Art Cohan is an award-winning actor, director, and coach with more than forty years in New York and Los Angeles theatre, film, and television, and for over two decades a teacher at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. He trained under Stella Adler and Milton Katselas and built his own approach around auditioning, script analysis, and scene study: a no holds barred style meant to push an actor past imitation and into their own imagination, paired with the business sense a working career needs.
His current offering is The Next Step: Nail the Audition, an ongoing Thursday-night audition and self-tape class at the El Centro Theatre in Hollywood ($250 a month), aimed squarely at the room and the tape, alongside private one-on-one coaching. Actors who have studied with him include Samantha Sloyan (Grey's Anatomy, The Haunting of Hill House).
This profile is built from Art Cohan's official website and is an editorial feature, not a paid placement. Confirm current class dates, availability, and rates with the coach directly at artcohan.com before enrolling.
Techniques taught
- Adler: Stella Adler's imagination-first approach: given circumstances and script analysis over personal memory.
- Katselas: Milton Katselas' scene-study framework of acting, attitude, and administration.
- Audition technique: Training aimed at the room and the tape: cold reads, phrasing, callbacks, and self-tapes.
Class types
Audit, trial, or intro class
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Published pricing
| Program | Published price | Source, as of |
|---|---|---|
| The Next Step: Nail the Audition (Thursdays 7-11pm, ongoing) | $250/month | source 路 2026-10-19 |
Prices are the school's own published rates on the dates shown. We never estimate prices. Always confirm before enrolling.
Instructors
- Art Cohan, Acting coach. Award-winning actor, director, and coach; 40+ years in NY and LA theatre, film, and TV; 20+ years teaching at the Beverly Hills Playhouse; trained under Stella Adler and Milton Katselas
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Sources and verification
- Art Cohan - Private Acting Coach (official home), accessed 2026-07-23
- Art Cohan - Testimonials (official), accessed 2026-07-23
- Art Cohan - Audition & Self-Tape Intensive (official), accessed 2026-07-23
- Art Cohan - The Next Step: Nail the Audition (official), accessed 2026-10-19
Researched 2026-07-16, last verified 2026-10-19. Facts above come only from these sources. Anything we could not confirm is simply not shown. Report incorrect information or claim this listing if you represent the school.
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