"Ashley guides us through the class with such serenity. I love that we open up with breathing exercises and the chance to shake off what’s been happening in the day. She has a meticulous eye for detail in the scenes we read, and her adjustments always improve the pieces. It’s magical to watch actors transform their work under her direction."

“Ashley Rideaux is a powerful performer and a generous scene partner. She does her homework and takes bold risks all while being grounded and genuine. Being both deeply intuitive and skilled, as a teacher she will meet you where you’re at and guide you to where you want to be with compassion and clarity. Take this class!"

"Ashley makes you feel both safe and free at the same time. Through guided meditation or breathing exercises, she sets a grounding, calm tone for class that can be used pre-audition or anytime there’s anxiety. She’s also not afraid to get to the heart of the scene or find what’s holding an actor back from being their fully alive, creative, UNIQUE selves. My favorite quote of hers: ‘You’re the sky, everything else is just weather.’ I wish I had her as a teacher years ago!"

"Ashley is honestly one of the best teachers I’ve had for any subject. Her patience, focus, warmth, and snap creativity are remarkable, as is her ability to both guide AND accept her students’ visions, moving within them to foster growth instead of attempting to change, erase, or otherwise control the art that’s being created. I look forward to class every week because I know it’s a space where the risks I take will be welcomed and appreciated, which for me is everything as I go about honing my skills and bringing my voice into the film Industry."

"Ashley has a gift for coaxing artists into their vulnerability. She guides you to dig deeper into who you are as an artist and a person. As an artist, vulnerability is so intertwined with who you are and your work. When you discover what you’re hiding or not confronting, knowingly or unknowingly, it takes your work as an artist deeper to another level – if you allow it. It allows you to be present with you are and what you offer to the world. Ashley takes you on that journey with sincerity, ease, and care. And I will never be the same because of it."

"I absolutely adore Ashley as a model human being, as well as a powerful teacher in mindfulness. I’ve had the privilege to work with her in a few different courses at BGB. I always feel like she really sees me and listens to me, helping me explore how to make things specific to me, often resulting in a deeper personal connection with the material. I continue to take ongoing courses at BGB, and I’m always excited to work with Ashley because she persistently pushes me to make bolder, more specific choices than I might make on my own, further developing my voice and authenticity in my own artistry."