Testimonials
Actors and writers share their experiences with April Yvette Thompson. Each story names the class or coaching behind the work.
Juan Francisco Villa
Actor, Writer
Class / coaching:
Emotional Type Technique™ · Acting and career development
“April, she helped me connect all the parts of my artistic soul.”
Juan describes moving from no TV or film credits to five episodic, guest and film roles after April’s class. He also shares how committing to his artistic goals helped him pursue an MFA in television screenwriting.
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Susan Heyward
“The Boys” star
Class / coaching:
Emotional Type Technique™ · Acting
“The last three roles that I have booked, I used the tools I learned in April’s class.”
Susan shares how she applies the Emotional Type Technique to her acting work and career.
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Hilary Ward
Actor, Writer, Producer · NCIS, The Fosters, Sharp Objects
Class / coaching:
DreamingOutLoud Emotional Type Technique™ · Acting and creating your own work
“As my inner reality shifted, my experience in the business began to shift.”
Hilary describes using the Emotional Type work to recognize what she brings to a role, develop her own writing and take a more active role in the direction of her career.
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Brittany Mirabile
Actor · The Purge: Election Year
Class / coaching:
Private coaching · Emotional Type Technique™ and Film/TV branding
Brittany’s story began with weekly private coaching. She worked with April to identify her emotional range and bring that clarity to her headshots, press kit and conversations with representatives. Four months into that work, she booked a principal role in The Purge 3. In the video, she explains why she chose to study with April.
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Angela Lewis
Aunt Louie on FX’s Snowfall
Class / coaching:
Emotional Type / Emotional Chords · Badass Business Strategy Mastermind · Badass Writers
“I can play more than just what I look like.”
Angela explains how the three programs worked together: identifying her emotional range, communicating it to her team through business strategy, and learning to create her own content through writing.
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