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Actors Workout Studio |
(818) 766-2171 |
Classes with Emmy Award winner Fran Montano are small, individualized, and are like working with a private coach. The work includes exercises, scene study, improvisation, cold reading, and On Camera. Class members regularly mount performances and industry invited events. Our beginning and advanced actors build a solid, strong foundation. Check out our website for more info.
Former Students....
"I shy away from conventional acting classes. But once in a while you meet someone who inspires you. Fran does!" - Rene Russo
“Fran’s insight to acting is astounding. He’s great at guiding actors into exploring their deepest and riches choices…" - David Arata – Oscar Nominated Writer – Children of Men
"Fran finds what's in an actor's way and breaks through it. A must for any serious actor." -
Lynda Goodfriend - Personal Manager
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Paula J Riley |
(212) 689-4362 |
For over 35 years Paula has acted, directed, taught, coached and produced in New York City.
Her philosophy is simple - "If you embrace a thing fully: heart, mind and dedication, you will achieve it".
Her aim is to help the actor achieve the greatest possibility for the existence of nuance, through the profound understanding of character development and its inevitable progression. |
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Aaron Speiser Acting Studio |
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| Acting and life are inseparable - The Aaron Speiser Acting Studio is dedicated to the highest quality of training and service for all clients in their craft, their art, and their career. We will assist the beginner to the professional with our best efforts and full commitment. |
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Tragic Improv Level 1 Class |
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| This class is great for both actors, improvisers, and beginners. Unlike most improv, the class doesn't focus on witty exchanges of dialogue. Instead, it focuses on developing emotional relationships, complex characters, group mind, stage presence, and realism. |
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Sam Christensen Studios |
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| Specializes in image definition for actors wanting to create a personalized career plan. The Sam Christensen ProcessTM offers lectures, discussions and practical exercises. Sam's process helps the actor build a personalized presentation and strategy. For beginners to pros - Attend a free preview class. |
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Clay Banks Film Acting Studio |
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| What is a Film Director ultimately looking for? Do you deliver effective emotional intensity in an ECU (extreme close-up)? Knowing the answers to these questions can greatly affect your success as a Film/TV actor. This on-camera, no nonsense acting and audition technique is geared specifically for Film & TV. |
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The Actor's Intensive |
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Kirk Baltz has appeared in such films as Reservoir Dogs and Face/Off.
He offers Private Coaching & On Camera Workshops to beginners and professionals.
"There is no actor I know with more artistic integrity, love of the craft,
and just plain know-how than Kirk Baltz."
Philip Seymour Hoffman |
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Richard Lawson Acting Studios |
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| Sometimes great actors walk into an audition or cold reading and fail to deliver the potential of their talent. Just because you act well on stage does not mean you know how to deliver the goods "inside the box"... the closeup. That's where the real story is told. |
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Addison Witt Studio |
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| Addison Witt, Hollywood's independent talent manager owns and operates Witt Management and Studio of Los Angeles, California. The company is comprised of both child and adult actors. Addison Witt has coached actors for the following pilots; Lost at Home on ABC, Nip Tuck on FX and more. |
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Monty Silverstone |
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| Monty Silverstone is the accomplished actor and father of Hollywood actress and star Alicia Silverstone. Monty Silverstone is proud to announce private and semi-private acting lessons for all aspiring actors who are serious about developing their talent. |
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Larry Moss Studio |
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| The Larry Moss Studio is led by respected teachers Larry Moss and Michelle Danner. We are housed at Edgemar Center for the Arts, a two theater & art gallery complex in Santa Monica. The Studio offers a wide array of classes for all ages & levels, including scene study, cold reading, improv and more. |
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The Total Workshop for Acting |
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| Michael has designed a Workshop that makes films with his actors and enters them in Film Festivals around the world. Mr. Savage custom writes material for all of his students as well as empowering them with the proper tools to bring the best out in their work. He also produces custom demos and original films. |
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The Actors Room |
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| Coaching for the actor in LA and Orange County. "Acting" can be no less than the deepest form of creative expression. To understand the craft, is to understand self-expression, as well as, becoming the voice and embodiment of others in the most passionate, and risk-taking way imagined by the human mind. |
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Julie Nation |
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| As individuals and staff at Julie Nation Academy and Model and talent Management, it is our mission to create a supporting and loving environment. We aspire to empower each student and person whose life we touch, to grow into their potential. |
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Santa Clarita School of Performing Arts |
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| Acting requires intensive training that can be challenging, engaging, and one of the best life experiences you can have. You see acting needs the whole person, both the outward projection to society and the inward self of feeling, , thinking, sensing, imagining and remembering. |
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Jeffery Marcus Acting Classes |
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| Jeffery currently works with some of the leading actors on film and television. My classes are primarily Scene Study. It is important to me that everyone get up and work once a week, so classes are kept intimate. I work with each actor individually, as sometimes the levels of the classes are mixed. |
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