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Sunday, February 20, 2011

DRAMA & COMEDY TEACHERS, COACHES and SCHOOLS


AFFINITY ARTISTS AGENCY is always on the lookout for appropriate Acting Coaches,Teachers, Schools and Academies.  Here are a few categories of teachers in the Southern California/Los Angeles Area.  We wanted to put most of the information on these teachers all in one easy to reach place but we cannot audit each class. It is up to you, the actor, to evaluate the value of the teachers on this list.

We have put BOLD TYPE on those teachers/classes that we see on a lot of actor’s resumes.
This does not constitute a seal of approval from Affinity Artists Agency talent agency, but rather a familiarity with the work of actors that have come through our doors who have learned from these schools/teachers. As always ‘caveat emptor’ (let the buyer beware).

  Categories below include:

1. DRAMA SCHOOLS AND COACHES:
2. COMEDY AND IMPROV SCHOOLS AND COACHES
3. COMMERCIAL ACTING SCHOOLS AND COACHES
4. UNIVERSITIES AND CONSERVATORIES
5. MUSICAL THEATER
6. PHYSICAL THEATER/MOVEMENT
7. ACCENT REDUCTION
8. VOICE OVER
9. STAGE COMBAT and  STUNT
10. YOUNG PERFORMERS—TEACHERS AND COACHES:
11. FINANCIAL, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL

Read their websites and you decide...but please continue your training either way!


1.DRAMA SCHOOLS AND COACHES:

AARON SPEISER  http://www.aaronspeiser.com 
ACTING CENTER OF LOS ANGELES www.theactingcenterla.com 
ACTING CORPS www.theactingcorps.com 
ACTOR SPACE www.theactorspace.com 
ACTOR/ARTIST GROUP WORKSHOP -  www.actorartist.com 
ACTOR'S ART THEATER www.actorsart.com 
ACTORS CENTER www.actorscenter.com  
ACTORS CREATIVE WORKSHOP www.trulyacting.com
ACTOR'S PLAYPEN www.theactorsplaypen.com
ACTORS' PRACTICE FIELD - www.maggieandannie.com
ACTORS SANCTUARY www.dhtcb.com/actorssanctuary.html 
ACTORS WORKOUT STUDIO www.actorsworkout.com
ACTORS WORKSHOP STUDIOS San Diego www.actorsworkshopstudios.com
ACTORS WORKSHOP www.theactorsworkshop.com
AIA STUDIOS www.aiastudios.com
AIDA-AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ARTS www.aidaacting.com
ALAN FEINSTEIN & PAUL TUERPÉ ACTING STUDIO www.feinstein-tuerpe.com
ALEXIA ROBINSON STUDIO www.alexiarobinsonstudio.com, www.arskids.com
ALLAN RICH www.allanrich.com, www.aleapfromthemethod.com
AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY www.amda.edu  
AMY LYNDON'S COLD READING/BOOKING CLASSES www.coldreadingclasses.com
ANDREW BENNE STUDIO www.andrewbenne.com
ANDREW UTTER - MOTHER OF INVENTION ACTING SCHOOL www.utteracting.com 
ANNE HULEGARD www.hulegard.com
ANTHONY MEINDL'S ACTOR'S WORKSHOP www.metatheater.org 
APPROACH STUDIO www.theapproach.net
BERNARD HILLER ACTING STUDIO www.bernardhiller.com
BEVERLY HILLS PLAYHOUSE www.beverlyhillsplayhouse.com
BILL HOWEY ACTING WORKSHOP www.billhowey.com
BLACK NEXXUS STUDIO www.blacknexxusinc.com
BRIAN REISE ACTING STUDIOS www.brianreise.com
CANDY KANIECKI HERMAN www.candykaniecki.com
CARYN WEST: www.carynwest.com
CATLIN ADAMS ACTING LAB www.actinglab.com
CHAD McCORD www.chadmccord.com
CHRIS JORIE www.chrisjorie.com
Christinna Chauncey http://www.oncameraclasses.com/
CHRISTINNA CHAUNCEY ON-CAMERA CLASSES www.oncameraclasses.com 
CIRCUS THEATRICALS STUDIO FOR ACTORS www.circustheatricals.com
CLAIR SINNETT www.actorsworking.com
CLAY BANKS FILM ACTING STUDIO www.claybanksstudio.com
CRAIG WALLACE AUDITION TECHNIQUE www.wallaceauditiontechnique.com
CREATIVE COMBUSTION ACTING STUDIO www.ccactingstudio.com
DALE REHFELD www.daleyclass.com
DANIEL CHODOS www.danielchodos.com
DANIEL HENNING www.theblank.com
DAVID KAGEN'S SCHOOL OF FILM ACTING www.davidkagen.com
DAVID LeGRANT STUDIO FOR ACTING www.studioforacting.com
DAVID NATHAN SCHWARTZ www.davidnathanschwartz.com
DEE WALLACE ACTING STUDIO www.dwsactingstudio.com
DERYN WARREN www.derynwarren.com
DIANE CHRISTIANSEN www.dianechristiansen.com
DIG WAYNE www.digwayne.com
DOUG WARHIT ON-CAMERA COLD READING & SCENE STUDY www.dougwarhit.com
DUANE WHITAKER'S FILM ACTORS WORKSHOP www.duanewhitaker.com
EDDIE KEHLER www.eddiekehler.com
EDGEMAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS www.edgemarcenter.org
ELEPHANT THEATRICAL - TRAINING LAB www.elephantstageworks.com
ELIZABETH GAMZA www.elizabethgamza.com
ELIZABETH MESTNIK ACTING STUDIO www.emasla.com
ELLEN GERSTEIN - ACTING WORKSHOP www.ellengerstein.com
ERIC MORRIS ACTORS WORKSHOP www.ericmorris.com

EXPRESSIONS UNLIMITED – BOBBIE SHAW CHANCE/RICHARD CHANCE http://www.bobbiechance.com  
FABIANA MEDICI www.theactorstemple.com
FIRST TAKE ACTING PROGRAM www.firsttake.org
GENE BUA - ACTING FOR LIFE www.genebua.com
GLORIA GIFFORD CONSERVATORY www.gloriagiffordconservatory.com
GOBETTI-ORMENY ACTING STUDIO www.thevictorytheatercenter.org 
H2F COMEDY WORKSHOPS www.comedycasting.com
HARRY MASTROGEORGE PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP www.ameliaproductions.com
HOLLYWOOD ACTORS STUDIO www.actingconnection.com
HOWARD FINE ACTING STUDIO www.howardfine.com
HOUSE OF ACTORS www.houseofactors.com 
INSTONE ACTORS STUDIO - NORA STONE www.instoneactorsstudio.com
IVAN BORODIN www.ivanborodin.com
IVANA CHUBBUCK STUDIO www.chubbucktechnique.com
JAMES HONG www.jameshong.com
JAMES LEVINE TYPECASTING INC. www.typecastinginc.com
JANET ALHANTI STUDIO www.janetalhantistudios.com
JANICE KENT www.janicekent.com
JEANIE HACKETT: SCENE STUDY & AUDITION TECHNIQUE www.jeaniehackett.com
JEFF HARDWICK CASTING www.jeffhardwickcasting.com
JEFFERY PASSERO www.jeffpassero.com
JEFFREY MARCUS www.jeffreymarcus.com
JEREMIAH COMEY STUDIOS www.jeremiahcomey.com
JILL PLACE BRANDACT BRANDING FOR ACTORS -  www.actingintuitive.com
JOANNE BARON/D.W. BROWN STUDIO www.baronbrown.com
JOEL ASHER STUDIO www.joel-asher-studio.com
JOHN SUDOL ACTING STUDIOS www.johnsudolstudio.com
JROSE STUDIO www.jrosestudio.com
JUNE CHANDLER'S ACTORS WORKSHOP www.junechandler.com 
KATE McGREGOR-STEWART www.katemcgregorstewart.com
KATT SHEA www.kattshea.com
KEN LERNER STUDIO www.kenlerner.com
KENT KLINEMAN ACTING STUDIO www.kentklineman.com
KIMBERLY JENTZEN - LIVING THE ART INSTITUTE www.kimberlyjentzen.com
LARRY BIEDERMAN - DIRECTING AND ACTING CLASSES www.larrybiederman.net
LARRY MOSS STUDIO www.edgemarcenter.org
LAURA GARDNER www.lauragardner.org
LaVALLE ACTORS WORKSHOP www.lavalleactorsworkshop.com
LEE STRASBERG SCHOOL  http://www.strasberg.com/lstfi/
LENA HARRIS STUDIO www.lenaharris.com, www.youtube.com/lenaharrisstudio 
LESLIE FLEMING-MITCHELL www.lesliefleming-mitchell.com
LESSAC SUMMER VOICE & BODY TRAINING WORKSHOPS www.lessacinstitute.com
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTING! www.lightscameraacting.com
LINDA BERRY'S BERRYWOOD www.berrywood.net
LINDSAY CROUSE www.lindsaycrouse.org
LISA DALTON STUDIOS INC. www.lisadaltonstudios.com, www.chekhov.net
LOS ANGELES ACTORS CENTER www.laactorscenter.com
LYNETTE McNEILL STUDIO www.lynettemcneill.com
MAKING IT ON BROADWAY www.makingitonbroadway.net
MARJO-RIIKKA MAKELA - www.chekhovstudio.com
MARK TILLMAN, CSA www.tillmancasting.com
MEGAN FOLEY CASTING www.meganfoleycasting.com
MEL RYANE www.melryane.com
MELISSA SKOFF, C.S.A. www.melissaskoff.com
MICHAEL KNOWLES www.7aproductions.com
MILLIE SLAVIN STUDIOS www.millieslavinstudios.com
NATALIJA NOGULICH www.natalijanogulich.com
NED MANDERINO www.manderino.com
NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY www.nyfa.com
NICOLAS COSTER STUDIO www.nicolascoster.com
ORANGE COUNTY SONG & DANCE CO. www.orangecountysonganddance.com
PIERO DUSA www.pierodusa.tv
PLAYHOUSE WEST SCHOOL AND REPERTORY THEATER www.playhousewest.net
RICHARD LAWSON STUDIOS@BEVERLY HILLS PLAYHOUSE www.richardlawsonstudios.com
RICHARD SEYD ACTING STUDIO www.seydways.com
ROB REECE ACTORS WORKSHOP www.methodacting.com
ROBERT F. LYONS www.insideacting.com
RON BURRUS ACTING STUDIO www.ronburrus.com
SACRED ACTOR: THE UN-LA CLASS www.sacredactor.com
SAM CHRISTENSEN STUDIOS www.samchristensen.com
SANDRA K. HORNER PERFORMANCE STUDIO www.sandrakhorner.com
SANFORD MEISNER STUDIO http://www.thesanfordmeisnerstudio.com/ 
SANTA MONICA PLAYHOUSE ACTORS' WORKSHOP www.santamonicaplayhouse.com
SCOTT COLOMBY WORKSHOP www.scottcolomby.com
SCOTT SEDITA ACTING STUDIOS www.scottseditaacting.com
SCREEN ACTORS STUDIO www.screenactorsstudio.com
SHARON CHATTEN www.sharonchatten.com
SHAWN NELSON ACTING STUDIO www.shawnnelson.info/coaching.html
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY www.scr.org
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S THEATER www.childrenstheater.tv
STAN ROTH www.stanroth.com
STELLA ADLER SCHOOL  http://www.stellaadler-la.com/
STEPHEN BOOK ACTING WORKSHOP www.stephenbook.com
STEPPENWOLF WEST www.steppclasseswest.com
STEVE EASTIN STUDIO www.eastinstudio.com
STEVE TRUITT COACHING www.stevetruitt.com
Stuart K. Robinson, http://www.stuartkrobinson.com/
STUART ROGERS' ACTING STUDIO www.stuartrogersstudios.com
STUDIO C ARTISTS www.studiocartists.com
SUSAN GIOSA'S ACTING WORKSHOP www.susangiosa.com
TAKE AFTER TAKE www.takeaftertake.com
TED BRUNETTI STUDIO www.tedbrunetti.com
TERRY BERLAND - BERLAND CASTING www.berlandcasting.com
THEATER GROUP STUDIO www.theatergroupstudio.com
TIGERTAINMENT STUDIOS www.tigertainment.com
TIM PHILLIPS STUDIO-L.A. www.timphillipsstudio.com
TOM TODOROFF STUDIO www.tomtodoroff.com
TOTAL WORKSHOP FOR ACTING www.thetotalworkshopforacting.com
TVI ACTORS STUDIO www.tvistudios.com
UCLA EXTENSION DEPARTMENT OF ENTERTAINMENT STUDIES AND PERFORMING ARTS www.uclaextension.edu/entertainmentstudies
VALLETTA WORKSHOP www.vallettaworkshop.com
VINCENT CHASE WORKSHOP www.vincentchaseworkshop.com
WCI STUDIOS-BILLY COWART www.wcistudios.com
WEIST-BARRON-HILL ACTING FOR TELEVISION & FILM www.weistbarronhillacting.com
WENDY HAINES IGNITE YOUR CAREER WORKSHOPS www.wendyhaines.com
WILLIAM ALDERSON STUDIO www.aldersonstudio.com
WORKSHOP WITH ELIZABETH PAYNE www.theworkshopla.com
 

2. COMEDY AND IMPROV SCHOOLS AND COACHES

ACME COMEDY THEATER www.acmecomedy.com
ACTORS IMPROV STUDIO www.actorsimprovstudio.com
BANG COMEDY THEATER www.bangstudio.com
BARB & STEVE NORTH'S COMEDY WORKSHOP www.funnycoach.com
ANNE BEATTS
http://www.myspace.com/annebeatts original sketch writer for SNL
beattsclass@aol.com

 BOBBIE OLIVER - STANDUP ACADEMY www.standupacademy.net
COMEDYSPORTZ LOS ANGELES www.comedysportzla.com
THE EMPTY STAGE IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDY THEATER www.emptystage.com
THE GAY MAFIA IMPROV COMEDY WORKSHOP www.thegaymafia.net
THE GROUNDLINGS SCHOOL www.groundlings.com
HARVEY LEMBECK COMEDY WORKSHOP www.harveylembeckcomedyworkshop.com
IMPRO THEATER www.improtheater.com
IMPROV COMEDY WAY WITH ANDY GOLDBERG www.offthewallcomedy.net
IO WEST www.iowest.com
JACQUIE LOWELL'S IMPROVISATION CLASSES www.jacquielowell.com
 
 JUDY CARTER'S STAND-UP COMEDY WORKSHOPS www.comedyworkshops.com
L.A. CONNECTION COMEDY PRODUCTIONS www.laconnectioncomedy.com
MERILYN CARNEY: BUILD YOUR CRAFT AND CAREER - www.merilyncarney.com
MUSICAL IMPROV WITH MICHAEL POLLOCK www.michaelpollock.com
 PAUL RYAN'S CBS ACTING ACADEMY & TV HOSTING STUDIO www.paulryanproductions.com
 SANDI C. SHORE'S STAND UP COMEDY WORKSHOP www.sandishore.com
 THE SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTER www.secondcity.com/tcla
STEVE KAPLAN'S COMEDY INTENSIVE www.kaplancomedy.com
UNITED CITIZENS BRIGADE
http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/classes/


3. COMMERCIAL ACTING SCHOOLS AND COACHES
The following institutions and individuals specialize in training for commercial work. Remember that some of the larger Acting Schools/ Classes and Acting Coaches also offer commercial training; check those listings for a complete look at training in this area.

CAROLYNE BARRY'S COMMERCIAL, IMPROV, AND ACTING WORKSHOPS www.carolynebarry.com
JEFF GERRARD CASTING INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL WORKSHOP www.jeffgerrard.com
HEY I SAW YOUR COMERCIAL http://www.heyisawyourcommercial.com/
MICHAEL DONOVAN CASTING COMMERCIAL CLASS www.michaeldonovancasting.com
ORANGE COUNTY COMMERCIAL ACTING WORKSHOP www.occaw.com
SANDRA MERRILL COMMERCIAL CLASS www.sandramerrill.com
STUART STONE CASTING www.commercialacting.info


4. UNIVERSITIES AND CONSERVATORIES
These schools have  two-year acting programs and some offer more brief training in various theatre arts.

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY www.academyart.edu/ep/acting-school/index.html
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS – LA www.aada.org
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER www.actactortraining.org
CALARTS SCHOOL OF THEATER www.calarts.edu/ and http://theatercalarts.com/home
EAST WEST PLAYERS ACTORS CONSERVATORY  www.eastwestplayers.org
ORANGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS www.ocsarts.net
PACIFIC CONSERVATORY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS www.pcpa.org
PROMENADE PLAYHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY www.promenadeplayhouse.com
THE RUSKIN SCHOOL OF ACTING www.ruskinschool.com
THE SANFORD MEISNER CENTER www.themeisnercenter.com
STELLA ADLER STUDIO OF ACTING - LOS ANGELES www.stellaadler-la.com

5. MUSICAL THEATER
BILL HALLER-VOICE TEACHER http://anuptempoandaballad.blogspot.com
CAROLE D'ANDREA www.caroledandrea.com
BOB GARRETT www.bobgarrett.net


6. PHYSICAL THEATER/MOVEMENT
 These are groups that train actors through the physical and physiological aspects of performing.

DANCE FOR THE ACTOR - THERESA HAYES www.dancefortheactor.com
MIME THEATER STUDIO www.mimetheaterstudio.com
BREATH www.natsukoohama.com


7. ACCENT REDUCTION:
ACCENT ON ACTING - ADAM LeGRANT www.accentonacting.com
ACCURATE ENGLISH www.accurateenglish.com
ROWENA BALOS www.rowenabalos.com
BEVERLY BREMERS' VOICERCISE www.voicercise.net
CORFF VOICE STUDIOBob Corff www.corffvoice.com
ELOCUTION SOLUTION www.elocutionsolution.com
KELLY REITER: REEL ENGLISH www.reelenglishcoach.com
MENTOR LANGUAGE INSTITUTE - MICHAEL BUCKLIN www.mentoresl.com


8. VOICE OVER:
ALISO CREEK PRODUCTIONS - WILLIAM WILLIAMS www.alisocreek.net
ROWENA BALOS www.rowenabalos.com
BEVERLY BREMERS' VOICERCISE www.voicercise.net
CORFF VOICE STUDIO Bob Corff www.corffvoice.com
DOLORES DIEHL VOICEOVER CONNECTION INC. www.voconnection.com
LEIGH GILBERT
http://www.leeleevo.com/
HOWARD AUSTIN'S VOCAL POWER SCHOOL www.vocalpower.com
JEFFREY ALLEN VOCAL STUDIO www.vocalsuccess.com
KALMENSON & KALMENSON VOICE CASTING www.kalmenson.com
M.J. LALLO www.creatingvoices.com
LISA POPEIL'S VOICEWORKS www.popeil.com
MARC CASHMAN-CASHMAN COMMERCIALS: THE CASHMAN CACHE OF VOICE ACTING TECHNIQUES www.cashmancommercials.com
RICK ZIEFF'S UNBELIEVABLY FUN VOICEOVER CLASS
  http://www.rickzieff.com/
ROY SAMUELSON THE VOICE OVER WORK OUT LOUNGE (VOWOL) www.vowol.com
SANDY HOLT/VOICECASTER
http://www.voicecaster.com/
SUSAN BLU and CYNTHIA SONGÉ www.blupka.com
TONY GONZALEZ  http://www.kidsvo.com/
WALLY BURR VOICEOVER www.wallyburr.com
WARREN B. MEYERS www.wbmvo.com

9. STAGE COMBAT and  STUNT
ACADEMY OF THEATRICAL COMBAT  www.theatricalcombat.com
COMBAT AT BEVERLY HILLS FENCERS' CLUB www.swordcombat.com
DAVE LEA'S MOTION PICTURE STUNT/FIGHT-TRAINING www.davelea.com
 FILM FIGHTING L.A. www.filmfightingla.com 
 SAMURAI ACTION STUDIO www.samuraiaction.com
 SWORDPLAY FENCING STUDIOS www.swordplayla.com
 


10. YOUNG PERFORMERS—TEACHERS AND COACHES:
Many schools offer classes for young performers but these classes are exclusively for the young performer.

ACTING FOR CHILDREN & TEENS AT EDGEMAR www.edgemarcenter.org
ACTORS' ATELIER www.actors-atelier.com
ACTORS ROOM Steven Lowe (Orange County):  www.theactorsroom.com
ACTING FOR CHILDREN & TEENS AT EDGEMAR www.edgemarcenter.org
BARB NORTH THE KIDZ KOACH www.funnycoach.com
BB'S KIDS ACTING WORKSHOP WITH BELINDA BALASKI www.bbskids.com
 CHRIS JORIE www.chrisjorie.com
HARRIET GREENSPAN-YOUNG ACTORS ARENA http://www.youngactorsarena.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=232
JOY THEATER - JOSH and JANIECE JARY MINNICK www.joytheater.com
KIDS ON CAMERA www.stopdreamin.com
LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE - YOUTH THEATER www.lagunaplayhouse.com
Lights Camera Acting (Orange County): www.lightscameraacting.com
LIZA MONJAUZE PRODUCTIONS www.lizamonjauzeproductions.com
MARNIE COOPER SCHOOL OF ACTING INC. www.marniecooper.com
QUIT ACTING!! www.quitacting.com
THE SANTA MONICA PLAYHOUSE EDUCATION CONSERVATORY www.santamonicaplayhouse.com
STACY REED www.theblank.com 
THE RUSKIN SCHOOL OF ACTING www.ruskinschool.com
TOTAL IMPROV FOR KIDS www.totalimprov.com
TRACY MARTIN/KOACHING KIDS & TEENS www.tracymartin.com/koachng.htm
WEIST-BARRON-HILL ACTING www.weistbarronhillacting.com
THE YOUNG ACTOR'S STUDIO www.youngactorsstudio.com
YOUNG ACTORS SPACE www.youngactorsspace.com


11. FINANCIAL, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL: 
The Actors' Fund Helps UNION and NON UNION ACTORS and other entertainment professionals.

Sincerely,

Ross Grossman
Affinity Artists Agency
Licensed, SAG/AFTRA/WGA/DGA/AEA/AFM 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/company/co0085304/ 

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