Learn how to create an Oscar winning performance

WRITING WORKSHOP | LOS ANGELES | ONLINE THRU ZOOM

  • Find Your Voice. Tell Your Story.

  • This writing workshop provides:

    • Expert-led online courses
    • In-person workshops in Los Angeles
  • Covers various writing styles:

    • Fiction
    • Poetry
    • Nonfiction
    • And more!
  • Suitable for writers at any level
  • Online or In-Person Workshops | Creative Writing Workshops
  • Creative Writing Classes – Helping Writers Develop Their Craft

”In writing, there are no rules, but there are principles and tools.”
The pen is mightier than the sword!

  • Have a great idea for a:

    • Script
    • Novel
    • Play
    • Stand-up
    • Sketch
  • Learn to:

    • Marry your wild imagination with story structure
    • Develop a consistent writing routine
  • Our creative writing workshops offer:

    • Skill enhancement
    • Connection with other writers
    • Engaging story crafting
    • Expert feedback and hands-on writing exercises
📞 Call us at 310-392-0815 to learn more about the Creative Writing Workshops Los Angeles!
 
 
 
TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE ACTING CLASSES LOS ANGELES EMAIL US AT [email protected]

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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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Find Your Voice. Tell Your Story.
12 Week Class, 
Thursday:4pm-7pm
 ”In writing, there are no rules, but there are principles and tools.”
 
The pen is mightier than the sword! 
Have a great idea for a script/novel/play/stand up/sketch? 
 
*Learn to marry that wild imagination of yours with story structure! 
*Learn how to get into that writers routine 
at our workshop for all levels. 
 
One student will be chosen to write an episode for our hit web series “Uncensored Hollywood”. 
 $600 for an 12 week course
INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHY:
DEREK JEREMIAH REID
LA Weekly says “Derek Jeremiah Reid’s Obama …is terrific.” Derek has written political parodies at the Fremont Theater in Pasadena, Esther’s Follies in Austin, and the ACME Theater in Hollywood. He has written and directed a number of political parodies including “How Obama Got Hit Groove Back”, “Oh Momma and Obama!” and  “Obamageddon”.
Derek started writing for television on the Fox Family Channel show the Basement and the Weekend Chill. As a cast member and writer for Tops Story Weekly, Derek has written and performed over 100 sketches at IOWest. Derek was one of the founding directors of the IOWest Sketch Program.
In 2015 two of Derek’s plays were staged in Los Angeles. Lando the Musical (at Sacred Fools theater) and From Her Eyes Only (at the Edgemar) Derek has taught writing workshops at the L.A. Improv Festival and at the TSW Writing Conservatory.
Derek sketches have gone viral on Funny or Die and Youtube, with webseries like Uncensored Hollywood and Black Spider-Man, Derek’s videos have more than a million hits world wide.
Meet with us and learn about our TOP ACTING SCHOOL and ACTING CLASSES LOS ANGELES 
Wednesday 10:30am to 12:30 

RSVP required: Call 310-392-0815 or Email: [email protected]

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