LA ACTING SCHOOLS

13 schools · verified listings

Acting Classes in Burbank and Glendale

Burbank and Glendale sit closest to the working studios, and the training here reflects that proximity with a practical, on-camera-leaning character. Every listing is researched from official sources and dated; see our methodology.

3-2-1- Acting StudiosLa Crescenta-Montrose

3-2-1- Acting Studios

On-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.

On-camera techniqueEclectic / multi-techniqueYouth programsAudit / trial$$
Antaeus AcademyDowntown Glendale

Antaeus Academy

The classical training arm of Glendale's Antaeus Theatre Company: Shakespeare, heightened-language scene study, voice, and movement taught by company members, with dated 2026 classes and published tuition.

Classical and verse$$
Brian Cutler Actors StudioBurbank

Brian Cutler Actors Studio

Burbank studio est. 1993 teaching Meisner via the Charles Conrad line with heavy commercial technique, every class filmed in 4K, published cycle pricing, and a free first-class audit.

MeisnerOn-camera techniqueAudit / trial$$
Magnolia Park, Burbank

CSz Los Angeles, Home of ComedySportz Los Angeles

LA's longest-running improv show and its school, founded 1988 by James Thomas Bailey: a 101-401 short-form curriculum with published prices, a $65 one-day intensive, and the largest US high school improv league.

Improv and sketchComedy techniqueYouth programs$
David Gray StudiosBurbank

David Gray Studios

Burbank on-camera acting school run by David Gray, successor to the closed Gray Studios NoHo, with age-banded classes from 5 years old to adult, hybrid Zoom options, and a 10-day summer film camp.

Eclectic / multi-techniqueYouth programs
Verdugo foothills, northeast Glendale

Glendale Community College Theatre Arts Department

GCC's theatre program in the Verdugo foothills: acting-emphasis AA with voice, movement, and camera coursework, a produced season with Shakespeare in fall 2026, at $46 per unit.

Eclectic / multi-techniqueYouth programs$
John D'Aquino's Actors WorkshopsBurbank

John D'Aquino's Actors Workshops

Burbank on-camera workshops from veteran TV actor John D'Aquino, with weekly age-banded classes from 8 to adult, summer film camps, and Zoom coaching; formerly branded the Young Actors Workshop.

On-camera techniqueComedy techniqueYouth programs$$
Burbank

Kalmenson & Kalmenson

The voice-over school attached to LA's Kalmenson and Kalmenson casting house: a full curriculum from Foundations to mastery taught on Zoom in classes capped at ten, with dated 2026 sessions and published entry tuition.

Eclectic / multi-techniqueImprov and sketch$$
L.A. Connection Comedy TheatreMagnolia Park, Burbank

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre

Burbank improv institution founded 1977 by Kent Skov, training kids from age 5 through adults in an audition-into-repertory model, with $10 Saturday shows across all ages and a famous movie-dubbing legacy.

Improv and sketchComedy techniqueYouth programsAudit / trial
New York Film Academy, Los AngelesBurbank Media District

New York Film Academy, Los Angeles

The Burbank campus of the film school founded in 1992, offering Acting for Film degrees from a one-year conservatory program to an MFA, WSCUC-accredited, with backlot production work at Universal Studios.

Eclectic / multi-techniqueMeisnerConservatoryYouth programs$$$$
Downtown Burbank

The Sanford Meisner Center

The only school Sanford Meisner founded under his own name, alive and well in Downtown Burbank: a 9-month certificate program taught in the direct line by Martin Barter, with published $325 monthly tuition and free intro sessions. Reports of its closure were wrong.

MeisnerConservatoryAudit / trial$$
Steve Eastin StudioBurbank

Steve Eastin Studio

Veteran character actor Steve Eastin (Field of Dreams, Catch Me If You Can) teaches weekly on-camera film and TV classes in Burbank, sold through his site at published rates; his famous former studio building closed but the teaching continues, currently sold out.

On-camera techniqueEclectic / multi-technique$$
Burbank

Taylor Acting Studio

Burbank Meisner studio opened 2008 with the Meisner Estate as The Sanford Meisner Studio, led by Alex Taylor, the youngest teacher Meisner personally trained; sequential two-year program, online intensives, and estate-authorized certificates.

Meisner$$

What this training is

The area covers Burbank, Glendale, and the Crescenta Valley. Burbank in particular is walking distance from several major lots, which shapes both who teaches here and who takes class. Youth and on-camera programs are well represented.

Who it suits

Actors working on the Burbank and Glendale lots, Valley residents, and families, since the area is practical for weekday youth classes.

What these listings show

Counted from the verified records on this page when the site was last built, on 2026-08-15.

  • Published pricing. 11 of 13 publish enough pricing to place them in a band: $ (2), $$ (8), $$$$ (1). The other 2 do not publish rates, so you have to ask.
  • Audit or trial. 4 of these 13 offer an audit or a trial class, which is the cheapest way to judge a teacher before committing.
  • Audition required. 1 requires an audition or placement before you can enroll, so plan for a step before the first class.
  • Levels. 12 accept complete beginners and 12 run advanced work (92% and 92% of this list).
  • Online options. 9 of 13 offer an online format as well as in person.
  • Private coaching. 7 also offer one-to-one coaching alongside classes.
  • Young actors. 7 of these serve kids or teens as well as adults.
  • Techniques taught. Most commonly Eclectic / multi-technique (6), On-camera technique (4), Meisner (4).
  • How established. 9 publish a founding year, the earliest 1927 and the most recent 2008.

How to compare them

Parking is generally straightforward, which is a real advantage for a weekly commitment. If you live on the west side, be honest about the canyon commute at class time before signing up for a program that runs for months.

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