Alan Feinstein's teaching credential is his career: a Broadway debut in Edward Albee's Malcolm, the role of Stanley in the 25th-anniversary A Streetcar Named Desire personally chosen by Tennessee Williams, a Drama Desk Award for A View From the Bridge, and over a hundred television productions including series lead roles.
At his Ventura Boulevard studio he teaches ongoing scene study, using classic and contemporary theatre and film material for beginning through advanced actors, and his trademarked True Cold Reading class, a distinct approach to sight-reading that has become the studio's signature. On-camera audition work rounds out the offering, and online versions of the cold reading classes run through a partnership with iActingStudios.
Classes meet on published weekly slots: scene study Wednesday evenings and mornings plus Saturdays, cold reading Tuesday evenings. Tuition is not published, and third-party listings describe admission by a meet-and-greet with Feinstein, so call before planning around it. Feinstein is in his mid-eighties and still teaching; if studying with a direct link to the mid-century Broadway generation appeals to you, few LA rooms offer it this directly.
Techniques taught
- Eclectic / multi-technique: Schools that draw on several lineages and fit the tools to the actor, not the reverse.
- On-camera technique: Camera-specific craft: frame awareness, stillness, commercial and film/TV set behavior.
Class types
- audition
Enrollment and schedule
Yelp/Backstage listings describe admission by interview / 'meet & greet with Alan'; not confirmed on official site. Schedule: In-person: Scene Study Wed 7:00-11:00pm, Wed 10:30am-1:30pm, Sat 10:30am-2:00pm; True Cold Reading Tue 7:00-11:00pm; online classes on-demand via iActingStudios. Duration: Ongoing weekly classes.
Published pricing
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Instructors
- Alan Feinstein, Founder/Instructor. Veteran Broadway/TV actor; teaches all classes
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Sources and verification
- Official site: Los Angeles Classes (address, phone, email), accessed 2026-07-16
- Official site: Scene Study (schedule), accessed 2026-07-16
- Official site: True Cold Reading (schedule), accessed 2026-07-16
- Official site: About Alan Feinstein (bio), accessed 2026-07-16
- Official site: Online Classes (iActingStudios partnership), accessed 2026-07-16
- Yelp listing (updated June 2026 per title), accessed 2026-07-16
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