Compare LA acting schools
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| Field | 3-2-1- Acting Studios | 9th Level Acting Studios | The Acting Center | The Actors Circle | Actors Comedy Studio | Actors Workout Studio | The Actors' Gang | Alan Feinstein Acting Studio | AMDA College of the Performing Arts, Los Angeles | Andrew Wood Acting Studio | Annie Grindlay Studio | Antaeus Academy | Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop | The Aquila Studio | Art Cohan | Art of Acting Studio | Baron Brown Studio | Berg Studios | Beverly Hills Playhouse | The BGB Studio | Braden Lynch Studio | Brian Cutler Actors Studio | CalArts School of Theater | California State University, Long Beach, Department of Theatre Arts | California State University, Los Angeles, Department of Theatre and Dance | California State University, Northridge Department of Theatre | Cerritos College Theatre, Film and Television Department | Creative Combustion Acting Studio | CSz Los Angeles, Home of ComedySportz Los Angeles | Cynthia Bain's Young Actor Studio | David Gray Studios | Doug Warhit Acting Classes | East Los Angeles College Theater Arts Department | East West Players | El Camino College Theatre Department | Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio | Eric Morris Actors Workshop | Glendale Community College Theatre Arts Department | Graham Shiels Studios | The Groundlings School | The Heller Approach Acting Studio | Howard Fine Acting Studio | The Imagined Life | Impro Theatre | Innovative Actor's Studio | Ivana Chubbuck Studio | John D'Aquino's Actors Workshops | John Rosenfeld Studios | Kalmenson & Kalmenson | Keep It Real Acting Studios | Kids On Stage, Inc. | Killian's Workshop | Kimberly Jentzen Studio | L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre | The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute | Lesly Kahn & Company | Lifebook Acting Academy | Long Beach City College Theatre Arts (Performing Arts Department) | Los Angeles Acting Studio | Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy | Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory | Los Angeles Valley College Department of Theatre & Dance | Loyola Marymount University Department of Theatre Arts | Lynette McNeill Studio | Margie Haber Studio | The Markland Studio | Marnie Cooper School of Acting | Matthew Barry Teaches | Michelle Danner Acting Studio | Nancy Banks Studio | New York Film Academy, Los Angeles | Pack Theater | Pasadena City College Theater Arts | Pepperdine University Theatre Program (Seaver College Fine Arts Division) | The Playground: A Young Actors' Conservatory | Playhouse West School and Repertory Theater | PopRock Academy | Richard Lawson Studios | The Ruskin School of Acting | The Sanford Meisner Center | Santa Monica College Theatre Arts Department | Scott Sedita Acting Studios | The Screen Acting Studio | Seydways Acting Studios | Shari Shaw Studios | Sharon Chatten Studio | Speiser/Sturges Acting Studio | Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre - Los Angeles | Steve Eastin Studio | Taylor Acting Studio | Theatre 360 | Theatre West | Tony Barr's Film Actors Workshop | UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television | Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center - Los Angeles | USC School of Dramatic Arts | Warner Loughlin Studios | The Young Actor's Studio | Young Actors Space | Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts | Zak Barnett Studios |
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| Neighborhood | La Crescenta-Montrose (Palms Plaza), Crescenta Valley | Hollywood | Sherman Oaks (San Fernando Valley) | Culver City (Westside) | Online-only since ~2020s; former studio at 7461 Beverly Blvd (Beverly Grove/Fairfax) | NoHo Arts District | Downtown Culver City (Ivy Substation, at Media Park) | Studio City (San Fernando Valley) | Hollywood | Hollywood | Beverly Grove / Fairfax District | Downtown Glendale | Hollywood area | Melrose / Fairfax District | Beverly Hills | Hollywood | Downtown Santa Monica | Atwater Village | Beverly Hills | North Hollywood | Reseda (San Fernando Valley) | Burbank | Valencia | CSULB campus, Los Altos-adjacent East Long Beach | University Hills (El Sereno district), Eastside Los Angeles | Northridge (San Fernando Valley) | Norwalk, southeast Los Angeles County (Gateway Cities) | Studio City | Magnolia Park, Burbank | Studio City (Ventura Blvd corridor) | Burbank | Online-only (formerly Miracle Mile, 6380 Wilshire Blvd) | East Los Angeles / Monterey Park border | Little Tokyo, Downtown LA | South Bay (Alondra Park area, unincorporated LA County near Torrance) | NoHo Arts District | Miracle Mile | Verdugo foothills, northeast Glendale | Miracle Mile / Mid-Wilshire | Melrose (Fairfax District) | NoHo Arts District | Hollywood (Sunset Blvd) | Mid-City (San Vicente at Hauser, Miracle Mile-adjacent) | Los Feliz | North Hollywood (NoHo Arts District) | Melrose / Fairfax (Hollywood-adjacent) | Burbank (studio address not published on site) | West Hollywood | Burbank (casting HQ); all current classes online | North Hollywood (Toluca Lake border) | Santa Monica (class venue in downtown Santa Monica; see editor notes) | Currently online-only (historic studio was in Hollywood) | Sherman Oaks (San Fernando Valley) | Magnolia Park, Burbank | West Hollywood | Hollywood | Studio City, Tujunga Village | Lakewood Village area, Liberal Arts Campus (LAC), Building G | Toluca Lake / Burbank area (conflicting: own site says Burbank; sister site says Toluca Lake) | East Hollywood | Hollywood | Valley Glen (San Fernando Valley) | Westchester | West Los Angeles (Rancho Park area, Pico Blvd) | La Brea Ave corridor (Hancock Park / Mid-Wilshire area) | NoHo Arts District | Studio City | Sherman Oaks | Culver City (formerly Edgemar Center, Main St, Santa Monica) | Los Angeles | Burbank Media District | Los Feliz (East Hollywood border) | East Pasadena, on Colorado Blvd east of the Playhouse District | Malibu | Century City (corner Santa Monica Blvd & Beverly Glen, Westwood/Century City border) | NoHo Arts District | Temple City (San Gabriel Valley) | Valley Village (San Fernando Valley) | Santa Monica Airport / Sunset Park | Downtown Burbank | Sunset Park / Pico district, Santa Monica | Larchmont Village | Melrose Ave / Fairfax District (near West Hollywood border) | Valley Village | Studio City | Los Angeles | West Los Angeles / La Cienega corridor | Hollywood | Burbank (current venue not published; former studio was at 1007 N Cordova St) | Burbank (near Warner Bros.; Yelp lists 2401 W Magnolia Blvd, Magnolia Park, unverified on official site) | East Pasadena (Foothill Blvd corridor) | Cahuenga Pass (between Hollywood and Studio City, near Universal City; site uses 'Hollywood CA 90068') | East Santa Monica (off Olympic Blvd, 2 blocks west of Centinela Ave) | Westwood | Franklin Village, Hollywood (second campus in Silver Lake) | University Park | Cahuenga Pass / Hollywood Hills | North Hollywood (NoHo Arts District) | North Hollywood (in-person classes; no street address published on official site) | Beverly Grove / W 3rd St at Crescent Heights (often described as West LA / near West Hollywood) | Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile |
| Techniques | On-camera technique, Eclectic / multi-technique | On-camera technique, Comedy technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, Improv and sketch | Eclectic / multi-technique, Improv and sketch | Comedy technique | Meisner, Stanislavski, Method (Strasberg), Hagen, Adler, Improv and sketch | Improv and sketch | Eclectic / multi-technique, On-camera technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Stanislavski | Eclectic / multi-technique, On-camera technique | Classical and verse | Meindl approach | Adler, Meisner, Chekhov | Adler, Katselas, Audition technique | Adler | Meisner | Stanislavski | Katselas | Eclectic / multi-technique, Meisner | Adler, Eclectic / multi-technique | Meisner, On-camera technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, On-camera technique, Comedy technique | Improv and sketch, Comedy technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, Improv and sketch | Eclectic / multi-technique | On-camera technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Meisner | Method (Strasberg) | Eclectic / multi-technique | On-camera technique, Eclectic / multi-technique | Improv and sketch | Eclectic / multi-technique | Hagen, Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Improv and sketch | Method (Strasberg), Stanislavski, Meisner, Improv and sketch, On-camera technique, Eclectic / multi-technique | Chubbuck | On-camera technique, Comedy technique, Improv and sketch | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, Improv and sketch | On-camera technique, Meisner, Eclectic / multi-technique | Improv and sketch, Eclectic / multi-technique | On-camera technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, Chekhov, Adler, Method (Strasberg), Meisner, Stanislavski, Hagen | Improv and sketch, Comedy technique | Method (Strasberg), Stanislavski, Improv and sketch | Comedy technique, Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, Improv and sketch | Eclectic / multi-technique | Meisner, Adler, Hagen, Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Meisner | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, On-camera technique | Audition technique | Method (Strasberg), Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, On-camera technique, Comedy technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, On-camera technique, Improv and sketch, Comedy technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, Meisner, Method (Strasberg), Adler, Hagen, Chekhov | Adler, Meisner, Hagen, Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, Meisner, Hagen, Adler | Improv and sketch, Comedy technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Stanislavski, Meisner, Method (Strasberg), Chekhov, Hagen, Improv and sketch, On-camera technique | Meisner | Eclectic / multi-technique, On-camera technique, Comedy technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, On-camera technique | Meisner | Meisner | Eclectic / multi-technique | Comedy technique | On-camera technique, Improv and sketch | Eclectic / multi-technique, On-camera technique | Comedy technique, On-camera technique, Eclectic / multi-technique | Method (Strasberg), Stanislavski | Eclectic / multi-technique | Adler, Stanislavski, Chekhov, Improv and sketch | On-camera technique, Eclectic / multi-technique | Meisner | Eclectic / multi-technique, Improv and sketch, Comedy technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | On-camera technique | Eclectic / multi-technique | Improv and sketch | Eclectic / multi-technique | Warner Loughlin | Stanislavski, Eclectic / multi-technique | Meisner, Stanislavski, Adler, Improv and sketch, On-camera technique, Eclectic / multi-technique | Improv and sketch, Eclectic / multi-technique | Eclectic / multi-technique, On-camera technique, Improv and sketch |
| Class types | On-camera, Commercial Acting, Improv, Scene Study, Audition Technique | On-camera, Film and TV Acting, Scene Study | Scene Study, Audition Technique, Commercial Acting, Improv | Scene Study, Cold Reading, Audition Technique, Improv, Film and TV Acting | Comedy, Audition Technique, On-camera, Cold Reading, Film and TV Acting | Scene Study, Cold Reading, On-camera, Improv, Audition Technique | Theater Training, Movement, Improv | Scene Study, Cold Reading, On-camera, Audition Technique | On-camera, Film and TV Acting, Theater Training, Scene Study, Voice and Speech | Scene Study | Audition Technique, On-camera, Commercial Acting, Film and TV Acting | Shakespeare and Classical, Scene Study, Voice and Speech, Movement, Theater Training | Scene Study | Scene Study, Audition Technique, Film and TV Acting | Audition Technique, Scene Study, Cold Reading | Scene Study, On-camera, Voice and Speech, Improv, Film and TV Acting | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Film and TV Acting | Scene Study, On-camera, Film and TV Acting, Voice and Speech, Movement | Scene Study | On-camera, Audition Technique, Scene Study, Film and TV Acting, Improv | Scene Study, Audition Technique, Voice and Speech | On-camera, Commercial Acting, Scene Study, Cold Reading, Film and TV Acting | Theater Training, Voice and Speech, Movement, Shakespeare and Classical | Theater Training, Scene Study, Voice and Speech, Movement, Musical Theater | Theater Training, Scene Study, Voice and Speech, Movement, Musical Theater | Theater Training, Voice and Speech, Movement | Theater Training, Scene Study, Improv, Musical Theater | Audition Technique, Cold Reading, Musical Theater, Shakespeare and Classical, Comedy | Improv, Comedy | Scene Study, Audition Technique, Improv | Film and TV Acting, Audition Technique, Scene Study, Commercial Acting, Improv | Cold Reading, On-camera, Audition Technique, Scene Study, Improv | Theater Training, Scene Study, Voice and Speech, Movement, On-camera | Theater Training, Scene Study | Theater Training, Scene Study, Improv, Musical Theater | Scene Study, On-camera, Commercial Acting, Voice and Speech | Scene Study | Theater Training, Scene Study, Voice and Speech, Movement, Musical Theater | On-camera, Film and TV Acting, Scene Study, Audition Technique, Commercial Acting | Improv, Comedy, Commercial Acting | Scene Study, Cold Reading, Audition Technique, On-camera, Commercial Acting | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Voice and Speech | Scene Study, Cold Reading, Audition Technique | Improv, Theater Training | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Commercial Acting | Scene Study | On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Comedy, Film and TV Acting | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Film and TV Acting, Improv | Voiceover, Improv | Commercial Acting, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Scene Study | Musical Theater, Theater Training, Improv, Comedy, Shakespeare and Classical | Commercial Acting, On-camera, Audition Technique | Scene Study, Cold Reading, Audition Technique, On-camera, Improv | Improv, Comedy | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Commercial Acting | Comedy, Scene Study, Audition Technique, Film and TV Acting, Cold Reading | Scene Study, Improv, Cold Reading, Audition Technique | Theater Training, On-camera, Musical Theater | Scene Study, Improv, Cold Reading, Audition Technique, On-camera | Theater Training, Film and TV Acting, On-camera, Scene Study, Voice and Speech | Film and TV Acting, On-camera | Theater Training, Musical Theater | Theater Training, On-camera, Scene Study, Voice and Speech, Movement | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Cold Reading | On-camera, Audition Technique, Cold Reading, Improv, Commercial Acting | Scene Study, Audition Technique, On-camera, Movement | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Comedy, Film and TV Acting | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Cold Reading, Comedy | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Film and TV Acting | Scene Study | Scene Study, On-camera, Film and TV Acting, Voice and Speech, Audition Technique | Improv, Comedy, Voiceover | Theater Training, Musical Theater | Theater Training, Musical Theater, Film and TV Acting, Voice and Speech | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Commercial Acting | Scene Study, Theater Training, Film and TV Acting, Commercial Acting, Audition Technique | Film and TV Acting, Commercial Acting, Voiceover, Audition Technique, Musical Theater | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Film and TV Acting | Scene Study | Scene Study, Improv, On-camera | Theater Training, Voice and Speech, Movement, Musical Theater | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Film and TV Acting, Comedy | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Film and TV Acting | Scene Study, Audition Technique, Cold Reading | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Comedy | Scene Study, Film and TV Acting | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Commercial Acting | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Improv, Commercial Acting | Film and TV Acting, On-camera, Audition Technique | Scene Study, Theater Training | Theater Training, Musical Theater, Scene Study, Improv, Comedy | Theater Training, Scene Study, Musical Theater | On-camera, Film and TV Acting, Scene Study, Cold Reading | Theater Training, Film and TV Acting, On-camera, Musical Theater, Voice and Speech | Improv, Comedy, Film and TV Acting | Theater Training, Film and TV Acting, Musical Theater | Scene Study, On-camera, Audition Technique, Film and TV Acting, Comedy | Scene Study, On-camera, Improv, Film and TV Acting, Voice and Speech | Scene Study, Improv, On-camera, Audition Technique, Cold Reading | Musical Theater, Theater Training, Improv, Comedy | On-camera, Scene Study, Audition Technique, Improv, Film and TV Acting |
| Levels | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Working professional | Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Working professional | ||||||
| Ages | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens | Teens, Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens | Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Adults | Teens, Adults | Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens, Adults | Kids, Teens | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| Format | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person | Online | In person, Online | In person | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person | In person | In person | In person | In person | In person | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | Online | In person | In person, Online | In person | In person | In person | In person | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | Online | Online | In person, Online | Online | In person, Online | In person | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person | In person | In person, Online | In person | In person | In person | In person | In person | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person | In person | In person | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person | In person, Online | In person | In person | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person | In person, Online | In person | In person | In person | In person | In person, Online | In person | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person, Online | In person | In person, Online |
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| Sample published price | Core class package (all TV1/TV2/TV3, musical theatre, online), 10 classes + 2 bonus (12 total), 6-month access: $745 | 4 film/TV acting classes per month: $200/month | In-Studio Scene Study (twice weekly, 3 hrs): $480/month | Adult class (single): $60 | Comedy Essentials Mondays (Level 1, 6 weeks): $490 | Not published | Teen Summer Camp 2026 (2 weeks, ages 13-17): $1,200 | Not published | Undergraduate tuition 2026-2027 (two semesters, all programs): $49,500/year | Essentials In-Person Workshop (10 weeks), Summer Special: $680 | Ongoing Audition Class (4 weeks): $270 | Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Study: From Page to Stage (six 3-hr sessions, Jul 9-Aug 13, 2026): $425 | 6-Week Foundations Course, LA (Aug 6 - Sep 10, 2026, Thursdays 6-10pm): $525 | Master Scene Study (6 weeks, in-person): $600 | Not published | Professional Conservatory annual tuition: $15,990/year | Not published | Not published | Orientation startup (3-month program, 24 classes, 2x/week): $875 | Ongoing weekly classes (4 classes/month): $295/month | Group class (4 consecutive weekly classes): $300 | Cycle to cycle (1 cycle = 4 classes): $349 per cycle | undergraduate tuition 2026-27: $62,954/year ($31,477/semester) + $730 mandatory fees | CA-resident undergraduate tuition + mandatory fees, 2025-26, full-time (7+ units): $4,171.00 per semester | CA-resident undergraduate tuition + mandatory campus fees, Fall 2026, full-time (6.1+ units): $3,966.04 per semester ($3,419.00 tuition + $547.04 campus fees) | undergraduate tuition and fees 2026-27, California resident (university-wide): $8,328/year (7+ units per semester); non-residents add $471/unit | CA resident enrollment fee per unit: $46/unit (plus $19 health fee and $19 ASCC activities fee fall/spring, $2 representation fee) | Online coaching (Zoom/Skype/phone), 20 min / 40 min / 1 hr / 2 hr / 3 hr: $27.00 / $53.00 / $78.50 / $149.00 / $214.00 | 101 Improv Toolbox: $275 | Not published | 10-Day Film Camp (summer masterclass): $1,500 | Not published | CA resident enrollment fee per unit: $46/unit (plus $19 health fee fall/spring, $2 representation fee) | Acting III, Showcase (9 weeks): $425 | CA resident enrollment fee per unit: $46/unit (plus $27 health fee per fall/spring semester, $2 student representation fee per term) | Exploring Technique (Sundays 10am, Sept 13-Nov 15, 2026): $550 full payment (or $275 non-refundable 50% deposit) | Weekly class (Mon PM / Tue AM / Wed PM), monthly tuition: $300.00/month | CA resident enrollment fee per unit: $46/unit (plus $26 health services fee fall/spring, $22 summer/winter) | The Lab (3-week intensive, 3 sessions): $495 | Improv for Beginners (1 session): $55 | In-person group class, 1x/week: $295/month | Acting Technique: 6-Week course (in-person, LA): $945 total ($350 deposit to reserve) | TIL Lectures online subscription (weekly writings + audio): $25.00/month | Combined CORE for Narrative, 6 weeks: $240 | Not published | Not published | Private session (single): $160 | Ongoing class (4 classes/month): $295/month | Foundations: Level 1 (6 weeks): $445 (payment plans available) | A-Z Commercial Acting, Level 1 (6 classes): $449 | Enrich LA spring 2026 Creative Dramatics enrichment series (9 classes, Apr 10-Jun 12, 2026, private school location): $275.00 | Adult Commercial Workshop (Zoom), per session cycle: $285 | Acting With Impact Online Class, monthly tuition: $300/month ($335 first month incl. book; $275 early-payment rate from 4th month) | Saturday show tickets (all shows, incl. kids and teen shows): $10 | 2-Week Intensive: $1,720 tuition (+$150 registration = $1,870) | Comedy Intensive with Lesly (4 classes / 2 weeks): $695 | Drop-in class (cash/Zelle rate): $85 | CA resident per-unit enrollment fee: $46/unit | Not published | CA-resident enrollment fee, 2026-27: $46.00 per unit | Not published | CA resident per-unit enrollment fee: $46/unit | undergraduate tuition 2026-27 (university-wide): $68,042/year | Not published | Zoom Masterclass Audit with Margie (currently on hold; fee credits toward an intensive): $25 | Not published | Group class (single, 2 hrs): $75 | Group class (per 3-hr class): $89.00 | Kids/teens acting classes - 4-week program: $250 | Not published | 1-Year Acting for Film (LA), total tuition, Spring 2026 start: $41,790 ($20,895/semester); est. total w/ fees before insurance $44,740 | Intro to Improv, 8 weeks (Aug 10 - Oct 12, 2026): $330 | CA resident per-unit enrollment fee: $46/unit | undergraduate tuition 2026-27 (Seaver College, university-wide): $74,370/year (plus $898 wellness/campus life fees; on-campus total cost of attendance $99,258-$100,328) | Conservatory six-month payment plan (site-stated average): about $2,250 | Monthly tuition, all levels (two 3-hour classes/week): $255/month via Venmo; $250/month cash or check | Not published | Not published | Meisner Technique program, in-person (2x/week): $320/month | 1st Year Traditional Program tuition: $325/month | CA resident per-unit enrollment fee: $46/unit | One-Day Comedy Intensive (in-studio): $199 | Orientation Session with Kay Aston (one-time, required for new students): $200 | Beginning & Intermediate Ongoing Class (Ted Mattison, Tuesdays): $70 per class | Ongoing weekly in-person classes (e.g., Monday Foundations: The Tools Class, Wednesday On Camera Comedy Audition): $300 (as listed per class product on shop) | Not published | Ongoing Sunday Technique: $900 | Adler Technique Level I (8 weeks, 72 hrs): $900 | Monthly Tuition: 7:00 pm Tuesday Acting Class: $350.00/month | Online Repetition/The Art of Listening intensive (2 weeks, Zoom): $270 | Trial class (credited to tuition if enrolled): $30 | Company membership dues: $60/month + $100 one-time initiation fee | Class tuition (per 2-week cycle): $85 | undergraduate university fees 2025-26 (California resident): $16,430 | Improv 101 - LA in-person (8-week, Franklin or Silver Lake): $450-$500 depending on section | undergraduate tuition 2026-27 (university-wide, 12-18 units, two semesters): $75,384 | Ongoing Intermediate or Advanced class, in person (LA or Atlanta): $375/month | Not published | In-person Acting: Teens (12-17), Fall 2026, 10 weeks: $600 | Not published | Standalone class (per 4 weeks, 20-wk commitment): $375-$450 |
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Prices shown are samples of each school's own published rates; see profiles for full tables with source links and dates.