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Welcome to Michelle Danner Acting School, one of the top acting schools in Los Angeles. Whether you’re starting your acting career or aiming to hone your skills, our school offers training that will help you succeed in the entertainment industry.
 
Why Choose Michelle Danner Acting School?
At Michelle Danner Acting School, our team of experienced acting coaches provides personalized guidance to help you grow as an actor. Here’s why we’re a top choice for aspiring actors:

Our Acting Programs

We offer a range of programs to suit all levels of experience and professional goals:

  • Private Coaching
    Work one-on-one with an expert acting coach to improve your craft, prepare for auditions, or tackle specific acting challenges.
     
  • Join our acting classes where you’ll explore a variety of acting techniques and develop your skills in an engaging group setting.
  • As one of the top drama schools in Los Angeles, we provide immersive training programs that help students grow both as actors and as artists.
     
  • Audition Preparation
    Prepare for your next big role with coaching specifically tailored to help you excel in auditions, from monologues to on-camera work.

The Michelle Danner Difference

With a wealth of experience in directing and coaching, Michelle Danner has helped many actors land major roles in film and television. Her approach to teaching combines the best acting techniques with a hands-on, personalized approach to acting.

 
Start Your Acting Journey
Take the first step toward a successful acting career by joining Michelle Danner Acting School today. Here’s how you can get started:
  • Join Our Programs: Explore our acting classes and private coaching options to begin your training.
  • Book Private Coaching: Get personalized feedback from an experienced acting coach to improve your skills.
     
For more information or to schedule a session, call +1 (310) 392-0815 or visit our website at Michelle Danner Acting School.
 

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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

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