Jeff Wills (AEA) is a founding member of The Action Collective. Jeff is an actor, director, teacher and playwright. He earned his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Jeff has continued his studies in physical theatre and expanded into circus, Suzuki, Viewpoints, commedia dell’arte and clowning. He is a founding member of the circus/theatre group Kirkos, and the commedia dell’arte troupe Zuppa del Giorno, and frequently works as a teaching actor in NYU’s playwriting and film directing courses. He is a freelance teacher, and also instructs in the Electric Theatre Company’s Actor’s Conservatory.
Jeff’s favorite advice for the actor: Listen with your whole body, all the time. It’s a good way to be there for a scene partner, and the best practice in life for being open in performance.