Classes and coaches

A directory of acting classes, schools and coaches. 335 of them, with what each one teaches and where to find it.

Stand-up Comedy

Create Your One-Person-Show

The Clown House · Los Angeles, CA

12 week session with rehearsal and performance space provided.

Stand-up Comedy

New Comics Group

The Clown House · Los Angeles, CA

Includes 4 weekly classes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Sign up today and learn from a professional stand-up comedian about the art of comedy, j…

Stand-up Comedy

ONE on ONE Private Class

The Clown House · Los Angeles, CA

Includes 4 classes on Monday through Friday. Showcase performance at the famous "The Comedy Store"

Stand-up Comedy

Writers Workshop Group

The Clown House · Los Angeles, CA

Includes 6 weekly classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Showcase performance at the famous "The Comedy Store"

Film

Director's Perspective

The Director's Perspective · Los Angeles, CA

Director and Film Professor, Adam Collis, created The Director's Perspective to give up and coming actors, directors, and screenwriters a genuine leg…

Film

Acting with the Camera

The Frisch Studio · Santa Monica, CA

Exercises, monologues and scenes leading to the internalization of emotion needed for on-camera behavior. Students also learn how to adjust for differ…

Film

Actor Improvisation

The Frisch Studio · Santa Monica, CA

Emphasis is on actor rather than performer improvisation. Organic behavior and emotional truth are valued over cleverness. Teaches physical and vocal…

Film

Casting Workshop

The Frisch Studio · Santa Monica, CA

Through an objective process, students discover three or four character types derived from their "look" and personal qualities. Then working on target…

Film

Character Masks

The Frisch Studio · Santa Monica, CA

The classic "outside-in" discipline employing a unique collection of celastic masks in the French tradition. Precise character development from the mi…

Film

Dirty Acting

The Frisch Studio · Santa Monica, CA

Designed to promote lively, truthful, "dangerous," moment-to-moment work. Emphasis on risk-taking, impulses, awareness, bold choices and follow-throug…

Film

Physical and Vocal Adjustments

The Frisch Studio · Santa Monica, CA

Characters probably do not look or talk exactly like you do. Actors experiment and learn how to take physical and vocal risks while integrating these…

Film

Sounding Shakespeare

The Frisch Studio · Santa Monica, CA

Emphasis on the connection between sound and meaning in Shakespeare. After a sensitizing process, students "sound" the text, putting on Shakespeare's…

Film

The Preparation

The Frisch Studio · Santa Monica, CA

Learning what do just before an entrance - how to make strong choices and internalize them right before a character enters. Based on the actor's choic…

Film

Acting Classes

The Heller Approach · Studio City, CA

The acting classes being offered are taught for all levels and ages: Beginners and seasoned pros are welcome. The Heller Approach's Acting Studio has…

Film

Acting Class

The Imagined Life · Los Angeles, CA

Diana Castle's acting classes celebrate the power of story. Her classes are a creative environment devoted to supporting the transformative experience…

Film

The Adult Classes

The John Kirby Studio · Los Angeles, CA

The Adult Intensive Scene Study Classes are extremely disciplined and require a strong commitment from the Actor. John utilizes Uta Hagen fundamentals…

Film

Acting Technique

The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute · Los Angeles, CA

12-16 students per class; All levels; Auditing permitted in some cases: 1-2 year certificate program; Full or part-time programs, workshops, and inten…

Theater

Advanced Scene Study

The Lost Studio · Los Angeles, CA

This class meets 1 night per week and includes 1 daytime sensory class per week. The sessions are 8 weeks, and each session will focus on one playwrig…

Theater

Annual Shakespeare Intensive

The Lost Studio · Los Angeles, CA

This 2 week workshop meets Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., the second and third weeks of August. The class includes daily work on understanding…

Theater

Company Class

The Lost Studio · Los Angeles, CA

The focus is to deepen, expand, and refine the work of each individual actor, and to train as a performance ensemble with a shared language and vision…

Theater

Daytime Scene Study

The Lost Studio · Los Angeles, CA

With teacher/director Cinda Jackson. If you're a young actor, you NEED this class. This class meets 4 days per week (Tuesday through Friday) with 2 da…

Theater

Les Enfants Magiques

The Lost Studio · Los Angeles, CA

The Lost Studio also offers a unique children's theatre workshop. In Les Enfants Magiques!, children study acting, movement, voice and diction, set de…

Improv

Improv Level 1

The PIT · New York, NY

The PIT is dedicated to the instruction, performance, and development of original comedy. The PIT strives to entertain and educate the community about…

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