Our Services
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Group Lessons
We offer ongoing classes starting at age 4 - adult.
Our classes are taught by Film Directors, Writers, Producers, and Working Actors. We have classes in Acting, Improv, On-Camera, Film, Vocal Training, Voice-Over, Musical Theater & more.
All experience levels are welcome!
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Private Lessons
We provide professional coaching for Television, Film, Voice-Over, and Musical Theater auditions throughout Orange County.
Our coaching staff is available for sixty-minute sessions and will help you/your child with new auditions, self-tape submission auditions, and callbacks.
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Self Tapes
Many casting directors are now auditioning actors from hundreds of miles away. Submitting an audition tape that is both high quality and professionally edited is so important to get seen by the producers and directors.
We offer professional taping of your audition to be submitted to casting houses nationwide, with professional cameras, lighting, backdrops, and professional coaching.
PLEASE NOTE: Private lessons & Self Tapes require a 24-hour advanced notice if you cannot make your scheduled lesson. Otherwise, you will be charged for the time booked. Please call our studio to book any private session to ensure your selected time is open. (949) 609-1600
The Benefits of Acting Lessons
Private Lessons
Private lessons provide aspiring actors with a perfect opportunity to hone their craft by identifying and ironing out mistakes and blind spots. You’ll have someone with years of experience in the field guiding you through each poor audition and confidence issue until you reach a better place.
Your private instructor will be able to equip you with some of the tools you need to succeed in the entertainment industry.
For example, you can nail any monologues you have since you can discuss every line with them. If you have any doubts about your delivery or how to project your voice for a specific word or phrase, your coach can step in and help.
On the downside, private classes don’t allow you to react in the same way group classes do. Working with others is a big part of acting, so it’s essential that you work on this aspect of the profession, too. You might also risk getting caught up only in what you’re doing, so you might inadvertently steal the limelight from other cast members if you only focus on yourself.
Pros
Personalized feedback
Opportunities to identify and address blind spots
Better for working on monologues
Can help break through plateaus
Cons
No social interaction or collobaration
There’s a risk of becoming too caught up in your own performance
Group Lessons
Group acting lessons are excellent if you’re a beginner, as they can give you a natural feel for what it’s like to act with others. After all, much of acting is reacting to others and what’s happening around you; group classes recreate that well.
You’ll also find that group classes tend to be slightly less expensive than private classes.
Working with others, you’ll be able to receive peer feedback and develop your ability to socialize and improvise. These are all crucial if you want to succeed as an actor since most of your work will be around others, whether it’s a cast, crew members, or even extras.
The main drawbacks to group acting classes are that you will have less personalized feedback, which can slow down your progress, and fewer opportunities to identify and work through your blind spots and mistakes.
Pros
Better suited to beginners
Often less expensive
Peer feedback
Provides a chance to develop social skills and improvise
Cons
Less personalized feedback
Fewer opportunities to identify your weak points