"I remember once when I first started the Lab, I had said to you I wanted
to become a 'black Meryl Streep'. Since being with the Lab you have changed that for me. I have found another
idol and that is within me. Now I want to become 'Skyler Cooper the Actor'. You have taught me that greatness
lies within each of us. That we can look to ourselves for our inspiration if we trust that it is there and have faith
in it. Thank you for giving me the sight to see it. Thank you for walking your talk. Thank you for your
love and respect. Thank you for being you."
Skyler Cooper, Stage and Film Actor
Graduate of the Bennett TheatreLab
"Phil Bennett is a true master of the Stanislavski technique of psyhchophysical behavior. My experience
with Phil was extraordinary. His knowledge of The System and the use of Active Analysis is astounding. Not
only is his understanding profound, but so is his teaching and directing.
Phil has a way of communicating his knowledge by evoking actors to actively explore and discover their
instrument. Phil is a truth seeker in his teaching and in his students. He encourages others to search deeply
within themselves and to tell the truth by way of the human spirit. I have been truly blessed and am grateful to have
worked with Phil Bennett. His type of teaching is so rare."
Chris Koval
Lab Graduate and Actor/Writer
