La Crescenta-MontroseOn-camera school for ages 2 to adult in La Crescenta, founded 2007 by Mae Ross and now under new ownership, with tiered TV commercial and scene study classes, published package pricing, and a free trial class.
West HollywoodWest Hollywood studio with a structured fundamentals path, a career-coaching Actor Salon running since 2007, youth and young-adult classes, published $295 monthly pricing, and a consultation-first, no-audit admissions model.
North HollywoodCommercial and on-camera specialist founded by actress Judy Kain in 2012, with a four-level commercial track, youth classes, self-taping services, and unusually transparent published pricing; currently running classes virtually.
HollywoodComedy-first Hollywood training company at the Kahnstitute on La Brea, led by Yale MFA Lesly Kahn, with a famous two-week Comedy Intensive, beginner Essentials course, and gated ongoing classes.
La Brea Ave corridorThe audition-technique institution on La Brea, founded in 1986, teaching Margie Haber's script-in-hand phrasing approach to on-camera auditioning, with intensives, youth programs, and a free intro session.
Culver CityMulti-technique studio led by acting coach and film director Michelle Danner, now at the Creative Center for the Arts in Culver City, with adult classes, a conservatory track, youth programs, and international student visa sponsorship.
Larchmont VillageLarchmont Village studio teaching comedy and sitcom technique since 1998, built on Scott Sedita's Eight Characters of Comedy, with structured drama and comedy tracks, published prices, and a strict no-audit policy.
West Los AngelesThe West LA studio formerly known as Aaron Speiser Acting Studio, led since 2015 by Shannon Sturges, with technique courses, ongoing scene study, published pricing, and paid audits.