Find your room. 369 current classes at 106 LA schools, updated October 30, 2026. Filter by craft, neighborhood, day, price and how you like to enroll, or browse all 259 schools.
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Through weekly classes, students build technique in scene study, character development, improvisation, and on-camera performance. Each class is designed to challenge and encourage, balancing real training with a supportive, creative community that helps students grow in both skill and confidence.
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Kids
Teen class curriculum with weekly TV/Film scene study, on-camera work and audition technique, cultivating good actor habits, and exploring character points of view.
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Saturdays 11:00 AM–3:00 PM · Teens · Application required
For kids ages 7 to 13 who have completed introductory courses and are ready to move past games into scene study, character work, and on-camera basics. Sessions run about an hour and a half with scene partners and more specific feedback.
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:15 – 2:45 PM · Kids
Develop a solid acting technique and foundation. Improv workout, auditioning for film and television on camera, scene study, and voice intensive.
Mon, Nov 2 · 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM · All ages
On-camera auditioning class designed for beginners who may also have previous acting training and experience but are just starting to audition in the professional world for film and television. Covers listening, using the page, imagination, entering the room, mindset, and script specifics.
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:00 – 11:00 PM · Nov 2 – Nov 23 · 4 weeks · Adults
Weekly ongoing workout with scene study, on-camera/self-tape practice, writing exercises, and improv/repetition. Ideal for actors seeking a deep weekly workout in a consistent, long-term artistic practice. Everyone works every class.
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:30 – 10:00 PM · Mondays 6:30–10:00 PM
Students are paired and assigned scenes which they are expected to rehearse and prepare for class. Everyone participates every week. Classes are kept intimate so everyone gets up and works every week. Incorporates cold reading, improv, meditation, acting for film/tv, acting exercises and sensory work. Levels may be mixed.
Tue, Nov 3 · 12:00 – 3:00 PM · Drop-in · 4 sessions · Audit available
New to VO. No class Tuesday, November 24th; Thanksgiving holiday.
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 – 9:00 PM · Tuesdays 6:00–9:00 PM · Nov 3 – Dec 15
Online comedy master class.
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:30 – 9:30 PM · Tuesdays 6:30–9:30 PM
A 6-week scene study intensive focused on craft, preparation skills, authentic choices, and honesty in the work on stage and on camera.
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:30 – 9:30 PM · Tuesdays 6:30–9:30 PM · Through Nov 17 · 6 weeks
Joe’s Acting Classes support actors at every level in their Acting Practice. Class focus includes on-camera auditions, cold readings, scene study, monologues, character development, set ready exercises, and script analysis. Each student works a minimum of three times per class.
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM · Tuesdays 7:00 PM
Improv as a tool to trust creative instincts, be spontaneous, and make strong choices for auditioning on camera, voiceover, stage, or TV. Same content as the online class, in person in NoHo. Geared for improvisers of all levels and not just actors.
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:30 – 10:00 PM · Wednesdays 7:30–10:00 PM · Audit available
Audition Technique & Scene Study - Comedy & Drama (Intermediate / Advanced). Audition work includes Shari’s 7 Steps and scene work with on-camera performance & playback. Everyone receives a WeTransfer video of daily performances.
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Thursdays 11:00 AM–1:00 PM · 4 sessions
Acting and the camera with focus on ease, personalization, personality slates, self-tapes, and the strategy of close-ups. Includes original and scripted material, in-class coaching, and technical self-tape fundamentals. Formerly Marilyn’s Part 1; 1 of 2 prerequisites for Advanced Acting & the Camera with Marilyn McIntyre.
Thu, Nov 5 · 4:00 – 8:00 PM · Full · waitlist · Thursdays 4:00 PM · Through Nov 12 · 4 sessions
On-camera commercial acting workshop online via Zoom based on fundamental acting in a short-scene study format, with self-taping techniques. Designed for beginners and advanced.
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 – 8:00 PM · Thursdays 5:00–8:00 PM · 5 weeks
On-going weekly scene study meeting in-person and virtually. Enrollment starts with an interview with senior management.
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 – 10:00 PM · Thursdays 6:00–10:00 PM · Adults · Application required
In-person intensive! Improve your Sound, Stamina, Range & Power.
Tue, Nov 17 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Nov 17 – Nov 17 · 1 session
All-encompassing acting class blending high-level improvisation, scene study, and on-camera technique for students serious about professional-level on-camera skills. Four-week workshop cycle with Japheth Gordon.
Sat, Jan 2 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Starts Jan 2 · 4 weeks · Teens
Sat, Feb 6 · Starts Feb 6 · Application required
Practical beginner-friendly scene study and on-camera training for adults, with warm-ups, notes, monologues, cold reads, and audition simulations. Also used by working actors as a weekly tune-up.
Ongoing enrollment · Adults
Ongoing acting classes for kids ages 7 to 17 covering improv, scene study, on-camera training, cold reading, audition technique, and interview skills, taught by Melissa Hayden. Individualized instruction and private or on-set coaching also available.
Ongoing enrollment · Kids
Small interactive live Zoom classes for actors worldwide covering cold reading and audition technique, scene study and character development, on-camera skills, and career-building strategies.
Ongoing enrollment · Drop-in
Advanced online course with the Jentzen Technique covering technique, scene study, and self-tapes. Includes individualized coaching, scene analysis, on-camera training, and the 16 Primal Journeys work to strengthen emotional truth and character.
Ongoing enrollment
