Too often students leave their acting teachers either too early or too late, no matter how good or bad the teacher—whether it’s for money, insecurity, lack of time and/or commitment, or maybe a desire to be in a class with a friend somewhere else. On average, for every 20 students who start a class, in about a year, eight will still be studying with that teacher or anyone. I suggest that whether you stay or go, you do so for the right reasons.
The first way to help you not waste time and money is to do your research and audit several teachers, as well as techniques before you enroll. I have an article on Backstage and a video on my YouTube channel that can help guide you to make a better teacher choice.
If you are in a professional class with an empowering teacher and you see your improvement and that of the other students, then you should stay put for at least a year or two before quitting the class and/or starting up with another teacher.
Here are a few reasons you might want to quit training with your acting teacher, and suggestions as to how to handle the situation.
1. If you want to quit because you can’t afford it, here are my suggestions:
Ask the teacher if you can be an assistant for that
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