Atwater VillageBerg Studios
Atwater Village studio founded in 1998 by Yale School of Drama graduate Gregory Berger-Sobeck, teaching a Yale and Stanislavski-derived system through a gateway technique intensive and three levels of scene study, with free audits.
Little Tokyo, Downtown LAEast West Players
The nation's longest-running Asian American theatre (1965) in Little Tokyo, whose Actors Conservatory track offers open-enrollment Acting I through III with a public showcase, plus a playwriting institute and youth outreach.
Los FelizImpro Theatre
The school of Impro Theatre in Los Feliz, LA's home of narrative long-form improv: full-length unscripted plays in literary genres, a C.O.R.E. curriculum, published pricing, and a $40 drop-in playground.
Los FelizPack Theater
Los Feliz improv and sketch theater grown from the Miles Stroth Workshop, with $330 eight-week classes taught by SNL and streaming-credit writers, shows six nights a week, and no-prerequisite house team auditions.
University ParkUSC School of Dramatic Arts
USC's drama school, founded 1945: BA and BFA programs including Acting for Stage and Screen, a three-year MFA, filmed pre-screen auditions, a high school summer conservatory, and published university tuition.