Alexander Ananasso

Actor, VO Artist/Director, Role-play Actor, Acting Coach, Playwright, Theatre Director

London, England, United Kingdom

About

"Everything I am has to do with Healing" Actor, Role-Play Actor, Acting Coach, Theatre Director, Playwright. VoiceOver Artist, Director and Coach. Mental Health fan and Applied Theatre enthusiast. His coaching goal is a blend of acting training and personal development. Founder and Coach at Strasberg Campus. Founder and Artistic Director of the Italian London Short Film Festival (IL Film Festival). Twice Winner of Best Actor and 4 Nominations (Oniros Film Awards 2020 and Best Actor Gold Award New York 2020). Professional working actor, with training and extensive experience in stage, cinema, voice acting and business/corporate, offering the following services to actors and businesses: - Public Speaking - Role-Play simulations - Business Coaching - Confidence tips - Acting Coaching - Strasberg Method - Last but not least... Acting! Website: alexanderananasso.com IMDb: www.imdb.com/name/nm3747284/ Spotlight: www.spotlight.com/0699-8941-9115 e-Talenta: www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/alexander-ananasso

Experience

  • Acting Coach & Personal Growth Facilitator at Method Campus
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Alexander is in charge of the growth of his class every term at the Campus. His holistic approach has a focus on both acting training and personal development.

  • Drama Teacher at Strasberg Campus
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    A unique training with a central focus on the Strasberg/Adler Method: a few exercises and areas of work to follow. Strasberg/Adler/Batson/Viscardi The Actor’s Intimacy Training: Private Moment, Celebration, Phone Call, Lost & Found, Animal, Place of Defeat. The Character’s Intimacy Training: Private Moment, Phone Call, Animal, Tragic Flaw. Interview to the Character (basic) and Journalist Report (advanced) Improvisation: group and solo Sense memory (danger, fear, advantage, success, calm, etc.) Freedom Circle: dance, play and free up your Inner Child Close-up training (using a character to work on yourself) Precedent Circumstances and PC Monologue The 4 Walls or the Circle of Protection The 2 sides of the 4th Wall Improvisations to explore behaviour and personal limits and improve listening and connection to the Need Visualisation exercises Meisner Repetition Independent activity Person at the door Script analysis The Story Arc (or Dramatic Arc) Divide the script and identify the 'bits' (Covered/Open/Exposed Need, Conflict, Operative) Substitutions The Lead, the secondary character, the Antagonist

  • Strut with Stella (London, United Kingdom)
    • Public Speaking and Confidence Coach
      Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

      Strut with Stella is hosted by Alessandro Ananasso and Stella Pecollo in London 3 times per year. Main subjects: - Confidence - Public Speaking - Drama tips - Meditation - Self-Awareness Direct to: - business people - actors and artists - anyone who feel they need a boost in confidence and self-awareness Public speaking Confidence, technique, tricks Train yourself or your staff in the best techniques to communicate with a big audience. - How to make yourself heard - How to sound confident and also how to be confident - How to avoid and dissimulate stress - How to stand or sit and what to do with your hands and body Guided Visualisations, tricks, technique, practical exercises, practice, simulations.

    • Public Speaking and Confidence Coach
      Mar 2017 - Jun 2017 · 4 mos

      Confidence workshops hosted by actors Alexander Ananasso and Stella Pecollo. Held every few months in London.

  • Acting Coach at PaleStrasberg
    Mar 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 4 mos

    Acting masterclasses in Rome based on the Strasberg Method Services offered: - 2-3 yearly masterclasses - workshops. - Strasberg training (Susan Batson and Strasberg exercises) - Private coaching - Monologue and scenes work - Actor's and Charachter's Intimacy workshops

  • Role-Play Actor at Interactive Learning Solutions
    Jun 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 1 mo

    Role-Play simulations (one of the clients: Lush) raining employees in Sales or difficult conversations with Role-Play simulations. Given a scenario and the roles being assigned, the simulated meeting takes place. Finally, giving feedback about the candidates' strong points, weaknesses and tricks that can be used to avoid and dissimulate stress and improve empathy. The steps: 1. Present the company and the goal 2. Identify the situation, in detail 3. Assign roles 4. Act out the scenario 5. Feed the candidate back 6. Report to the company