PEM Intensive I
This two-day intensive acting masterclass teaches PEM’s acclaimed, body-based approach to accessing authentic emotion through your innate biological system.
Rather than relying on emotional recall or personal trauma, PEM trains actors to work physically, allowing emotion to arise safely, quickly, and repeatably under real performance conditions.
In this emotion masterclass, you’ll learn how to:
Through carefully developed, body-focused exercises, you will open your instrument, release habitual blocks, and expand your emotional and expressive capacity—without emotional burnout.
Los Angeles – Dec 5 & 6
10am–5pm each day
West Hollywood (venue TBD)
With PEM Teacher Krishna Smitha
Your Teacher
Krishna Smitha
Krishna Smitha is a Los Angeles based stage, film, television, and voice actor, producer, and PEM teacher. Theatre credits include ‘Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo’ (Theatre Three), ‘Scintilla’ (Road Theatre), ‘Residence Elsewhere’ (East West Players), ‘Fruition’ (Theatre of Note), and ‘We Are Among Us’ (Pacific Resident Theatre). She is a company member at the Road Theatre where she helped produce the Summer Playwrights Festival for several years. Television credits include NCIS, Platonic, Morning Show, This is Us, and Silicon Valley. Film credits include The Book of the Witch, Dead Dawn, and Silt. Voice over credits include an array of anime favorites. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA.
Come get to know PEM in this 2-hour introductory workshop.
PEM Intensive I focuses on the foundations of PEM emotion work, providing actors with a clear, physical pathway into emotion.
You will learn how to physically access and explore all six core PEM emotions:
You will also learn how to transition organically between emotions, unlocking greater nuance, flexibility, and creative possibility in performance.
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PEM’s approach extends beyond performance technique alone.
By working directly with the body’s emotional system, this method supports:
The result is not only stronger work on stage and screen, but a more sustainable emotional practice for life as an actor.
Testimonial
“Just the small amount that I have had of PEM has given me an ocean of depth to explore.”
Jenny Ledel
Actor, Playwright
No prior experience with PEM is required. This workshop is appropriate for both emerging and experienced actors who are ready to deepen their emotional craft.
This workshop is designed for actors seeking a proven alternative to psychological techniques; offering reliable, embodied access to emotion without relying on emotional recall or personal trauma
PEM Intensive I is particularly well suited for:
PEM Intensive I is the most effective alternative for actors who want a clear, physical pathway into authentic emotion; designed for repeatability, safety, and artistic depth.
No prior PEM experience is required. Actors of varying experience levels are welcome.
Yes. PEM uses a physical, body-based approach designed to avoid emotional mining or personal trauma.
The techniques taught are designed to support both subtle and intense emotional work for stage and screen.
“From my first contact with PEM, I knew it was a game changing approach to acting – one that foregrounds the actor’s health and wellbeing without sacrificing rigor and expansion. I’m honoured to be the first certified teacher in the United States.”
Blake Hackler
Actor, Chair and Head of Acting,
SMU, Dallas,
Director of Yale University’s Summer
Conservatory for Actors, Certified PEM Instructor
