"Practical Aesthetics is like having a very cool secret weapon as an actor. It is spontaneous and specific at the same time and can offer a terrifying but ultimately exhilarating experience for performance."

Rose Byrne, actor, Marie Antoinette, Damages

"Practical Aesthetics has definitely been an invaluable tool in the ever-changing and inexplicable process of bringing characters to life."

Damian Walshe-Howling, actor, Underbelly

"Truth being our final destination - Practical Aesthetics promptly encourages encounters between actors that traverse the imaginary and ground us firmly and unashamedly in the reality of doing - which is after all what acting is."

Nico Lathouris, Dramaturge

"Practical Aesthetics is the best no frills approach to riveting acting. I loved your classes Melissa and I'm glad I travelled so far to participate, I don't feel the need to travel to New York to pursue this method because I feel we have one of the best advocates of Practical Aesthetics right here in Australia!"

Greg Pandelidis, actor, Melbourne

"Practical Aesthetics was the first approach to 'not acting' that finally satisfied all those lingering doubts hovering around my instincts. A true Eureka! moment."

Lee Biolos, actor/director

"Practical Aesthetics gives an immediate FOCUS to the actor. It impacted not only on my mental understanding of the text, but the way I physically FELT while working on scenes. It's a fantastic discipline with a generous and highly intelligent team of teachers."

Natasha Beaumont, actor

"Practical Aesthetics is a great tool not only for actors, but also for writers and directors who want to access a clear, precise way to analyse their scripts scene by scene."

Daniel Krige, actor/director/writer