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.
Romy taught me to think (and act) from the actor’s perspective. What is needed to portray a character convincingly, to embody genuine emotions, and to arrive at logical, compelling actions that make a scene sparkle, feel authentic, and fit within the overall dramaturgy of the film? Her approach provides me, as a director, with greater insight and tools when it comes to directing actors: less focus solely on the cinematographic aspects of a scene, but in collaboration with actors, also focusing on the character’s motivations, actions, and goals to make the scene succeed. It also offers me, as a director, a pleasant mutual ‘language’ and understanding, which strengthens the collaboration with actors (and ultimately improves the results).
Working with Romy was amazing. She helped me get a deeper connection to my character and I believe that her steering me through the script has helped my performance a lot. I am excited to work with her again.
Romy is a true professional. I have had the opportunity to work on several scenes with her as an actor and can only say that the Chubbuck technique is a great addition to any actor’s arsenal. Romy has a keen sense of where your pain points are and knows how to make direct connections to your scene by asking pointed questions. This makes your character and scene breathe much more in a short period of time.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Thanks to Romy my bag of emotional stones became a bag of tools that I can use in my acting and in my life.
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.
Romy gives me clear tools to consciously use unconscious psychological processes from everyday life. This helps me to create interesting and layered characters. For many of my role in the series ‘Fighter’s Heart’ I worked intensively with her. The result of our hard work paid off. Laudatory press reviews emphatically talked about the layering and intensity of my character.
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…!
What is so unique about Romy is that she does far more than guide and facilitate the actor. She has the ability to connect with her students to the point of creating a safe bubble. In doing so, one can dredge up the deepest and most raw emotions from real life and harness what one can often describe as “that shit” in order to turn it to gold. She doesn’t just teach the technique and craft of acting; she teaches the individual how to be a better actor. To represent our unified humanity, an actor needs to understand their own. Romy walks this journey hand in hand with you, helping you to find the truth, so that you can offer it to others in your performance. Romy gets you to the point where you can let go and live your character’s life in the moment the director calls “action”. The Chubbuck technique is a harmonious marriage of craft and method. Romy is your facilitator and there is no better woman, whom I’ve worked with to do the job!
Unfortunately, it often happens that you are on your own as an actor on a film set because the director is busy with so much more than the actors. With one or more coaching sessions from Romy, I always come prepared, and know what I need to do to portray emotionally charged roles.
Romy is a super powerful and inspiring acting coach. The classes I took with her were spicy, honest, and raw – in the positive sense of the word. You have to have the guts to work with Romy, but I also think you have to have the guts to play interestingly. At least, to portray lifelike and unpredictable characters. To show unfiltered and unpolished all the facets of human drama. Romy goes much further than just trying to play ‘as realistically as possible’. She searches for the core, for the heart of the scene. Even if it’s comedy. That’s what she tries to steer you towards. And that’s exciting, but incredibly liberating afterwards. That, I think, is why we ultimately like to watch actors or why we like to play ourselves.
Romy is a great acting coach. Her classes are a safe place to experiment with the Chubbubck technique. She has a sharp eye and dares to push your boundaries, but at the same time is precise in her instructions. The Chubbuck technique is something I have been looking for all along. A technique with practical tools and concrete steps that serve to make the line between fiction and non-fiction as thin as possible and allow you to make games dangerous. Really dangerous, and scary, because you are working with everything that is you. The Chubbuck technique has opened the doors for me to a dimension that is infinite and both terrifies and excites me, both make me feel confident and incompetent: exactly the area you need to be in to grow. I am grateful: acting has become a great new journey for me.
Romy is an amazing teacher and a beautiful soul. She immediately connected with me on a profound level, which helped me access new depths in myself, reflected in my acting. I was so happy to work with her, and I highly recommend you do the same
Romy coached me for my rol in the series ‘Laura H’ and I am super grateful to her for that. Our sessions were intense and sometimes heavy, but they allowed me to dig deeper. Thanks to her guidance I was able to discober interesting layers in my character, which helped to win a ‘Golden Calf Award’!
Romy is committed, professional, and purpose-driven. My acting process has been profoundly enriched by the quality questions she’s been helping to raise. Working with her helped me deepen my exploration of my character, understand his universal nature, and find the fire to win. I couldn’t recommend enough working with her.
With her deep psychological insight and knowledge of the Chubbuck Technique, Romy has helped to deepen my acting skills and really grow as an actress. Working with her allows me to make characters deeper, more layered, and fuller. Romy is very professional and inspiring to work with and I will look forward to working with her many more times in the future.
