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The Beverly Hills Playhouse is one of LA’s oldest and most respected acting schools. For over forty years, we’ve offered ongoing scene-study classes to both professional and aspiring actors at all levels. Founded by the legendary Milton Katselas, and currently owned and run by Milton’s longtime student, director/playwright Allen Barton ...
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Our Approach. The Beverly Hills Playhouse Acting School...
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The BHP offers ongoing acting classes for kids in the age...
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An Acting School in Beverly Hills. 254 South Robertson Blvd,...
- About BHP
The BHP offers ongoing acting classes for kids in the age range of 7 to 17. Taught by Emmy Award Winner Melissa Hayden, our acting school for kids is one of the most highly regarded and respected in all of Los Angeles. Many distinguished and successful young performers choose to train at BHP, where they can learn every skill they need to be ...
An Acting School in Beverly Hills. 254 South Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. interviewer@bhplayhouse.com. 310 855-1556.
Specialties: The Beverly Hills Playhouse Acting School has for over thirty years offered ongoing intensive scene-study acting classes for both the professional actor and those who are looking to develop themselves into professional actors. The BHP is well known for Milton Katselas' unique approach, which addresses Acting, Attitude, and Administration. The BHP strives to train each actor in ...
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- 254 S Robertson Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211
- Beverly Hills Playhouse
- Berg Studios
- Speiser/Sturges
- Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theater
- Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio
- Margie Haber Studios
- Doug Warhit On-Camera Acting School
- Brian Reise Acting Studio
- Lesly Kahn and Co.
- Robert D’Avanzo Studio
About the school
With over 40 years of operation, the Beverly Hills Playhouse (BHP) is one of LA’s oldest and most respected schools. Founded by legendary acting teacher Milton Katselas, BHP is well known for its ongoing scene-study classes. In addition to teaching classes, BHP has collaborated with theater and production companies to produce over 100 plays over the past 3 decades. The school currently works with the Crimson Square Theater Company to produce and host plays on its own Mainstage on Robertson Bl...
Acting Classes
The main courses BHP offers are Scene Study, Audition, and Kids/Young Adults classes. The classes are divided into beginner/orientation, intermediate, and advanced levels based on the experience of the student. The orientation level caters to beginners and those with college-level training. The intermediate and advanced levels are for actors and directors with more professional experience.
How to apply
BHP admits students by interview only. Auditions are not required. Interviews are held several times each week and take 45 minutes to an hour. Use the “schedule an interview” option on BHP’s websiteor call (646) 200 – 5790 to schedule your interview.
About the school
Founded in 1998 by Gregory Berger, Berg Studios has trained incredible actors like Academy Award Winner Lupita Nyongo, Emmy Award Winner Riz Ahmed, Portia Doubleday, Winston Duke, and many others. Berg Studios faculty including Mr. Berger is made up of graduates from the Yale School of Drama and the Julliard School who are also working professionals. The studio models its acting programs after the top graduate acting programs in the country. The studio offers several ongoing acting classes as...
Acting Classes
The studio’s main course offerings are the Mastermind, Voice & Speech, Bootcamp, and Scene Study classes.
Audit
Students can audit classes for free at Berg Studios. Before auditing, you need to fill out the auditor form. All audits are in person and will be held between 11 am – 1:30 pm at the Atwater Village location. Additional information will be sent a day before the audit. If you have further questions please call us in the office at 323-666-3382 or email us at contact@bergstudios.com. Berg Studio Address: 3245 Casitas Ave. Suite #104 Los Angeles, CA 90039
About the school
Shannon Sturges and Aaron Speiser have been teaching acting and coaching professional actors for over 30 years. Sharon and Aaron partnered in 2015 to create the Speiser/Sturges Acting studio. The studio trains all types of actors including award-winning celebrities, trained actors, and beginners. The Speiser/Sturges studio offers its core Technique and Scene Study classes as well as specialty classes like Commercial, Voice, Dialects, Cold Reading/Audition Technique, and Improv. All regular cl...
Audit
The first audit costs $35 and additional audits cost $50 each. Students can audit one Technique and one Scene Study class. Check out theiraudit pageto audit a class.
About the school
Founded in 1985 by Stella Adler, Joanne Linville, and Irene Gilbert, the Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theater is one of the most prestigious acting schools in Los Angeles. The academy’s curriculum is based on the Stella Adler Technique which is based on Adler’s private lessons with Stanislavski. In addition to teaching Adler was also an accomplished actor with more than 100 performances on stage and a few movie roles as well. The school offers professional actor training for actors in the...
Acting Classes
The school offers programs for actors of all levels and students can take full-time, part-time, or individual classes. The main programs the Stella Adler Academy offers are the 2-Year Program, Intensive Term, and Week Workshops. The two-year program is a full-time program divided into 6 terms per year and covers 43 classes. Students can also take the two-year program on a part-time basis or take individual classes. Some of the courses included in the program include Adler Technique, Script An...
How to apply
Students interested in joining the Stella Adler Academy should submit anonline application. After submitting their application students will then complete an online interview. Acceptance will be based on reviews of both the online application and interview. Auditions are not required unless applicants are seeking advanced placement.
About the studio
Founded by Elizabeth Mestnik in 2001, the Elizabeth Mestnik Studio has been ranked by CBS and Backstage as one of the best acting classes in Los Angeles. It is also the place where institutions like NBC train their talent. Based on the foundations of the Meisner Technique, the school focuses on training actors to strengthen their imagination, expand their emotional range, and discover what makes them unique. Through its small class sizes (12-18 students/class) and instructors who are working...
Acting Classes
EMAS offers three main acting courses, which are Beginners Acting, Meisner Technique, and Scene Study. The studio also offers additional classes like Voice, On-Camera Technique, Shakespeare, and Commercial Acting among others.
Scene Study Classes
EMAS offers this 13-week program every fall for trained actors (this is not a beginning class). The class meets once a week and students are expected to prepare for each class with a minimum of 3 hours of outside rehearsal. Each student will work with an acting partner for the duration of the course. The class size is limited to 12 students to enable students to get individualized attention and plenty of stage time. In addition to its core courses, EMAS also offers additional acting classes l...
About the studio
Created by Margie Haber in 1986, Margie Haber Studios is one of the best acting schools in Los Angeles for auditioning technique and cold reading. Haber is known as Holywood’s top auditioning coach. Over the last 4 decades, she was the one actors called when they had auditions and last-minute cold readings. Haber decided to start teaching acting when she noticed that a lot of actors who were proficient in scene study struggled with auditioning. Using her former experience as a speech therapis...
Acting Classes
Margie Haber Studios offers acting classes for actors of all ages and levels of proficiency. All of the studio’s classes are limited to 12 students or less. Most of the classes are given in a combination of in-person and online sessions. The studio does not permit audits, however, it offers a free mini class/orientation (Mondays at 3 pm) for students who want to see how the class works.
About the school
Doug Warhit is an experienced actor, teacher, and director who is recognized for having one of the best on-camera acting classes in Los Angeles. He has starredin movies like Star Trek: The Next Generation, Beverly Hills Cop, NYPD Blue, and Clueless among others. Warhit has been teaching acting and coaching actors for over 20 years. He is also a published actor who has written books like Book The Job, and The Actors Audition Checklist. Some of the actors Warhit has trained recently include Col...
Acting Classes
Doug Warhit offers On-Camera Acting classes for beginners and working professionals with a focus on Cold Reading/Audition Skills, Scene Study, and Improvisation. The school also teaches Commercial Acting, and technique classes. At Doug Warhit, each student works on-camera every week. Students’ works and critiques are recorded so that students can review what they have learned. Classes are taught using a combination of methods and tools taken from the Meisner, Adler, and Strasberg (Method) tec...
About the school
Brian Reise Acting Studio teaches actors how to develop their audition and acting skills so they can get agents, book jobs, and have a career in film and television. Classes are based on the reality of the Film & TV business and focus on 1. Auditioning skills 2. Scene requirements 3. Camera techniques 4. On set protocol 5. Cold reading 6. Presentation skills 7. Understanding genres of material 8. Taking direction and adjustments 9. Listening and reacting The founder of the studio, Brian Reise...
How to apply
The school hosts a 30-minute informative orientation for aspiring applicants. The orientation is a casual group gathering that provides students to meet the teachers, see the studio space and get all their questions answered. No auditions are required and beginners, as well as working actors, are welcome to attend. For further information, contact the studio at 323 – 969 – 8989
About the school
The Lesly Kahn Studio helps students determine what’s missing from their acting and provides them with the training to become technically sound and well-rounded actors. The founder of the studio Leslie Kahn got her MFA from the Yale School of Drama and performed in some regional theater and tv before she became an acting teacher. Leslie has been teaching acting in Los Angeles since 1993. The Leslie Kahn studio teaches a practical and comprehensive way of reading a script or text while also pr...
Acting Classes
With the exception of a few classes most of the classes at the Lesly Khan Studio are currently offered online through Zoom.
About the school
Best known for the 6 Week On-Camera Audition Class, the Robert D’Avanzo studio has helped numerous actors become consistently working actors. The studio was created by Robert D’Avanzo, who was a prolific actor and director before going into teaching. Robert has worked with some of the greatest people in theater and film including Edward Albee, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bill Homewood, and Roy London. He has also trained with master teachers like Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof, and Jose Quintero. Base...
Acting Classes
Scene Study by Robert D’Avanso is an invite-only class for professional actors. Class sizes are small and intimate with only 16 students per class. Classes are offered on a monthly open enrollment basis. D’Avanso’s scene study class is currently on wait-list status. The studio also offers other Scene Study classes by Charles Orme, Ryan Mulkay, and Jake Elitzer. These classes are also limited to 16 students per class. Students have to audition for the studio before they can take any classes at...
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254 South Robertson Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California. Region served. United States. Website. bhplayhouse .com. The Beverly Hills Playhouse is an acting school with theaters and training facilities in Beverly Hills, California, and also in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City. It is one of the oldest acting schools and theatres in ...
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