Berg Studios

Berg Studios teaches a repeatable, physical acting system derived from founder Gregory Berger-Sobeck's training and faculty years at the Yale School of Drama. Berg, as he is known, has taught in LA since 1998 from a studio and theater space in Atwater Village, and his private coaching clients have included Lupita Nyong'o, Riz Ahmed, and Winston Duke by the studio's account.

The curriculum has a clear ladder: the Acting Technique Intensive, open to everyone and running six classes per session, is the gateway. From there students move into Scene Study Levels 1 through 3, meeting four times a month in four-hour sessions; Level 3, taught by Berg himself, is by invitation. A four-week online Foundation series on Sundays serves remote students, along with online scene study and a teens class. Supporting classes cover voice with Tessa Auberjonois, on-camera work with actors Michael Trevino and Charles Michael Davis, Shakespeare, Alexander Technique, and movement.

The studio runs genuinely free audit events, guided intro sessions with demos and faculty Q&A, and had one scheduled for July 25, 2026 at the time of research. Tuition is not published anywhere on the site, so budget conversations happen by phone or email. Admission requires no audition; the intensive is the entry point for everyone.

Techniques taught

• Stanislavski: The root system of modern actor training: objectives, actions, and given circumstances.

Class types

audition

Enrollment and schedule

No audition is required. Technique Intensive and Online Foundation are open to everyone; Scene Study requires completing Technique or the Online Foundation series first; Level 3 is by invitation at Berg's discretion. Schedule: Monthly rolling sessions; July 2026: Technique Intensive Jul 9-26 and Aug 6-23 (6 classes, 5-8pm); scene study levels run 4x/month in 4-hour blocks across Sun-Thu slots; Online Foundation Sundays 10am-1pm (Jul 5-26, 2026); free audit event Jul 25, 2026, 11am-1:30pm. Duration: Technique Intensive = 6 classes per session; Online Foundation = 4 three-hour classes; scene study is ongoing monthly (4 meetings/month); occasional 2- and 4-day intensives (e.g., Alexander Technique, on-camera/audition).

Audit, trial, or intro class

Yes. Free audit, no obligation: guided intro session with Berg, live demos from on-camera instructors, on-set coaching film clips, faculty Q&A; reserve via website; next listed date Jul 25, 2026

Published pricing

This school does not publish tuition on its website. Contact the school directly for current rates. We never estimate or invent prices.

Instructors

• Gregory Berger-Sobeck (Berg), Founder, Artistic Director, Master Teacher. Yale School of Drama graduate and former faculty; 28+ years teaching; coaches series leads on shows incl. The Night Agent, Yellowjackets, Gen V
• Adrian LaTourelle, Foundation instructor. Teaches Online Foundation series and Level 2 scene study
• Tessa Auberjonois, Voice director. Voice & speech classes, Level 1 scene study, online teens class
• Camillia Monet, Scene study instructor. Level 2
• Shawna Pardo, Scene study instructor. Level 1
• Michael Trevino, On-camera instructor
• Charles Michael Davis, On-camera instructor
• Cornell Womack, Shakespeare instructor
• Kristof Konrad, Alexander Technique instructor
• Stephen Buescher, Movement instructor

Location

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Sources and verification

• Berg Studios (homepage), accessed 2026-07-16
• Who We Are - Berg Studios, accessed 2026-07-16
• Workshops - Berg Studios, accessed 2026-07-16
• Acting Technique for Film, TV and Stage, accessed 2026-07-16
• Scene Study Classes, accessed 2026-07-16
• Online Foundation Acting Classes, accessed 2026-07-16
• Free Audit, accessed 2026-07-16
• Coaching - Berg Studios, accessed 2026-07-16
• Berg Studios - Wikipedia (founding corroboration), accessed 2026-07-16

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