Letters of reference are linked at the bottom.

Tres super fun! Loved it!

Olivia was very helpful. She was always willing to spend one-on-one time with students who needed help.

A very hardworking teacher, who engages the class with personal emotion and stories that make us understand what is expected of us. Very passionate teacher, can always speak to her for help or she would initiate it with you.

Olivia was a great teacher and really inspired me and motivated me. She always found something positive in everyone’s work and then told them how to build on that to improve. One of my favorite teachers at York. I would rate Olivia an 11 out of 10!

Amazing instructor. Really knows the subject matter. Very prepared for each class. Would take any course taught by Olivia Olsen.

This was an amazing course! Olivia is an excellent instructor, who brought her own experience and techniques to each class. She knows the subject matter extremely well and I feel I learned quite a lot about my voice and myself from this course.

Olivia gave me the most useful feedback of all instructors in every theatre course at York. She really went out of her way to encourage everyone to do better and the info she gave has really helped me in my approach to acting.

Olivia was fantastic. One of the best theatre teachers I have had. She helped everyone work on improving their weaknesses without singling them out.

Best professor I have ever had so far in University! Very encouraging, knows her material and knows how to convey the material to every student.

I have had different experiences in theatre, none so amazing as this.

By far the best course I have taken at York! I loved it!

Olivia shows great love of her craft. She is extremely encouraging and motivating. She made me realize just how much I was capable of. Olivia should be the head of the Theatre Department. BRAVO!

It wasn’t just about acting, but truly about understanding Shakespeare through body and mind. The amount I learned in this class will help me in so many ways, both as an actor and a human being.

Olivia was absolutely inspirational. Her methods and enthusiasm were so motivating. She was very encouraging and challenged everyone to do their best. I really enjoyed having the privilege to work with Olivia.

Olivia’s knowledge of the material was unbelievable. She is respectful of all students which makes the class a pleasure to be in.

I really enjoyed the approach Olivia had to Shakespeare’s texts. It made me grow as an actor very much. I would recommend this course to everyone interested in acting.

This course is fabulous. There should be more like it. Olivia clearly has her student’s best interest at heart.

I feel honored to have learned from such a talented actor and teacher and a wonderful person.

I think this course was probably the greatest learning experience in my four years at York University.

Olivia is one of the best teachers I have had at York. All of her exercises were very relevant and expanded my skills greatly. She is patient and takes initiative to learn where each student can improve and guides them towards this improvement.

Very inspiring and I’ve come a long way in terms of my process to developing any role.

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Reference letter, East 15 Acting School, Essex.

Reference letter, Dean Close School, Cheltenham

Reference letter, Tooba Physical Theatre Centre