Klara Hricik

Principal Lecturer - Acting

Klara Hricik (she/they) trained at Point Park University, graduating with a BA in Theatre (Musical Theatre & Directing), and at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where she obtained an MFA in Actor Training and Coaching (distinction). Their practice centers the wellbeing of students while enhancing the quality and efficacy of their acting training. Klara has been a visiting lecturer at various institutions including the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Rose Bruford, and East 15 Acting School. Klara has worked as a director, music director, and actor in the United States and was the assistant to Katie Mitchell on a directing short course at Central.

Klara focuses their research on neuroinclusive accessible approaches to performance training at the pedagogical and institutional levels. She has presented these ideas at several international conferences and is set to co-edit Stanislavsky and Neurodiversity for Routledge (projected 2026). Klara has also written a blog post for Theatre, Dance, and Performance Training’s blog and was a guest editor on TDPT’s special issue of Training Grounds on ‘Training and Feeling’.

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