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Press - The Michelle Danner Acting Studio

Michelle Danner is the founder and director of The Michelle Danner Acting Studio and is the creator of the Golden Box acting Technique.   Virtually every year Michelle’s students are well represented at the Academy Awards, Emmys, Golden Globes, Tonys, under Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories.

The Michelle Danner Acting Studio has garnered on-going press throughout the years. The following is a hand-picked selection.

 

“When actors know that they have a chance to play a role that they wouldn’t normally play, there is an excitement for the challenge and the chance to stretch. Every actor longs for that.” – Michelle Danner

“What I teach is not only how to be a great actor but a sense of self-knowledge. Life is about teaching us lessons.” – Michelle Danner

” She’s been working with me in between the rehearsals just on my part, because it’s a huge, huge undertaking—finding the colors and the nuances. So we’ve been working together, and she’s been coaching me.” – Anne Archer

 

“Miss Danner gives a heartbreaking, nuanced performance, as the mother trying at all costs to protect her son from learning the truth about his father and fooling herself, into believing that her love, is enough to save him.” – Examiner

 

“Here are the haute secrets of Michelle Danner, Artistic Director at Edgemar Center of the Arts. Danner, one of the most successful acting coaches in Hollywood, is also the director of the film version of John Buffalo Mailer’s Hello Herman, starring Norman Reedus, Martha Higareda and newcomer Garrett Backstrom.” – Haute Living Magazine

 

“If there is one rule to Danner’s approach, it is that she embraces no single technique. ‘I embrace all acting techniques,’ she explains. ‘People get very dogmatic when it comes to what works for you as an actor. I believe there are many ways to get to it. Use what works for you.” – Emmy Magazine

 

“The updated language is easily woven into the original text and remarkably does not deter from the story, yet somehow enhances its relativity.” – Splash Magazines

 

“I read the script about 5 years ago. Since then it was project I felt needed attention,” Michelle said with gusto. “The general reception sparked conversation and that is one of the goals of ‘Hello Herman.’ We had screenings and hour long conversations would follow.” – Allie Is Wired Magazines

 

“I’ve always been fascinated by what makes a great moment in acting, and of course if you’re able to join the many great moments together then you do come up with a great performance.” – Michelle Danner

 

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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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