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Start Your Career with Acting Classes for Beginners

Our acting classes for beginners offer those looking to explore this art form to build a strong acting foundation. You’ll learn acting techniques, script analysis and character development, and more. What makes our classes the best acting classes in Los Angeles is that we teach every style, acting technique, tool, and method in the business. Most schools or classes focus on one technique or method, but Michelle Danner Acting Studio offers a range of tools tailored for your unique talents. Get started with our acting classes for beginners and contact us today!
We train our actors to succeed in the Hollywood market by providing a well rounded education that includes the intensives taught by Michelle Danner the Breaking into Hollywood.
We can create a budget based intensive depending on how long you’d like to study.
BELOW ARE SOME OF THE CLASSES WE OFFER:
- Scene Study and script analysis
- Auditioning for Film and Television on camera
- Voice & Speech
- Improvisation – Beginner and Advanced available
- Accent Reduction
Acting Techniques-8-12 weeks / Learn to apply these techniques to your very own toolbox called “The Golden Box”
- Meisner acting Technique – Level 1 – 4
- Stanislavski acing Technique – Level 1 – 4
- Uta Hagen acting technique -Level 1-4
- The Method acting technique-level 1-4
Electives
- Musical Theater
- Stage Combat-learn how to fight in action scenes.
Additional Workshops
- Acting Demo Reel
- Make a Short Film
What Makes Us Different?
Michelle Danner Acting Studio takes a unique approach to acting. We believe that every actor has a unique set of skills, their very own Golden Box, and we strive to add more tools to the box. Everyone’s Golden Box is different, and it’s our acting coaches’ mission to help actors find and cultivate their individual and unique talents. Our acting classes for beginners introduce you to this revolutionary concept and explain the importance of having techniques and methods to help you stand out in audition rooms, relate to characters, study scenes, and so much more. We go above and beyond other acting studios and offer the best acting classes in Los Angeles.
Learn Wherever You Are
Michelle Danner Acting Studio can help you reach your acting goals wherever you are. We want our acting classes for beginners to be accessible to all, and our online programs and courses will provide you with our renowned teaching styles from anywhere in the world. We also offer international online courses in Spanish. You’ll get all the benefits and education of the best acting classes in Los Angeles right from your own home. Classes take place via Zoom, and our acting coaches hold online students to the same high standards as in-person courses, so you won’t miss out on effective coaching methods.
Why Michelle Danner Acting Studio?
For decades, Michelle Danner and her acting coaches have worked with world-renowned and successful actors in Hollywood, helping them sharpen their skills and land the roles they want. We offer a variety of courses at multiple skill levels. James Franco, Salma Hayek, Michael Peña, Gerard Butler, and many more have trained here to launch or improve their Hollywood stardom. So whether you need acting classes for beginners or want some one-on-one training, we’re here to help you chase your dreams and jumpstart your own career in acting. All of our acting coaches are experienced actors themselves, with degrees from prestigious institutions across the USA.
Get Started Today!
Contact us to learn more and get started with acting classes for beginners! Tell us about yourself and your goals, and we’ll create a custom plan to help you begin your journey in acting. Want more? Learn about our conservatory program and get your Bachelor of Arts from an accredited university at Michelle Danner Acting Studio!
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IN-PERSON ACTING CLASSES
We offer acting classes in Los Angeles to help you hone your craft & jumpstart your career.
Our acting school teaches every acting technique: Meisner technique, Lee Strasberg’s method, Stella Adler, Stanislavski’s method, Uta Hagen, and the Chekhov technique.
ONLINE ACTING CLASSES
Best training in the world no matter where you live!
KIDS AND TEEN ACTING CLASSES
Learn to develop a solid acting technique and foundation. We focus on fun improvisational games, auditioning techniques, and working on scenes and monologues across comedy and drama.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Study Acting or Filmmaking in Hollywood.
F1 Student visa and M1 visa USA for applicants wishing to study the conservatory program
Short term acting classes
We offer customizable short-term Acting Programs that can be tailored to fit your budget and the length of your stay in Los Angeles.
Acting workshops
Join LA's Best Acting Workshop,
Golden box and Breaking into Hollywood the roadmap to working.
Film and television workshops for adults, children and teen
Our Mission
The Michelle Danner Acting School’s philosophy is that artists can draw upon all different acting techniques & form an individual “Golden toolbox” to use when approaching a role or a scene, whether it be for film, television, or theater. The acting school’s acting techniques are based on Meisner, Strasberg, Stella Adler, Uta Hagen & the Stanislavsky acting Technique.
Michelle Danner’s alumni include Penelope Cruz, Seth MacFarlane, Salma Hayek, Henry Cavill, Zooey Deschanel, Gerard Butler, Chris Rock, Chris Martin, Michael Peña, Michelle Rodriguez, Kate Del Castillo and many others.
The acting school offers classes for all levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
• Classes include:
• Acting for Film
• Scene Study
• Cold Reading
• Musical Theater
• Movement
• Voice and Speech
We are one of the elite acting schools in California, known for training successful actors.
A variety of acting classes are offered in Los Angeles to help students hone their craft and jumpstart their careers.
What makes us different
Our acting program differs from other acting schools in Los Angeles, since we teach every acting technique & method, including the Meisner technique, Lee Strasberg’s method, Stella Adler, Stanislavski’s method & Uta Hagen technique.
Online Acting Classes
Scene Study & Monologues |
Meisner acting technique |
Cold Read Auditioning |
Improvisation
- Develop a strong acting foundation.
- Learn to make powerful acting choices
Acting Techniques
• The Actor’s Golden Box (acting technique) | Meisner Acting Technique | Stella Adler Acting Technique | Uta Hagen Acting Technique | Stanislavski Acting Technique | Training & Workshops: | Audition Training Classes & Workshops (Film & Television) | Scene Study Classes & Script Analysis | Improvisation | Performance & Preparation: | Acting Demo Reels | Voice & Speech | General American Accent & Dialects | Industry & Career Guidance: | Breaking into Hollywood: The Business of Acting | Coaching Options: | Private Coaching (Audition Coaching, Dialogue Coaching, On-Set Coaching) | Online Coaching & Private Acting Classes
Contact us
Call us to find out about the best acting classes in Los Angeles and to learn more about our best acting teachers in Los Angeles, 310-392-0815 or email us at [email protected]
Unlock your full potential as an actor—enroll today and take the first step toward mastering your craft with world-class training and personalized coaching
Contact Info
- 10820 Washington blvd. Culver CIty, CA 90232
- 310-392-0815
- Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
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