The Markland Studio has quietly become one of the more name-dropped rooms in Los Angeles: founder John Markland coaches Jeremy Allen White, Rami Malek, Lewis Pullman, Anna Sawai, Eric Dane, and Lee Pace, by the studio's own account, and his students' recent award-season visibility has followed. The Liverpool-born writer-director trained under Sandra Seacat, and his approach blends Method personalization with Jungian theory, dreamwork, and somatics, aimed at unblocking the psychological barriers between an actor and the work.
Ongoing scene-study classes run Monday through Wednesday evenings, late (roughly 8 PM to midnight), at the Lankershim Boulevard studio in the NoHo Arts District: Ritual as the foundation room, a Masters class, and specialized rooms like The Unexpressed Self and DARK Scene Study, plus workshops on archetypes, power, and directing. Online offerings include an audition boot camp and an anxiety-focused on-camera class.
New students may audit any class before enrolling, arranged through the site, which is the right way in. Tuition is not published, and refunds are issued only as credits valid for a year, so confirm terms when you audit. Street parking and the NoHo Metro station are close.
Techniques taught
- Method (Strasberg): Lee Strasberg's Method: affective memory, relaxation, and sense work developed from Stanislavski's early system.
- Eclectic / multi-technique: Schools that draw on several lineages and fit the tools to the actor, not the reverse.
Class types
Enrollment and schedule
New students may audit any class before enrolling; register via the Auditing page or email. Schedule: Ongoing classes Mon-Wed evenings (~8pm-12am); studio hours Mon-Wed 7-11pm; Director's Lab 8-week intensive Jul 20-Sep 7. Duration: Ongoing weekly scene-study classes; specialized intensives run ~8 weeks.
Audit, trial, or intro class
Yes. Auditing available for all in-person classes and Archetypes online; arrange via themarklandstudio.com/auditing or max@themarklandstudio.com; cost not published
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
- John Markland, Founder / Head Teacher. Trained under Sandra Seacat; also directs and produces
- Max Barsness, Coach / studio contact. Listed as auditing/enrollment contact (max@themarklandstudio.com); coaches auditions per his own actor site
Practical notes
Parking: Street parking available (per official site)
Transit: Near Metro B (Red) Line, North Hollywood (per official site)
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Sources and verification
- The Markland Studio, home, accessed 2026-07-16
- Acting Classes in Los Angeles, accessed 2026-07-16
- Director's Lab, accessed 2026-07-16
- Contact, accessed 2026-07-16
- Auditing, 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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