Sydney Rene Cox

Sydney René Cox is an actor and intimacy coordinator based in Chicago and Los Angeles. She works at the intersection of performance, consent, and embodied storytelling, with a focus on actor sustainability and emotional authenticity. Intimacy training includes: Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC), mentorship under Greg Geffrard, Consent Forward Artist Certificate, MHFA, and ongoing training. Selected intimacy credits include: DePaul University’s School of Cinematic Arts, Remy Bumppo Theater, Babes with Blades, Oil Lamp Theater, Art4, Kalliope & Co., GhostBat Productions, Highland Park Players, SBCT, and LA-based director James Francis Flynn. Selected acting credits include: POTUS - u/s (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), The Winter’s Tale (Invictus Theatre Company), That Woman (Fringe tour - Elgin), A Mile in the Dark (Rivendell Theatre Ensemble) Film includes: New Normal, The Curious Case of the Davenport Children, Merry Friendsmas, My Reality, Opus Lala, and Headliner. Sydney holds a BFA in Acting from Ball State University.

Classes

INTIMACY TOOLS FOR ACTORS

A workshop in consent, boundaries, and emotional presence for actors. Returns Nov. 16th

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Testimonials

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Sydney (Renee Cox) protected everyone's peace of mind, very authentic to the work and responses. She didn't necessarily have the answer to all questions, but she was able to approach every hypothetical with grace and respect from a human perspective.

— Daniel Ford

Syndey is a phenomenal listener, and totally sensible in answering pretty hard-hitting questions. Her approach is completely trauma-informed, and I felt really cared for and safe to immerse myself in the class. During the Intimacy Workshop, she led exercises to demonstrate how to apply tools in incredibly low-stakes but highly impactful ways, and was never out of ideas for other tools if the ones we were working with felt weird or difficult for someone. One of my fav acting classes I've ever taken!

— Workshop Student

I loved learning that intimacy (Intimacy Workshop) not only includes physical contact but also cultural and other aspects of respect in the experience. So important!

— Anne Gearhart

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