From Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett to Lupita Nyong’o, it’s clear some of the best actors have serious classical training under their belt. In Los Angeles, a number of schools teach acting techniques based on Stanislavsky’s theories, including script analysis, personalization, and delving into the truth of the craft. Here are six acting schools that offer both budding and seasoned actors classical training and then some.
Berg StudiosYale School of Drama graduate Gregory Berger-Sobeck has been teaching in Los Angeles since 1998 and has composed a strong group of instructors from fellow alums. Berger-Sobeck teaches that honest, authentic characters are born from the actor’s body, rather than their intellect. Students at Berg Studios learn to use a repeatable technique that is based on physicality, spontaneity, and script analysis.
Mother of Invention Acting SchoolUnder the instruction of Andrew Wood, another graduate of Yale School of Drama, students learn a technique based on what Wood learned during his time at Yale. Actors are taught to analyze scripts to better understand what drives the characters they will portray, but Wood steers clear of Lee Strasberg’s “emotional memory” work.
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