LA ACTING SCHOOLS

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Acting Classes in Santa Monica and the Westside

Santa Monica, Culver City, and West LA studios, many with Meisner roots. Every listing is researched from official sources and dated; see our methodology.

Baron Brown StudioDowntown Santa Monica

Baron Brown Studio

Meisner technique studio in downtown Santa Monica, established 1975 by Joanne Baron, teaching a traditional two-year sequence plus intensives, on-camera audition work, and master classes.

MeisnerCulver City

Michelle Danner Acting Studio

Multi-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.

Eclectic / multi-techniqueMeisnerConservatoryYouth programs$$The Ruskin School of ActingSanta Monica Airport

The Ruskin School of Acting

Meisner school at the Santa Monica Airport founded in 1986 by John Ruskin, a Neighborhood Playhouse apprentice of Sanford Meisner, with a cohort-based two-year program, youth classes from age 8, and published tuition.

MeisnerYouth programs$$Speiser/Sturges Acting StudioWest Los Angeles

Speiser/Sturges Acting Studio

The 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.

Eclectic / multi-techniqueAudit / trial$$
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