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Learn how to create an Oscar winning performance
Michelle Danner will be offering her renowned Golden Box workshop in New-York:
LA director and acting coach to the stars Michelle Danner will be holding two Master Intensive acting workshops in New York City.
Workshop One is ‘The Golden Box’ Intensive – A two day in-depth technique analysis lecture which breaks down the technique used at The Acting Studio. Students will learn how to create, fleshed out, vivid and interesting characters through an intense emotional workshop which uses both lectures and exercises.
The class is supported by film clips with discussions and analyses of performances by world renowned movie actors. This class serves as more than just an acting seminar, as past students have uncovered profound insights about themselves as people and artists.
Workshop Two is ‘Audition Technique’ – Students will learn to stamp their signature on a character with unique choices. This intensive aims to create an ease of working in front of camera and the confidence to perform and to shine in every audition. Students will participate on camera with sides from movies and TV shows from all genres of writing, ranging from drama, comedy including sitcom, romantic comedy, slapstick and black comedy.
WORK AND STUDY IN HOLLYWOOD
The Michelle Danner Acting School provides a working knowledge of many powerful acting methods, and allows the student to discover a combination that works for them. Students develop a personalized process that will allow them to bring life to roles in a swift, consistent manner. The techniques are diverse and encompass the following schools of acting: Meisner, Hagen, Strasberg, Chekhov, Adler, and the Stanislavsky Technique. It also provides M1 visa sponsorship for international actors.
Michelle Danner has coached the likes of prolific actor Gerard Butler (Law Abiding Citizen and Bounty Hunter) Chris Rock, Penelope Cruz, Christian Slater, Academy Award Nominee for best actress Salma Hayek, Jamie-Lynn Siegler (Sopranos) Michael Penn (brother of Sean) Soapie star Isla Fisher, Hip Hop artiste and actor Common (Lonnie Rooshid Lynn Jnr) the multi talented instrumentalist and R&B Legend Brian McKnight, the amazing James Franco, Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives) Catherine Bell (Army Wives) Zooey Deschanel, Gabrielle Union (co-starred with Kirsten Dunst in Bring It On) Canadian Film and TV actor Justin Charwin, British actress Justine Wadell, Rob Estes (Silk Stalkings, 90210, Melrose Place) and Rick Fox Lakers, basketball player, to name just a few of the stars that have been under Michelle’s wing.
Michelle has trained personally with Stella Adler, Uta Hagen and teaches on going scene study classes at Edgemar Centre for the Arts. She was the acting coach expert on comedy on the WB show “The Starlet” and “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien”.She produced and acted in the award-winning short Dos Corazones, which won Best Cinematography & Audience Favourite at the Malibu Film Festival. In 2006 she made her feature film-directing debut “How to go Out on a Date in Queens” which was nominated and won four LA Film Awards including Best Director. It starred Jason Alexander, Esai Morales, Ron Perlman, Kimberly Williams, Rob Estes, and Alison Eastwood. Watch the trailer for Michelle Danner’s new film, Hello Herman featuring many of our international students and starring Norman Reedus.
WELL-ROUNDED CUSTOMIZED ACTING PROGRAMS
The program of Acting classes in LA vary from 1 to 4 week short-term intensives to 3, 6, or 12 months.
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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
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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]

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- 10820 Washington blvd. Culver CIty, CA 90232
- 310-392-0815
- Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
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