Margie Haber built her studio around one job: booking the room. Founded in 1986, the La Brea Avenue school teaches Haber's phrasing approach, which keeps the script in your hand and your attention on living the moment rather than reciting memorized lines. Haber taught earlier at the Lee Strasberg Institute, has a speech-therapy background, and her client list by the studio's account includes Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, and Tiffany Haddish.
Adult training runs as a ladder of on-camera intensives: Foundation (six sessions, capped at 12 actors, open to true beginners 18 and up), then Intermediate, Advanced, and Master levels, plus a three-day Master Intensive Weekend capped at eight actors, a two-week intensive, an eight-week improv workshop, and commercial classes. Placement is by prior experience and advancement is by instructor recommendation, not audition. Kids 7 to 13 and teens 14 to 21 get camps, twelve-week intensives, and ongoing classes.
The studio does not allow traditional audits, protecting its small rooms, but offers a free two-hour intro session with studio director Hamish Sturgeon, in person or virtual, which is the honest way to evaluate it. Tuition for the classes themselves is not published; enrollment runs through the studio. A self-tape service operates seven days a week, and note the parking reality: no lot, street parking only, and La Brea meters are no-parking from 4 to 7 PM.
Techniques taught
- Audition technique: Training aimed at the room and the tape: cold reads, phrasing, callbacks, and self-tapes.
Class types
Enrollment and schedule
No audition; students placed by prior experience/training, move up by instructor recommendation; optional new-student intro session first. Schedule: Rolling intensives and weekly ongoing classes, times posted in PST; specific 2026 start dates not published on pages checked, studio directs to registration forms/contact. Duration: Foundation Intensive 6 sessions; Improv Workshop 8 weeks; Master Intensive Weekend 3 days; Two-Week Intensive 2 weeks; youth 12-week intensives.
Audit, trial, or intro class
Yes. No traditional class audits (to protect small class environments); free 2-hour in-person or virtual intro session with studio director Hamish Sturgeon (18+); $25 one-hour Zoom masterclass audit with Margie exists but listed as 'currently on hold' as of 2026-07-16
Published pricing
| Program | Published price | Source, as of |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom Masterclass Audit with Margie (currently on hold; fee credits toward an intensive) | $25 | source 路 2026-07-16 |
| New Student In-Person Intro Session (2 hours) | Free | source 路 2026-07-16 |
Prices are the school's own published rates on the dates shown. We never estimate prices. Always confirm before enrolling.
Instructors
- Margie Haber, Founder, master-level instructor. Author, former Lee Strasberg Institute teacher
- Hamish Sturgeon, Studio Director / Creative Director, master-level instructor. Leads new-student intro sessions
- Jack Perry, Coach, Foundation Intensive. Working LA actor per class page
- Gabriella Gonzalez Biziou, Coach, Foundation Intensive. Working LA actor per class page
Practical notes
Parking: No studio lot; free street parking in residential streets around La Brea Ave; metered La Brea spots no-parking 4-7pm daily
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Sources and verification
- Margie Haber Studio homepage, accessed 2026-07-16
- About Us, Hollywood's top audition coach, accessed 2026-07-16
- Classes overview, accessed 2026-07-16
- Acting Classes For Adults, accessed 2026-07-16
- Foundation Intensive, accessed 2026-07-16
- Contact us, accessed 2026-07-16
- Free In-person Intro Session, accessed 2026-07-16
- $25 Masterclass With Margie, accessed 2026-07-16
- Margie Haber Acting Studio (Kajabi online-course platform), accessed 2026-07-16
- Instagram @margiehaberstudio, 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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