Acting Classes in Washington, DC

Voiceovers: Audiobook narration is a dynamic, intensely creative career that grows more viable every day as the demand for books, podcasts and audio plays booms. Is your voice right, will listeners love you as their guide? Eric Yves Garcia’s audiobook narration class is the ideal and accessible jumping off point: finding genres that will suit a new...

Edge Studio’s Investigate Voice Over Class is the first step in your voice over education. In this interactive, three-hour long class you will work in a small group setting with one of our Edge Studio Instructors to: Get a brief overview of the modern voice over industry Read for a coach and receive live feedback. Receive a follow-up call with a...

Great acting skills are the core of a successful career in voice over. However, performance ability is only half of the required skill set. The other half is knowing how to successfully run a small business, and how to navigate the complex voice over industry. Business & Money 101 provides students with a review of the evolution of the voice over...

Hi everyone. These are difficult times. We are so sorry for the strain, anxiety, fears, and grief that our community is going through right now. Our studio's education department is fully functioning ONLINE ONLY right now. Your training can be done COMPLETELY REMOTE--so keep going. Don't give up. Our incredible coaches also happen to be good people...

As a professional, your voice is your product. You use your voice for longer periods and in more ways than other people. And because you literally are your instrument, your physical and emotional well-being can seriously affect the quality of the sound you produce. We voice-over artists must be vocal athletes! Just like athletes in sports,...

Even those of us with the best reputations, representation, active websites and full inboxes need to audition regularly to keep our income stream steady and attract new and ongoing clients. The quality of our auditions today directly affects the amount of billable microphone time we will have tomorrow. In this series of unique ongoing classes, you...

Through scene work and audition technique we'll work on the different skills needed to act for the screen. Beginners and advanced actors alike will also study basic acting technique and hone their auditioning skills. This special one-hour online class is taught by Caroline Gordon-Elliott, and promises to be upbeat and fun, as well as practical and...

This online 2-hour virtual intro is an introduction for anyone to learn the fundamentals of improvisation with our unique character-based approach. You will learn the basic tools, rules, and philosophy of improv through games, drills, and virtual scenes… All through your computer screen! AND Now More then Ever! Not only can our Virtual Intro-to-Improv...

Would you like to be an actor? Explore the basics of acting in a safe, positive and encouraging environment. Learn how to break down a script or prepare for an audition. Create and develop believable characters through effective use of imagination.  Breathe life into every scene and move people emotionally. Work on film & T.V. scripts with...

As an actor, technique is your calling card. Technique is the cornerstone of all great work. This class consists of transformational exercises that will accelerate your growth exponentially, helping you to reach your full potential as an artist and human being.  The roots of creativity are explored. We go to the source, the wellspring where it...

There are five areas of concentration in our on-going curriculum: Scene Study, Cold Reading, Interview Technique, Improvisation and Character Development. Students are not allowed to critique other students, but are instead encouraged to comment positively on specifics within any actor's performance. Direction is given through choices, emotional development,...

Meisner-based technique class where you will learn to work specifically, understanding how to work and how to lift the material off the page and make it your own. You will understand WHAT works, WHY it works and HOW it works.  Each class will cover an exercise that will move you forward to understanding the WAY TO WORK. Human Connection/Heart...

This class is designed for the beginning / amateur adult actor. This class is a great introduction to the Barrow Group approach and foundation for the craft. The class highlights quick and powerful ways to make your performance more natural and spontaneous. Students will work with ensemble building games, script analysis, and scene study. No experience...

This is a ‘drop in’ class. This moment to moment class gets you present in behavior, word and action. By experiencing your partner, you discover yourself. This exercise will help you connect with your emotional life by being in the present with your partner. A must for any actor. ‘When you speak from the heart, everything you say is true.’

Aimed at preparing young actors for film and theater acting, we'll practice classic techniques, study characters through scene work, be in the moment with improv, and learn the business end of the business. We'll also have mock auditions to practice, learn how to prepare, experience engaging with people in the room, and gain more confidence. ...