessary to deliver high-stakes, emotionally gripping performances that captivate audiences worldwide.
Testimonials
Read what actors and directors say about Romy Irene
Celine Verbeeck
During my Chubbuck classes with Romy, I got to know myself better, not only as a performer, but especially as a person. Romy creates a safe, warm environment where there is room for discovery through trial and error. The Chubbuck technique and Romy give me the foundation I need time and time again, which gives me a lot of confidence and energy as an actress. Every class is a new adventure, and I can’t wait to continue growing together.
Dewi Reijs
Thanks to Romy’s Chubbuck lessons, I have discovered a deeper layer in my acting as an actress. I also go to auditions with more confidence.
Poal Cairo
Thanks to Romy my bag of emotional stones became a bag of tools that I can use in my acting and in my life.
Roel Dirven
Thanks to the Chubbuck Technique and Romy’s guidance over the last few years, I have been able to bring tremendous depth to my work. Romy is extremely sharp and analytical and gives you the safety to explore the darker sides of yourself, making your work more interesting, successful and human. She creates a safe environment in which you as an actor dare to tap into your darker side and deepest fears. She has keen powers of observation; senses exactly what a scene needs and knows how to get it out of her actors in a penetrating, yet loving way.
Cyriel Guds
Romy is a good listener so she has a good understanding of how to guide you as an actor. There is no ‘Teacher Ego’ so you feel free and safe to share personal things that will further your work as an actor. Romy is open-minded, but most of all a woman with a big heart. I hope she continues to coach actors for a very long time.
Nanette Drazic
I am absolutely convinced that Romy has opened a door to infinite growth in my profession. Ivana Chubbuck’s technique is a technique of courage, hope and self-knowledge and makes you not only a better actor but a better person, if you dare…!
Claire Schuyffel
Romy is an amazing teacher; she doesn’t just give you feedback, she really works and thinks WITH you, to make sure you reach your highest potential. The technique has done so many amazing things for me; it has literally changed my acting. Recently, I asked Romy for help when a very important audition came up for a part in War Horse that I had wanted since I first saw the play years ago. Thanks to the technique and Romy’s help… I got the part! After each round of auditions I called Romy, she was so supportive and always gave me advice for the next round. My dream has come true and I am forever grateful!
Mehrnoush Rahmani
The Chubbuck Technique has had a far-reaching impact not only on my playing, but on my entire life. For not only does it enable me to tap into my deepest souls when I play, but the technique also gives me life energy! This has to do with the essence of the technique: choose to keep fighting for your goal, despite great difficulties. Use your pain as a driving force to pursue your passion in life.The impact of this is not limited to the lessons. It fuels a fire in me! And that is also because of Romy. She is one of the best teachers, I know. She sees everything, names it crystal clear, gives me exactly the clues I need, and it feels very familiar to open up with her. The book ‘The Power of the Actor’ already provides great tools. But Romy is the one who really makes the technique come alive in practice.
We have many more Testimonials from leading professionals in the industry.
Workshops
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