Hawthorne, CA Acting Lessons

I've been teaching acting for 10 years and my students have gone on to enter OCSA, APPA, and Universities such as Cal State Fullerton, Chapman. Within the first few lessons, you'll be able to go from your beginning goal and as time goes on you'll be able to achieve your intermediate goal. I specialize in broadway style, typically use free style and improve. I love working with students of all ages and experience levels and I can't wait to meet you

Teaches the Stanislavski method, which is based on the concept of emotional memory for which an actor focuses internally to portray a character's emotions onstage. Influential acting teachers, including Richard Boleslavsky, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Michael Chekhov, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Harold Clurman, Robert Lewis, Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen, Ion Cojar, Andrey Vasilyev, Ivana Chubbuck and Christine Anketell all traced their pedigrees to Stanislavski, his theories and/or his disciples. Stanislavski's system is not method acting, it is a classical acting philosophy.

Acting coaching for the recital hall and for the stage

I've been acting and teaching for about twenty years. Acting is about getting to the core of a character and I can help you achieve this. Through scene study, monologues, improvisation, and other techniques, I can teach you the art of displaying honesty on the stage or film.

I am a graduate of the acting school at the California Institute of the Arts, and I have been teaching acting for over 15 years. I like to start from a physical place, to establish a strong base. Getting rid of bad habits is a specialty of mine and will only take a minute to do, and then we can focus on how you approach your role. I enjoy breaking down scripts in an organic way to as to highlight every actors natural strengths. I specialize in comedy, improvisation, shakespeare, clowning, and much more.

I love collaborating with students that have something specific to work on. This might include preparing for an audition, rehearsing your lines, creating and exploring a character, etc.

Emmy Award Winner David T. has over 33 years of acting experience in Film, TV and Stage. He is best known World-wide for his role on “The Young and the Restless” where he received 3 Emmy nominations and won his first Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Billy Abbott. He has the experience and training to coach actors who are either beginning their journey with acting or are well experienced actors who are looking to bring more color and light to their work. so they will stand out in front of the casting director & make their tape unique from the rest. Acting is my passion, and I love to share that passion with others so they may reach their dreams of becoming a working actor.

Whatever the level, classes are tailored to the individual's needs and goals. Be it a foundation course and introduction into the world of acting, development of technique, audition preparation or assistance with character preparation, we will work together to create a session that is right for you while equipping you with a creative tool kit.

I understand that each actor has different needs - that’s why I train and work in various styles to create the most well rounded actor. All acting techniques are designed to get you to be as present as possible in your given circumstances and it is important to me that you develop the skills to do so. Learning what tools work for you is the most powerful weapon an actor has.

My goal is for students to develop a solid acting technique that can be used in various types of acting. I work on a variety of areas including, multi-camera, single-camera, improv, theatre, cold reading, and film using sense memory, objectives, repetition, and more.

With years of experience in film, television, and theatre, and a burning desire to share what I've learned over the past 20 years, I strive for my clients to receive quality and professional service.

Whether you want to learn acting for fun or because you can’t imagine doing anything else, I deliver what I promise- which is training tailored to ...

My goal with a student is to help them trust their imagination, experience, instinct and emotion in preparing material for professional acting oppportunities.