Brian Cutler Actors Studio, Burbank: Classes, Pricing, and Verified Facts

Brian Cutler acted from childhood, Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files, Mork and Mindy, and studied for a decade under Charles E. Conrad, Sanford Meisner's former teaching assistant, before founding his Burbank studio in 1993 with Conrad's blessing. The teaching is the Conrad-refined Meisner line pointed squarely at working on camera.

Training runs in four-week cycles of three-hour classes, six sections a week across daytime and evening slots, with the third week of every cycle devoted to on-camera commercial technique, the studio's signature emphasis and, it argues, the fastest route to a SAG card (it claims 83 percent of enrolled students are SAG-eligible or carded). Every class is filmed on 4K studio cameras and the edited footage goes home with students, a self-tape library accumulating by default.

Pricing is fully published: $349 per cycle, $1,017 for three, $4,004 for a full year with private coaching hours bundled, and a pay-as-you-go rate. The first class is a free audit, booked through the site. One clarification for searchers: the Commercial Actors Studio name belongs to Cutler's old Kansas City school, now separately run; the LA-area operation is this one, in Burbank, and it was freshly verified active.

Techniques taught

Meisner: Listening, repetition, and truthful response under imaginary circumstances, in the lineage of Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse teaching.
On-camera technique: Camera-specific craft: frame awareness, stillness, commercial and film/TV set behavior.

Class types

Enrollment and schedule

Entry via free audit class; no audition requirement published. Schedule: Classes Tue & Wed 11:00 AM; Mon, Tue, Wed & Thu 7:00 PM; 3 hours per class; 6 classes per week. Duration: Ongoing 4-week cycles (4 classes per cycle); each cycle individually tailored; week 3 = commercial technique.

Audit, trial, or intro class

Yes. First class free, 'Book Your Free Audit'; site invites prospects to sit in on a live class

Published pricing

Program	Published price	Source, as of
Cycle to cycle (1 cycle = 4 classes)	$349 per cycle	source · 2026-07-16
3 cycles (12 classes)	$1,017	source · 2026-07-16
Full year (13 cycles / 52 classes)	$4,004	source · 2026-07-16
Pay as you go (1 cycle, cash)	$369	source · 2026-07-16

Prices are the school's own published rates on the dates shown. We never estimate prices. Always confirm before enrolling.

Instructors

Brian Cutler, Founder / lead teacher. Working actor since age five; teaches the Conrad-refined Meisner technique

Location

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Questions actors ask

Where is Brian Cutler Actors Studio located?

1007 Cordova Street, Burbank, CA 91505.

What acting technique does Brian Cutler Actors Studio teach?

Meisner, On-camera technique.

Is Brian Cutler Actors Studio suitable for beginners?

Yes. The school lists beginner-level entry points (Entry via free audit class; no audition requirement published).

Does Brian Cutler Actors Studio offer on-camera training?

Yes, on-camera work is part of its published class list.

Can I audit or try a class at Brian Cutler Actors Studio?

First class free, 'Book Your Free Audit'; site invites prospects to sit in on a live class

How much do classes at Brian Cutler Actors Studio cost?

Published prices as of 2026-07-16: Cycle to cycle (1 cycle = 4 classes): $349 per cycle; 3 cycles (12 classes): $1,017; Full year (13 cycles / 52 classes): $4,004. Confirm current rates with the school.

Does Brian Cutler Actors Studio teach children or teenagers?

No, its published classes are for adults.

Is admission to Brian Cutler Actors Studio by audition?

No audition is required. Entry via free audit class; no audition requirement published.

Who teaches at Brian Cutler Actors Studio?

Brian Cutler.

When was this information last verified?

2026-07-16, from the sources listed on this page. Spotted something out of date? Use the correction link on this page.

Sources and verification

Brian Cutler Actors Studio (official site), accessed 2026-07-16
The Commercial Actors Studio (Kansas City), History (archived), accessed 2026-07-16

Researched 2026-07-16, last verified 2026-07-16. 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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