Master the Chubbuck Acting Technique with Acting Coach Romy Irene.
Acting Classes
We offer three distinct acting classes, each meticulously designed to assist you in your acting journey.
Actor Classes
Aspiring and professional actors can elevate their craft through expert training, scene study, and the transformative Chubbuck Technique. Our classes provide hands-on coaching to develop emotional depth, confidence, and authenticity in every performance.
Director Classes
Empower your vision by learning how to guide actors to deliver high-stakes, compelling performances. Our coaching helps directors refine communication skills, enhance storytelling, and build dynamic, emotionally resonant scenes.
Private Coaching
Get personalized coaching tailored to your unique acting journey. Whether preparing for auditions, refining a role, or deepening character work, our one-on-one sessions provide expert guidance to help you unlock your full potential as a performer.
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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, specializing in transformative, emotionally charged performances. She is best known for being Europe’s first accredited Chubbuck Acting Coach, a title that signifies her direct mentorship under Ivana Chubbuck, one of Hollywood’s most influential acting coaches.
With over 17 years of experience, Romy has established herself as a go-to acting coach for professional actors, directors, and filmmakers 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.
Her coaching is deeply rooted in the Chubbuck Technique, a 12-step acting method designed to help actors tap into their personal experiences and use them as fuel for powerful performances. Rather than relying solely on traditional methods like imagination or substitution, the Chubbuck Technique trains actors to use real-life emotions in a way that is both organic and psychologically layered.
She has worked with some of the most talented European actors, including Rifka Lodeizen, Melody Klaver, Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Sinem Kavus, and Sallie Harmsen, 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
These are some of the kind words actors have spoken about Romy Irene.
Melody Klaver
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.
Yehuda Nahari Halevi
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
Sallie Harmsen
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.
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…!
Rifka Lodeizen
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.
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!
Frans Mouton
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.
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.
We have many more Testimonials from leading professionals in the industry.
Workshops
Find out more about our upcoming workshops that are taking place.
Intensive Chubbuck Technique Workshop for Directors and Actors
This workshop offers you the opportunity to work with the groundbreaking Chubbuck technique, which helps you make profound and interesting game choices. The workshop requires at least 6 hours of preparation and two intensive days in a group. It is…
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