MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM OF KIMBALL STUDIO
Our Story & Mission
Kelly Kimball’s passion was helping actors grow — to excel on screen and to live inspired, confident, creative lives. She trained actors at every level, from beginners to award-winners, with rigor and a practice that evolved with the times. Now, in the studio’s 30th year, co-founder and program director Janine DiTullio carries that work forward bringing their innovative, skills-based curriculum to a thriving community of actors.
WHO WE ARE:
Our Instructors & Founder
JANINE DITULLIO
Program Director and Co-founder, Janine DiTullio, joined the studio 3 years after it was founded by Kelly Kimball.
Together they shaped the studio's grounded approach to training, while also collaborating as writers and producers on original pilot scripts and series for NBC, FOX, CBS, and NETFLIX.
Janine is a two-time WGA Award Winner and six-time Emmy nominee in comedy writing. In addition to teaching at Kimball Studio, she was an adjunct professor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and Boston University.
JULIA CROCKETT
Julia Crockett, taught at NYU Tisch for 10+ years. She is an on set acting and movement coach to some of Hollywood's biggest stars including Sarah Paulson.
Julia coached Sarah on her Golden Globe and Emmy winning performance as Marcia Clark in American Crime Story. They have since worked together on: The Bear, Mr. and Mrs Smith (another Emmy nomination) and on Sarah's Tony winning performance in Broadway's Appropriate.
In addition to teaching Julia is a director and choreographer, working in film and live performance.
NARADA CAMPBELL
Our newest teacher, Narada credits his self possession & breakthrough as a professional actor to his training under our founder Kelly Kimball. He is a successful working actor (recent credits include: Law & Order: Organized Crime, Chicago Fire, FBI: Most Wanted, NYPD Blue, Godfather of Harlem, and She's Gotta Have It.
HANNAH JANE MCMURRAY
In addition to teaching at our studio, Hannah Jane is a successful theater, voice, and on-camera actor. Recent credits include: Law and Order: Organized Crime, Dear Edward, FBI, and a feature for Lifetime. She is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory and LAMDA with an MA in Shakespeare.
THE VISION OF OUR FOUNDER
KELLY KIMBALL
Kelly Kimball founded Kimball Studio 30 years ago. She became one of the most beloved, inspirational, and respected acting teachers in NYC by actors, casting directors and agent/managers. We follow her innovative on camera curriculum and passionate teaching philosophy. And we are grateful every day for her contributions to the craft of acting.​
“Our job as actors is to keep cutting through where we stop ourselves and being able to be curious and explore past the comfort zone of where we were yesterday or a moment ago. Once we begin that, we expand this relationship with our ability to express authentically all the layers that come with each and every human emotion.” - Kelly Kimball