The Work

Classes &
Private Coaching

“Actors who don’t know he exists are missing out and every actor at all levels could benefit from some time with Rob. I am forever changed.”

— Micaela Wittman, Actress (Claire in Clairevoyant, Remy in Remy and Arlette)

My Art of Not Acting classes are not about adding more technique to your work. They are about removing everything that isn’t true.

This is a space for actors with the courage to step outside their comfort zone — and discover performances, roles, and parts of themselves they didn’t even know were available.

Because what shows up when you stop performing… is far more powerful than what you’ve been taught to construct.

Self-trust replaces doubt. Instinct replaces control. Truth replaces effort. And that shift doesn’t just change your acting. It changes your career.

Scene Study — NYC In Person

July 8, 15, 22, 29 · New York City · Limited to 10 Actors

The class is not a workshop or a seminar. It is a working room. We bring material — great writing, scenes that demand something real — and we go into them without a net. Actors bring their best preparation and then let it go, because preparation is not performance. What happens in the room is what matters.

Students get a considerable amount of time each class to explore, perform, and refine their craft — far more than the 15–20 minutes typical of most scene study classes.

“I’ve never missed teaching one acting class, for any reason, in over ten years.”

$450 · 4 sessions

Scene Study — Zoom

Thursdays · 1–4pm EDT · Ongoing

The same working room, available worldwide. Robert works with talented actors from all over the world — East Coast, West Coast, Europe — in the online class.

No technique required. No audition for most students — send your resume and reel and Robert will let you know if the fit is right.

$395 · 4 sessions

Private Coaching

One-on-One · In Person or Video

One-on-one sessions built around where you are right now: an audition, a role you’re developing, a pattern that keeps getting in your way.

Private work tends to go deeper and faster than class, because there is nowhere to hide and no one else to watch. What happens in a private session is between you, the material, and the truth of the moment.

Recent work includes Bob Wisdom in Dark Wolf.

Industry

I’ve known Robert Colt for well over thirty years. Although many know him as a gifted acting coach and mentor, I think of him as one of the more talented actors I’ve known.

Back in the early eighties, I was Director of Casting for ABC in New York. Robert auditioned for me for a series I was casting and although he wasn’t quite right for the role, I was extremely impressed. He reminded me at the time of a better-looking Robert DeNiro. Years later, as a talent manager here in LA, a young James Franco auditioned for my partners and me. We signed him on the spot and I remember thinking of Robert after watching James’ scene in my office. They both had the same intensity and depth to the characters they portrayed.

Randy James Former Director of Casting, ABC New York · Talent Manager, Los Angeles
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