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Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio

Acting school in North Hollywood, Los Angeles

Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio is an acting school in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, that teaches the Meisner technique, audition prep, commercial acting, on-camera acting and scene study. As of October 28, 2026, Arlo lists 1 current class at Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio, confirmed on the school's own site.

Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio offers acting training in person in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. The studio teaches a traditional Meisner Technique program, scene study, acting for beginners, and workshops and coaching. Classes are described for actors from novice to professional stages of their careers, including a two-year professional Meisner program, multi-week courses, and a summer intensive.

At a glance

Techniques
Meisner Technique, Acting For Beginners, Advanced Character Work, The Character in Performance, Voice for the Actor
Levels
Beginner, Advanced, Professional, All levels
Ages
Adults
Formats
In person, Ongoing weekly, Multi-week course, Intensive, Workshop, Private coaching

From the school's own pages (emasla.com), last checked October 8, 2026.

Current classes

1 current class confirmed on the school's own site.

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Advanced Character Work and Scene Study - Meisner Modules
Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio · North Hollywood

Take your training to the next level with a dynamic program designed to add character work to your foundational Meisner Training. From physical to psychological shifts you learn how to create characters completely different from yourself and keep them truthful, spontaneous and interesting. While remaining grounded in Meisner's core principles of truthful behavior, emotional responsiveness, and working moment to moment, this innovative training sequence places an emphasis on integrating character work into scripted scenes and monologues.

Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Fridays 10:00 AM–1:00 PM · Through Nov 13 · Application required

Teachers

Named on the school's site: Theresa Hayes, Elizabeth Mestnik, Alex (Sandy) Egan, Michael Yurchak, Ken Weiler, Briana Burnside.

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