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Learn and perform an original form! This is the last class in the WE standard curriculum. Sharpen the skills of premise pulling, inevitability, surprise, labeling, and support in this original form developed at WE! Become a great team player while honing your unique voice, and master a form with teammates and friends!
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 – 8:00 PM · Full · waitlist · Wednesdays 6:00–8:00 PM · 4 sessions
The Scene Study class is a place for professionals to work. This class will explore in-depth Scene Study, with particular focus on the vitality of moment-to-moment experience and the full pursuit of actions. The goal is to create provocative characters that animate the text and uniquely showcase the actor. The intrinsic value of this communal exploration is that creative discoveries made by one actor are applicable to all.
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 – 9:00 PM · Wednesdays 6:00–9:00 PM · Application required
A progression and advancement of the work established in Scene Study, delving more deeply into the discussion of text and character.
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 – 9:00 PM · Through Dec 18 · 8 weeks
For experienced working actors deepening technical and emotional range in complex material; guided to take bigger risks and address habits or blocks.
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 – 11:00 PM · Wednesdays 6:30–11:00 PM · Adults · Audit available
Flagship class for trained professional actors, directors, and writers. Gloria works directly with each actor on prepared scenes; guest industry professionals attend select sessions.
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM – 12:00 AM · Adults · Application required
For actors taking their first serious step into professional training. Same rigorous foundation as the advanced program—truth, specificity, courage—with scene work from the classical canon and contemporary material.
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM – 12:00 AM · Adults · Application required
Having completed Technique I & II and Script Breakdown, the actor will present scenes where they will receive analysis and criticism that will provide insight into the playwright and his meaning. The actor will acquire a new heightened understanding, which will lead to an interpretation of the playwright in light of the actor’s own talent and creativity.
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 – 9:12 PM · Through Dec 18 · 8 weeks
By invitation only; takes the culmination of what the actor has learned in Audition Technique and raises it to working industry standards. Industry influencers are frequently invited to this class.
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:30 – 9:30 PM · Thursdays 6:30–9:30 PM · Application required
For actors with a basic foundation; every student is guaranteed to work every week on scenes and/or exercises.
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 – 9:30 PM · Fridays 6:00–9:30 PM
In-person scene study at the Los Angeles studio taught by Howard Fine. For actors who have completed the 6-Week or 9-Week Acting Technique course. Work on scenes from plays, monologues, or Uta Hagen object exercises. Meets 4 times a month on Saturday mornings; actors are guaranteed to work each class.
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Saturdays 10:00 AM · Through Oct 31 · 4 sessions · Adults
Applies foundational Techniques from Technique class with emphasis on script analysis, building emotional truth and believable characters, and receiving constructive criticism.
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:30 – 11:00 PM · Mondays 6:30–11:00 PM · Adults · Audit available
This ongoing, in-person training focuses on the essential, core elements of Michael Chekhov’s psychophysical acting technique. The particular focus of this session will be on characterization, transformation, and text. Chekhov’s technique will be employed on your feet to create character and applied to text. All participants must come prepared with a specific role to work on, as well as a memorized monologue or scene from a script.
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 – 10:00 PM · Mondays 7:00–10:00 PM
For students with a foundational understanding of scene work looking to deepen skills; diving deeper into characters, dialogue and subtext.
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:30 – 11:00 PM · Tuesdays 6:30–11:00 PM · Adults · Audit available
This Ongoing class will explore the language and principles of Stella Adler’s approach to acting, including action, circumstance, and justification, rooted in the power of the imagination. Actors will develop a foundation from which to build themselves as actors as well as human beings. This class will also incorporate scene work designed to establish a specific, reliable rehearsal process for each actor. Actors will learn to develop character through actions and objectives drawn from the text.
Tue, Nov 10 · Nov 10 – Dec 1 · 4 weeks · Application required
A scene study and acting technique intensive. Meets in person.
Sun, Jan 24 · 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM · Starts Jan 24 · Kids
A scene study and acting technique intensive. Meets in person.
Sat, Jan 30 · 3:30 – 6:00 PM · Starts Jan 30 · Teens
Sat, Feb 6 · Starts Feb 6 · Application required
This 6-week LA acting class meets twice a week: one working class and one lecture/observation class. The course introduces actors to the fundamentals of the AMAW philosophy and our way of working.
Ongoing enrollment · 6 weeks · Adults · Audit available
A ten-week course in acting technique and scene study. Master teacher Andrew Wood presents a powerful acting technique through exercises, lectures, and scene study. Students work on a single scene for the duration of the course.
Ongoing enrollment · 10 weeks
In-person ongoing class in LA or Atlanta; on your feet exploring every week across comedy, dark drama, and more.
Ongoing enrollment · Application required