Theodora Voutsa

Theodora has been an actress, producer, director and coach for the past 20 years.

She comes from a family of artists.  Her father is an actor for the last 65 years and a living legend in Greece.  Theodora published her book "Thoughts of my father" three years ago- in 2011, which was embraced warmly by the public. 

Theodora left Greece at the age of 16 to study acting in New York city.  She received her BFA in Acting and BA in Production and Communication.  She worked in Off Broadway theatres in New York for several years.

She travelled the world.  Returning to Greece she starred in seven sitcoms on national Greek television, collaborated with the National Theatre of Northern Greece, starred in plays by Moliere, Shaksepeare, Bellei, Feydeau, Williams, O' Neil, Coward, Greek classics and many others.  Her film career began with the participation in the A. David film "the Free Diver" with C. Rutherford ( "Gosford Park", "Stardom"), J. Nelson ( "St. Elmo's Fire", "Suddenly Susan"), A. Baldwin ( "Chuck", "Serenity") and Dominique Swain ( "Lolita").  She founded her own production company and produced web series, radio shows, plays and short films.

Theodora studied with acclaimed success and acting coaches in Los Angeles and New York. She also studied Personal Development in Athens, Greece.

Theodora travelled the world and worked in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Athens.  She lived in Rome where she continued to produce her own plays, direct and teach the Los Angeles Method Workshops.  In Italy she is represented by Studio Effe.

Theodora currently lives in Amsterdam.  She produced and directed Oedipus Rex- World Premiere in Amsterdam, under the patronage of the Greek Embassy in the Netherlands and the support of the University of Amsterdam and teh National Greek Organisation of Tourism.  Oedipus Rex, with a cast of 29 International Artists.  The production is part of the Los Angeles Method Acting Workshop.

She recently presented her Method, the Los Angeles Method, at the 4th International Scientific Conference in Aristotle University in Greece.

She is the founder and creator of the International Theatre in English in the Netherlands and the founder and creator of TheodoraVoutsaProductions Foundation in the Netherlands.

Theodora is currently workingon the upcoming production of "Antigone".

www.theodoravoutsa.com

You are the Olive Tree.

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Imagine you are a strong, rich, generous, beautiful and fruitful Olive Tree. olive Trees are loved trees because of the rich gifts they offer. They live for hundreds of years and offer food, shade, materials, life. Do not forget that the Olive Tree was the gift that Goddess Athena, the Goddess of wisdom, offered the Athenians as a symbol of life and abundance.

You are that Olive Tree. At first you are a small seed. No one can tell you are an Olive Tree, not even you. You are thinking "I am just a tiny dot. How can I offer food to so many people, olive oil and shade and protection for years to come? I will not make it! I am just a tiny seed!" And you get scared and overwhelmed with what lies ahead, all the responsibilities and demands. 

These are your limiting beliefs. These are your Confining Convictions, the false "programs you have downloaded" along your way.

The work we do with The Los Angeles Method reprograms all these Confining Convictions, these thoughts that you have accepted as facts, and liberates you from what weighs you down. 

That is how we plant the seed- You- into a rich and nourishing soil. Then we work on your values, anti values, habits and more- the nutrients that will help you rise strong and tall and rich. We work on releasing any unwanted elements that are weighing you down. 

Now that you have your "roots" well planted in a rich and supporting "soil", we work on your goals, in the most creative way- using a combination of Acting and Personal Development Techniques. 

We use Acting Techniques and games to give you the tools to create any "Role" you want to play in life and achieve any "scene objective" you want.

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Are you looking for a Role Model?

We all need inspiration, we all need someone to look up to and use as an example. I do not mean someone to copy and replicate. You need to be you, your authentic you, in order to succeed. I am talking about someone who can inspire you to become the person you were meant to be.

Manoj Bhargava is an entrepreneur with net worth of 4 billion dollars. He decided to give 90% of his fortune to charity and research for making the world a better place.

In the short film that follows, you can see what his work has offered so far. In the "shop" that he has created, scientists and innovators have build the "Free Electricity". A bicycle which you pedal for an hour and gives you back electricity for 24 hours. The only side effects, as Bhargava puts it, are you getting stronger and healthier.

Manoj Bhargava was asked what makes a successful entrepreneur, his answer: " Common Sense and a Sense of Urgency." 

Common sense comes from your Authentic Self. The way I understand Bhargava's words is that the common sense should stem from you, not from the confining convictions and the "programs" you have downloaded from society while growing up. Common Sense is the answer to the question "What do I want?". Not your mother, your school teacher, your friends or society. What do you want in your heart? Once you figure that out, the common sense is the only way to get to it. "Of course this is what I need to do!" That "A ha!" moment.

Knowing who you are and what you want, finding your voice as we say at The Los Angeles Method, is good but it is not enough. You need action, you need to act on your life. The action comes from the "sense of urgency". How much do you want it and WHY do you want it? 

"Achieving my goal is a matter of life and death. If I do not succeed I will lose everything". This is how high the stakes need to be for you. As the story goes: "The tiger was chasing the rabbit. The tiger was running for its food, the rabbit was running for its life. The rabbit won."

What is your goal and why do you want to achieve it?

Leave your comment below. Inspire us. We would love to hear what you have to say. 

Who are your role models?

How well do I know myself? [template] [free test]

How well do I know myself?

When I ask participants of The Los Angeles Method this question, the answer is usually "pretty well."

"Pretty well" is ok if you want to follow life and react to the circumstances of your reality.

If you want to create the circumstances of your reality and Lead your Life, instead of following, then you need to know your self very well. You need to understand who you are, why you do the things you do, what motivates you. You need to understand what your "voice" is and what it is you have to tell the world.

"An unexamined life is not worth living". Socrates

Go on an adventure. Take a look at something new, tale a look at something old in a new way. Click on the link below and download, with no email registration or "strings attached", the free test from The Los Angeles Method. This is our gift to you.

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Reality is not what we think it is. You are reading this now probably sitting at your desk, waiting for the tram, drinking coffee... You are certain that you are standing still. You are certain your coffee is not shaking, that advertising stand by the tram stop is standing still and you are not shaking left and right. You are standing still, motionless, at your position.

Yet the earth, the planet on which you are standing, the place you call home, is revolving around its axis, as you are reading this, at a speed of 107.000 km/hr! That is very fast! 

Have you ever been on a merry go round? How fast did it go? The limit on the highway is 180, maybe 200 km/hr? At this moment you are standing on a merry go round that revolves at the speed of 107.000 km/hr! Yet you feel nothing, not one hair on your head is moving. 

So which is the reality? What is the truth? Are you moving or are you still?

When you say "I know myself" is it the truth or is a lie? The follow up question is "Which self do you think you know?" The one who "downloaded" all these limiting beliefs and confining convictions from his environment or are you talking about your Authentic Self? That part of you which can never be wrong?

You are perfect, you are unique and you are special! You are the creator of your reality. The only thing you have to do to take your power back is to find your voice and act on your life.

If you are interested in taking action, contact me and we will figure out together the map you need to follow to achieve your goals.

Once you take The Los Angeles Method free test, please leave a comment and let me know what you discovered. I am very interested in hearing your thoughts.

Thank you for your attention and time.

Take care and enjoy :)