Acting Technique Classes in Los Angeles, CA

There are five areas of concentration in our on-going curriculum: Scene Study, Cold Reading, Interview Technique, Improvisation and Character Development. Students are not allowed to critique other students, but are instead encouraged to comment positively on specifics within any actor's performance. Direction is given through choices, emotional development,...

Would you like to be an actor? Explore the basics of acting in a safe, positive and encouraging environment. Learn how to break down a script or prepare for an audition. Create and develop believable characters through effective use of imagination.  Breathe life into every scene and move people emotionally. Work on film & T.V. scripts with...

This is a ‘drop in’ class. This moment to moment class gets you present in behavior, word and action. By experiencing your partner, you discover yourself. This exercise will help you connect with your emotional life by being in the present with your partner. A must for any actor. ‘When you speak from the heart, everything you say is true.’

Our Improv: Beginning - Level 3 class will continue to build on the basics that you learned in Improv: Beginning - Level 1 and Improv: Beginning - Level 2; it is the highest Beginning level class before advancing into Intermediate-level performance classes, which include weekly live performances with set times in L.A. Comedy Connection shows beginning...

In this class, actors work on script interpretation and in depth character breakdown. Giving the actor the opportunity to explore material, the actor feels free to take risks and fill the demands of the material. 

Scene Study & Audition Technique Class focuses on in-depth script analysis, listening and engaging truthfully with scene partners, improvisation, memorization and perfecting film audition technique through a mastery of cold reading. With a strong emphasis on developing the actor as both artist and professional, it offers a superior level of training...

Most actors start their career in the theater. We spend years perfecting our stage skills and only when we eventually move to Los Angeles to start our film and television careers do we realize we never learned the techniques needed to create great work on camera. Actors will waste years auditioning for film and television using their stage skills and...

In this in-person class, lectures, film examples and in-class writing tools show you what your script needs and helps you to fix it on the spot. The class will cover: Rewrite 1: The Story/Structure Pass Rewrite 2: The Activity Pass Rewrite 3: The Character Pass Rewrite 4: The Tone/Format Pass Rewrite 5: The Dialogue Pass Rewrite 6: The...

Scene Study & Audition Technique Class focuses on in-depth script analysis, listening and engaging truthfully with scene partners, improvisation, memorization and perfecting film audition technique through a mastery of cold reading. With a strong emphasis on developing the actor as both artist and professional, it offers a superior level of training...

How can you expect to be discovered, if you haven’t even discovered yourself? That’s the question posed in this weekly acting course, where students can discover what is unique and marketable about themselves through a process of exercises and archetype work. Using this technique, Teacher John Coppola will take actors on an incredible journey of...

Learn how to use your speaking voice for commercials, films, videos, and more! Join Wendy Shapero, the voice from Cartoon Network and the audiobook for Jeanne Birdsal's book, "Flora's Windy Day,"  as she presents an overview of the industry and discusses different techniques and tips that can help you succeed in this growing, fun, and lucrative...

Our Stand Up Level 3: Advanced Studies courses are intended for students with a strong grasp of basic comedy technique and ample performing experience who are looking to focus their attention on particular areas of study and advanced comedy techniques, as well as improving or expanding their existing comedy material and career.  These classes...

The Comedy Cast Intensive is your gateway to understanding the art of performing and auditioning comedy. Two of the Industry’s top professionals guide you toward success in this dynamic, one-day event. You will learn specific techniques for Sitcom Acting and Auditioning, invaluable inside information about the industry and most importantly, you’ll...

There are five areas of concentration in our on-going curriculum: Scene Study, Cold Reading, Interview Technique, Improvisation and Character Development. Students are not allowed to critique other students, but are instead encouraged to comment positively on specifics within any actor's performance. Direction is given through choices, emotional development,...

Over the course of this 12-week course, you will master the techniques needed to create riveting on-camera auditions. Get real-world audition experience by working with real sides in a real audition environment with instructors who are REAL WORKING ACTORS. Performing in the highly technical medium of film is challenging. BUT performing on-camera...