Chubbuck Inside Out: Foundations
The first six steps — the architecture that gives a scene its direction and makes your performance personal and accessible.
- Overall objective
- Scene objective
- Obstacles
- Substitution
- Inner objects
- Beats and actions
Intensive workshop · 2 days · Geneva · English edition
The Two-Day Chubbuck IntensiveYou already have the talent. Let's build the method.
Two days to make your preparation your own: the twelve steps of the Chubbuck Technique, worked on the floor, on a scene assigned to you.
28 – 29 November 2026
10:00 – 18:00
Geneva
12 spots · no auditors
Early rate CHF 300 until 1 November included · CHF 350 after
The Chubbuck Technique is used by
- Sylvester Stallone
- Ryan Gosling
- Halle Berry
- Charlize Theron
- Aubrey Plaza
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Eva Mendes
- Travis Fimmel
and many more.
What the job asks of you today
Today, most of your preparation happens alone. A phone on a tripod, no director, no one to help you make the strongest choices.
So you could take a scene in any direction. What most actors are missing is the preparation itself: a process you can apply to any scene, one that sets you apart from the other candidates. Being invited for a self-tape or an audition is already a win. So how do you make the choices that turn it into a booking?
The programme
What the two days give you
You arrive with a scene and an assigned partner, and you work on the floor, putting into practice a technique that will change the way you work and help you book roles.
Chubbuck Inside Out: Bringing it to life
The remaining six steps, then an afternoon given to full runs of every scene, with all twelve steps in play.
- Moment before
- Place and fourth wall
- Doings
- Inner monologue
- Previous circumstances
- Letting it go
In the language the job is in
More and more Swiss actors audition in English. Productions are going international. Worked in the language you are actually auditioning in, the technique gets sharper.
The intensive runs in two editions. This one is taught entirely in English, on 28 and 29 November. Prefer to work in French? Join the French edition on 21 and 22 November.
You leave with
A fully worked scene
A scene taken through all twelve steps, rehearsed with your partner and performed in full on the floor.
The ability to break down any script
A repeatable process you can apply on your own, before a self-tape or a shoot.
Individual notes on your work
Precise feedback on your work, given throughout the two days, run after run.
A one-to-one conversation
A private conversation about your work and where to take it next.
Who it's for
Actors with training or professional experience who want a structured, repeatable way to prepare, for self-tapes, auditions and set.
No prior knowledge of the Chubbuck Technique is needed. Seats are by application, so the room is made up of people at a similar level of commitment.
Your teacher
Christophe Tek, an actor working in French and English
His credits include Emily in Paris, The Old Guard 2, The Great, Engrenages and Valerian. After starting out at Cours Florent, he worked for ten years with Jack Waltzer of the Actors Studio. He is certified by Ivana Chubbuck, with whom he continues to study. He founded Arthouse Acting Studio in Geneva to bring that training to actors working here.
- Emily in ParisNetflix
- The Old Guard 2Netflix
- The GreatHulu
- EngrenagesCanal+
- ValerianLuc Besson
- CertifiedIvana Chubbuck
Practical information
| Dates | Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 November 2026 |
| Hours | 10:00 – 18:00 each day |
| Place | Geneva — exact venue to be confirmed |
| Group | 12 participants, no auditors |
| Language | English — French edition on 21–22 November |
| Fee | CHF 350 for the two days |
| Early rate | CHF 300 for the two days, for applications confirmed up to and including 1 November |
| Payment | CHF 150 deposit on acceptance; balance by 12 November |
| Cancellation | Full refund until 6 November. After that, your seat transfers to a future edition. |
| Included | Workbook, scene material, individual notes, one-to-one feedback |
| Travelling? | Actors come from across Switzerland and beyond. We'll help you find accommodation at a preferential rate. |
How to apply
- Fill in the short application form below.
- We reply within 48 hours.
- If there's a place for you, a CHF 150 deposit confirms it.
- You receive your scene and your partner's details no later than 5 November — two weeks to learn the lines and rehearse.
- The balance is due by 12 November. Applications close on 14 November, or earlier if the group is full.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know the Chubbuck Technique already?
No. The two days take you through all twelve steps from the beginning. We recommend getting Ivana Chubbuck's book The Power of the Actor, written in English and also available in German and French (we can provide a copy).
Do I need to bring a scene partner?
No. We pair participants and send each pair a scene.
What do I need to prepare?
Learn your lines and, if possible, rehearse once or twice with your partner before the first day — in person or by video call.
Can I attend only one day?
No. Day 2 builds directly on day 1, so the intensive is booked as a whole.
Can I come and observe?
No. Everyone in the room works. That's part of what makes the two days effective.
Which language will I work in?
English: all scenes in this edition are in English. To work in French, join the French edition on 21–22 November.
What happens afterwards?
The intensive is also the way into the studio's weekly training in Geneva. If you join within 30 days, your intensive fee is credited against your first month.
Application
Application form
A method that stays with you. We reply within 48 hours.