"Thanks again for the posting of my Tuesday night classes -- the Tuesday night class is full (thanks in no small part to you!) I am now starting a waiting list --member discount still applies. Just checked out the website again and there are lots of great classes going on right now at The Old Globe and La Jolla Playhouse -- it's good to see this level of professionalism in town!"

Terry Ross, teacher of film, television and commercial acting

MUSCLE, MIND & THE ART OF ACTING: A Tune-up for Actors

D. W. Jacobs

619-295-2773 for more information and to register

Only $350 for 28 hours of instruction over 8 weeks!

Every Monday, from March 10, 2008 to April 28, 2008.
6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
(28 hours of instruction over 8 weeks!)

The Studio at North Park
3800 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104

www.thestudioatnorthpark.com

This class will have a maximum of 12 students.

D. W. Jacobs

Co-founder of San Diego Repertory Theatre. Author and director of R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE.

The actor is a psycho-physical athlete. This workshop will develop the major "muscle groups" of imagination and expression that must be worked and conditioned on a daily basis. The focus will be on learning through constant practice. Designed for experienced actors and performers who want to refresh their whole approach to their work, this class will help each actor develop a daily practice best suited to their needs and goals. By using poetry to train the voice and imagination, movement exercises to train the responsiveness of body and mind, and improvisations to sharpen the instincts for playing relentless intentions, this inter-disciplinary approach can help fine tune the work methods of any actor.

D. W. Jacobs co-founded San Diego Repertory Theatre with Sam Woodhouse in 1976, where he worked for 20 years as Artistic Director. While at the Rep, he spent two years researching and designing the curriculum that was then used to train the Rep’s Equity Acting Company from 1984 to 1986. Since leaving the Rep, he has privately coached acting students in Los Angeles. The students he has coached for grad school auditions have found themselves placed at Julliard, A.R.T., and the Naropa Institute.

NEW

name:

Professional Acting for Teens

instructor:

Bruce Ducat (Successful Hollywood Acting Coach/Teacher responsible for launching the careers of numerous still working young Actors)

contact:

cost:

$42.50 per class (Actors Alliance Members will receive a 10% discount on classes in San Diego AND Los Angeles.)

time/date:

YOUNG TEEN Acting Workshop
Sunday 2:30 pm - 5:00pm
April 6 to June 17 10 Weeks

location:

San Diego Either NTC or Actors Alliance

description:

Individualized Coaching

About Bruce Ducat

COLLEGE AUDITIONS

name:

Scene Study and Acting Class for Beginning/Intermediate Actors

instructor:

Albert Dayan

contact:

If you have class content questions, do not hesitate to contact me,
Albert Dayan: adayan@earthlink.net (818) 314-7540

To book your space in the class or for any administrative questions, please contact my assistant, Jason Heil: jmheil@aol.com (619) 213-8705

cost:

The cost of class is $150.00 a month. At this price, students are guaranteed a minimum of four class sessions. Prospective students are welcome to audit a class.

AASD members will receive a discount of $50 for the first month of class.

time/date:

The Spring Session will begin January 14

location:

6th @ Penn Rehearsal Space (1915 Morena - cross street is Littlefield)

description:

This class will be geared toward beginning to intermediate actors who wish to focus on basic acting techniques. Advanced students should apply for the Advanced Class which meets Mondays 2-5 pm.

Description:

EMPHASIS: Acting is challenging work. It certainly does not seem as effortless from the inside as it does when we watch someone very skilled do it. Many very talented people do not realize that, like any other skilled craftsman, the actor must consistently shape and hone his/her work in order to gain access to the best of it. In his TEN years teaching acting
professionally in Los Angeles and San Diego, Albert Dayan has always made it a priority to create a comfortable classroom environment that nonetheless challenges his actors to seek out the best their work. In this workshop,
students will become familiar with many of the foundational concepts of acting and begin to uncover their full potential as performers.

CLASS STRUCTURE: Every session will begin with a brief warm up followed by an exercise or two aimed at introducing the students to some of Albert’s concepts of acting. For the very first class, students will be asked to perform a pre-prepared monologue, which will be followed by a critique and
second performance. These monologues will be brought back the following week and that process will repeat itself. The remaining month of classes, students will be paired together for two-person scene work, with scenes chosen specifically to address each individual actor’s strengths and weaknesses.

You are strongly encouraged to attend every session and to work as much as possible. Acting is best learned on your feet. Also remember that your scene partner is counting on you. Initial memorization and rehearsal of the scenesis expected to take place in one weeks’ time.

MATERIAL: For the most part, Albert will suggest the scenes for the actors to work on, though of course he will be very open to anything they would like to suggest for themselves. Scenes should be somewhere between five to seven minutes in length, though this is flexible. In general, I prefer to err on the side of brevity.

The number of actors in class is limited. Open slots will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Classes are for adults only.

ALBERT DAYAN has been teaching acting in Los Angeles for ten years. His students have appeared on the stages at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespearean Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum, Geffen Theatre, Ahmanson, Red Cat, Odyssey Theatre, and Boston Court, to name afew. They can also be seen in numerous films and television shows, among them Auto Focus, The Longest Yard, The Wedding Crashers, Shrek 2, Men of Valor, “Rose Red”, “The West Wing”, “Monk”, “Six Feet Under”, “Dune”, “Law & Order”, “King of Queens”, “JAG”, “Ally McBeal”, “The X-Files”, and “3rd Rock From the Sun”. Albert is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts and a full partner in The Burglars of Hamm - a well-known Los Angeles based
satirical group. He has been nominated for several local theatre awards, including most recently an Ovation Award and an LA Weekly Award. He writes, produces, directs and performs theatre in Los Angeles.

"I have studied with Albert off and on for nearly 8 years, right around the time I joined AEA. He has a keen eye for an actor's strengths and weaknesses. Albert does not just make a scene better - he gives you the tools and methods to make the next scene better yourself. Albert continues to help me become a better actor by challenging me to explore new depths while never losing sight of the basics. I give him my highest recommendation." -- Jason Heil

"Being a member of Albert Dayan's acting class has made me a better actor. Albert's ability to assess an actor's strengths and weaknesses provides for a wonderful foundation on which to build new skills, creative insights, and a confidence in how to approach the craft. Albert's supportive encouragement has empowered me to seek out and embrace new acting styles which has assisted in making my work more grounded, real, and true. I am so thankful that a dear friend of mine more than nudged me into taking Albert's class. I would highly recommend this class to actor's who are seeking to improve their skills, who are open new avenues of how to approach the work, and to those people who enjoy working with other actors in a nurturing and supportive environment." -- Ralph Johnson

name:

Scene Study and Acting Class for Advanced Actors

instructor:

Albert Dayan

contact:

If you have class content questions, do not hesitate to contact me, Albert Dayan: adayan@earthlink.net (818) 314-7540

cost:

The cost of class is $150.00 a month. At this price, students are guaranteed a minimum of four class sessions. Prospective students are welcome to audit a class.

time/date:

The Spring Session will begin January 14

location:

6th @ Penn Theatre

description:

EMPHASIS: Acting is personal. Things that frighten you in life undoubtedly frighten you on stage. In an ideal performance, your body doesn’t know that it’s acting; it doesn’t know that you don’t have to pay for THESE sins; it doesn’t know that THIS vulnerability belongs to your imagination. As a result, if you have been acting for any length of time, you long ago developed some sort of routine that provides for you a measure of personal safety. This is as it should be. The mechanisms you’ve created are much of what makes you a good actor. They’ve kept you grounded, allowed you to make confident choices, etc. They are genuine strengths and are not to be taken lightly or simply discarded. But being human, you have also found ways of protecting yourself with these very same mechanisms. Choices uncomfortable to you are unconsciously overlooked or avoided and safer, less appropriate ones take their place. To complicate things, chances are you are very good when making these comfortable choices. They are likely the aspects of your work that draw the most applause. However, these are also the habits that fix you in one place, keeping you a good actor who’s no better than you were the day before. Seeing these limiting habits in an actor and urging him or her to move beyond them is my strength as a teacher and will be my primary focus in class.

CLASS STRUCTURE: Every session begins with a brief warm up followed by two-person scene-work and the occasional monologue or exercise. Material is performed, followed by a critique and a second performance. Then, depending on the state of things, I will either ask you to bring the scene back the following week or to choose a new partner and begin again. You are strongly encouraged to attend every available class and to work as much as possible. Acting is best learned on your feet. Also remember that your scene partner is counting on you. The average scene has a shelf life of about two to three weeks. Initial memorization and rehearsal is expected to take place in one weeks’ time.
MATERIAL: Students usually choose their own material, though occasionally I’ll suggest something I think you should work on. Scenes ought to be somewhere between six to ten minutes in length, though this is flexible. In general, it is better to err on the side of brevity.

The number of actors in class is limited. Open slots will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Classes are for adults only.

ALBERT DAYAN has been teaching acting in Los Angeles for ten years. His students have appeared on the stages at Oregon ShakespeareFestival, Utah Shakespearean Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum, Geffen Theatre, Ahmanson, Red Cat, Odyssey Theatre, and Boston Court, to name a few. They can also be seen in numerous films and television shows, among them Auto Focus, The Longest Yard, The Wedding Crashers, Shrek 2, Men of Valor, “Rose Red”, “The West Wing”, “Monk”, “Six Feet Under”, “Dune”,
“Law & Order”, “King of Queens”, “JAG”, “Ally McBeal”, “The X-Files”, and “3rd Rock From the Sun”. Albert is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts and a full partner in The Burglars of Hamm - a well-known Los Angeles based satirical group. He has been nominated for several local theatre awards, including most recently an Ovation Award and an LA Weekly Award. He writes, produces, directs and performs theatre in Los Angeles.

"I have studied with Albert off and on for nearly 8 years, right around the time I joined AEA. He has a keen eye for an actor's strengths and weaknesses. Albert does not just make a scene better - he gives you the tools and methods to make the next scene better yourself. Albert continues to help me become a better actor by challenging me to explore new depths while never losing sight of the basics. I give him my highest recommendation." -- Jason Heil

"Being a member of Albert Dayan's acting class has made me a better actor. Albert's ability to assess an actor's strengths and weaknesses provides for a wonderful foundation on which to build new skills, creative insights, and a confidence in how to approach the craft. Albert's supportive encouragement has empowered me to seek out and embrace new acting styles which has assisted in making my work more grounded, real, and true. I am so thankful that a dear friend of mine more than nudged me into taking Albert's class. I would highly recommend this class to actor's who are seeking to improve their skills, who are open new avenues of how to approach the work, and to those people who enjoy working with other actors in a nurturing and supportive environment." -- Ralph Johnson

name:

Drop In Improv

instructor:

Kevin Six

contact:

kevin.6@sbcglobal.net 

cost:

$20 -- $10 for Actors Alliance Members

time/date:

Ongoing Mondays 6:30 -- 8:30 p.m.

location:

1140 Emerald Street, Pacific Beach 92109

description:

San Diego's best, most fun improv class -- Drop In Improv  -- is now the most cost effective for Actors Alliance Members.  Just $10 gets you a two-hour work out with actors of all skill levels.  Come try it today (actually, Monday is better)!

Lots of auditions are now asking for improved scenes and you owe it to yourself to feel confident, comfortable and GOOD at improv.

Use Drop In Improv. to:
Hone your skills
Get your mojo back
Give your mojo away
Think better under pressure
Work out your comedic and improvisational skills
Become a pro
Or just feel comfortable without a script

We don't care!  As long as everyone is having fun and the improv Gods are smiling.  Come see what Drop In Improv. is all about. 

Kevin Six has been involved with improv since 1977 (yes, he's old).  He has studied with Don Victor, Kathy Najimy and a lot of other people he's not speaking to right now.  His work with Kathy Najimy -- developing sketch comedy based on improv -- won a local educational Emmy award for New Image Teen Theatre in PBS in 1982.  (He was a teenager in the 80's -- yes he's old.  We established that!)  But he's still funny and runs a fun, no pressure class.  See for your self what $10 buys you in the improv market...

Private Drama Coaching for Children

$20 per half hour/ $40 per hour for Alliance Members a 10% price discount will be honored

FREE 1ST TIME CONSULTATION

Private coaching that fits your busy schedule. You pick a time that works for you!

Home Studio, or your home if you live in San Diego Metro Area

Do you need drama coaching to prepare for your next audition?

Learn solid acting techniques that will help you gain confidence in landing your next role.

Emily Calabrese’s Bio:

Emily Calabrese earned her B.F.A. in acting at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. She has taught and performed in Philadelphia and Los Angeles, CA. In Charlotte, North Carolina she co-founded a small theatre company in which she produced, directed, and performed in original works with adults and young performers. Her teaching style specializes in Commedia dell' Arte, circus skills, musical theatre, and movement. Her greatest joy is helping children of all ages transform their natural play into theatrical expression.

Currently she is teaching acting at San Diego Junior Theatre working with children ages 4 - 18. Her students have gone on to receive roles on stage, film and also conservatory college placement.

TBD

TBD

description:

"Acting is doing what the character does, simply and truthfully under an imaginary circumstance."  If you look up act in the dictionary, you will find, "to do, to perform an action."  That's all acting breaks down to.  Rather than trying to figure out how to say something or "act" a certain way, it is much better just to figure out what it is you are doing and than do it.  There will be no delivering of lines in my class, but rather listen, having a point of view, and affecting a change in the other person.  A bad actor acts cold a good actor gets warm.

I will teach you to make educated choices in scenes, tell you how to identify scene types, audition strategies, and to know what the character wants and how to go about getting it.  I will also teach you the business of acting.  In my class we will work on scene study and developing cold reading skills. I have worked in film and television, and I am also a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

I have studied under some very influential coaches, including on set coach John Homa, who I've studied with for many years.  These coaches have coached the likes of Jena Malone, Jennifer-Love Hewitt, Dakota Fanning, Kirsten Dunst, Freddie Prinze Jr., Evan Rachel Wood, and Eric Balfour.  In addition to working in film and on television I've also done shows at the World Famous Improv in Hollywood and done a segment for Conan O'Brian.

name:

Actors Workshop Studios

instructor:

Stephen Walters

contact:

cost:

$150 a month (4 classes)/ 15% off first month to AASD members

time/date:

location:

5703 Oberlin Dr., Ste 210 San Diego, CA 92121

description:

Established in 1989, Actors Workshop Studios provides the A - Z of breaking into the film and television industry! As San Diego's top producer of working actors, we provide on-camera training in acting, audition techniques and industry knowledge. We also conduct weekly in-house auditions with top Hollywood and San Diego producers, casting directors, and
agents.

On- Going Sessions Available:
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Children and Teens

name:

STILL ACTION FOCUS WORKSHOP

instructors:

ROBERT DAHEY, is a working actor, has worked as an actor, director, designer and teaching artists for La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe Theatres, San Diego Rep, North Coast Rep, Asian American Rep, Carlsbad Playhouse, Playwrights Project, Sledgehammer Theatre, Black Ensemble Theatre, Beacon Theatre, Vantage Theater, 6th@Penn Theatre, Fritz Theatre, Actors Alliance, Actors Asylum, Academy of Performing Arts, New Village Arts, UCSD, SDSU, SD City College, University of Redlands and Teatro Municipal in Chile. He has recently performed in Don Pasquale for San Diego Opera, Kentucky Opera, Fort Worth Opera and Arizona Opera. He has received a KPBS Patté Award and a San Diego Playbill Award for Outstanding Performances. He has a number credits in film, television and including several national and international commercials. He has also co-created and starred in the new Feature Live Show "Magic Lamp Theater" for Tokyo DisneySea. He is a graduate of UC San Diego and is a member of Screen Actors Guild, Actors Equity, American Guild of Musical Artists and Actors Alliance. He is an Agency Scout for a several San Diego and Los Angeles Talent Agencies.

contact:

(619) 846-6767

robertdahey@yahoo.com

cost:

$200/month (4 classes)
AASD Members $25 off first month
*Private lessons also available

time/date:

Mondays 5-9pm. On-going

location:

Del Mar/CarmelValley (Off the 56 freeway)

description:

Still Action Focus Workshop exercises on the physical and sensory awareness of the actor, giving the actor the freedom to explore not just with the text but with the character and their history within the confines of their immediate surrounding. Students learn as to ‘why’ things are said as much as to ‘what’ is being said. They learn to find the vulnerability within the character and themselves to bring truth to the character in their circumstances. They learn to differentiate between the ‘needs’ and ‘wants’ of the character by learning to reach their objectives through their actions or inactions. Each class begins with focus & relaxation exercises and works through objective & sensory exercises. The foundation of acting is the same whether it’s stage or on-camera. Only difference is the application. This class is geared for on-camera acting utilizing a variety of methods of technique appropriate for the situation.

Commercials Bookings

KFC, Roundtable Pizza, Jack in the Box, Microsoft, Chevy, Nissan, Pepcid, Walgreens, Target, Old Navy, Skechers, Black&Decker, Miller Lite, Sol Cerveza, Blue Cross, Southwest Airlines, Charter Communications and Senseo Coffee

name:

KIDS CLASS/PRIVATE SESSIONS

instructors:

Los Angeles acting coach and actor Billy Cowart started acting in 1979 and has been continuously working and building a career ever since. Over 60 plays and numerous Film and T.V. credits fill out his resume as well as being a Supervising Producer for 6 Reel Pictures (Cactus, Niche, Hank & Edgar) and a feature film writer for Emmet/Furla Films, Fogleaf Media and Ross Bell (Producer Fightclub, KillBill.),Currently working with Aero Films on JTF-6(MOW). He has worked as a casting associate with several casting directors, as a film development associate, and as a director. He brings a passion, knowledge, and love to the craft that is contagious. This dynamic course has been developed out of years of training, experience and exploration in all aspects of Theatre, Improv, Film, and Television production. He travels to San Diego from his LA Studio once a week to make bring the LA experience to San Diego.

contact:

(310) 230-5358 or (619) 564-4250

billy.wcistudios@mac.com

cost:

Semiprivate - $85 1/2 hour

Private – $200

Class - $50 (There must be 4 or more kids for this price)

time/date:

See the schedule for times: http://actadept.com/actadept/OrgSchedule?action=viewschedule&id=1

location:

http://www.wcistudios.com/maps.html

WCI San Diego Studios
7750 Dagget St. Suite 101A

San Diego, CA 92111

ALSO CHECK OUT OUR NEW STUDIO IN MURRIETA!

description:

Basically I work one on one with your child and you whether it’s a class setting or a Private Session to get him/her to understand what to do and what everything means. For someone her/his age getting you to understand is even more important so I strongly advise that you be in all sessions. The private sessions are $125.00 per hour and usually we set up a once a week time. I am currently running about 12 of these but I can probably make a time for you if you are interested.

Lastly I want you to understand my philosophy with kids. I think they have natural desire to want to live in imaginary worlds and feel things. Children’s feelings are very strong and never wrong. Their behavior may be inappropriate but never the feeling that brings the behavior about. This is their intuition and stomping on it will be a great detriment to them and make them complain about all of us to their therapist in 25 years!! I am very careful to make sure that nothing that I do takes priority over your child being a healthy and happy child. I do not work with parents trying to live out their dreams through their children or forcing their children to do something that they are not interested in. If you agree with this philosophy then lets talk some more.

What are people saying about this class?

Kaliyah Strickland:

Kaliyah booked a national commercial, music video, short film, and a supporting role in a play. Thank you for helping her prepare for her auditions. She has been very busy also with her dance performances and is looking forward to getting back to class with you. Thanks again, you're awesome! – May Strickland

Richie Hicks:

Just booked Penecostal D'Elmo, a Damon Wayans web project.
This is a very animated, over the top, comedic role. I know the work he's been doing with Billy helped him book this. He's more able to tap into a broader range of highs and lows now. And to let himself go and be totally goofy... :) – Richard Hicks Sr.

Garrett Geoghegan:

Garrett booked a Round Table Pizza commercial at his first commercial audition! Many thanks to Rick for his fun and informative classes and his patience teaching Garrett.

Aaron Hill:

Thanks Billy for helping me prepare for interviews when I was looking for a new agent.Your guidance allowed me to be myself and sign a contract with one of the premier agencies in Hollywood., The Savage Agency.The 1/2 Hour News Hour-Fox News. TV pilot, Featured role as Timmy.I played a five year old preschooler and it was a lot of fun!All of Us- CW. TV series, Co-star role as Royce.I got to play the "cool kid" and had a blast on my first TV show! Thanks Billy for helping me "get it"! Thanks for being such a great coach!

Penny Howe:

Lily Howe booked a Reebok commercial and the Old Navy Print Campaign and just booked her first Feature Film!!!(Thanks Billy for working with Lily on the sides...she said it made a big difference!)

Kyle Warstler:

Worlds War One is a TV14 pilot and I play the Lead role as 14 year old Mark who lives a rough life in a futuristic world in episode I. I followed Billy's training technique he has provided me in the audition and even though I didn't get the older role of Mark I auditioned for, they loved the way I read and offered me the younger role. Wow I did it. Thanks Billy.

name:

WCI STUDIOS LOS ANGELES/ SAN DIEGO - The On-Camera Class

instructors:

Los Angeles acting coach and actor Billy Cowart started acting in 1979 and has been continuously working and building a career ever since. Over 60 plays and numerous Film and T.V. credits fill out his resume as well as being a Supervising Producer for 6 Reel Pictures (Cactus, Niche, Hank & Edgar) and a feature film writer for Emmet/Furla Films, Fogleaf Media and Ross Bell (Producer Fightclub, KillBill.),Currently working with Aero Films on JTF-6(MOW). He has worked as a casting associate with several casting directors, as a film development associate, and as a director. He brings a passion, knowledge, and love to the craft that is contagious. This dynamic course has been developed out of years of training, experience and exploration in all aspects of Theatre, Improv, Film, and Television production. He travels to San Diego from his LA Studio once a week to make bring the LA experience to San Diego.

contact:

(310) 230-5358 or (619) 564-4250

billy.wcistudios@mac.com

cost:

$200 for 4 weeks @ $50 per class.

AA Members – Free Intro Session – Free Participant Audit – $20 off first 4 weeks.

This class is limited to 10 ACTORS plus 2 spaces for make up students.

time/date:

Ongoing. You may join at any time.

Schedule: http://actadept.com/actadept/OrgSchedule?action=viewschedule&id=1

SUNDAY - SAN DIEGO

5 PM - 7:30 PM
8 PM - 10:30 PM

MONDAY - SAN DIEGO

5 PM - 7:30 PM
8 PM - 10:30 PM

location:

http://www.wcistudios.com/maps.html

WCI San Diego Studios
7750 Dagget St. Suite 101A

San Diego, CA 92111

ALSO CHECK OUT OUR NEW STUDIO IN MURRIETA!

description:

This is the acting class. That is an intensive series of working sessions to install the mindset of the working actor but do it under the most difficult conditions that you will face as an actor, the audition. If you can love what you do there, you can do it anywhere. That one starts with a two-hour intro session with me. Next you will take the class and see the results of the different approach. The first class and the intro session are free. After that the class will rotate through Monologs, Commercials, Frozen readings, Improv, etc. I work with each student individually and everyone works every week. Don’t miss a week. You’ll miss a lot!

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Private Sessions/ Adults: I will work with you on whatever it is that you want to work on. Bring in an audition, let me give you a monologue, you’re stressed and need perspective, you have marketing questions, you want to work auditions like crazy, you want to go over in detail how to best prepare or memorize material, etc. I am here for you.

Sunday and Mondays before 5PM
Price: $150 per hour. $85 per half hour
AA Memebers first 1/2 hour free

What are people saying about this class?

Jeffery Krebs - "Half Past Dead 2" (Full Length Feature) will be released on May 15, 2007. Originally scheduled to go straight to home video, it will now have a theatrical release!! I play a prison inmate not to be toyed with.

Just wrapped "Missionary Man," (Full Length Feature) a modern western shot on location in Dallas, Texas and starring Dolph Lundren. I play a troubled, lonely man injured from a gunshot wound. My interaction w/ Ryder (Dolph Lundgren) propels the climax of the movie in a very emotional scene. In this scene, I actually lost it emotionally and broke down, sobbing uncontrollably...and this was not planned. When the scene was over, Dolph had tears in his eyes and stated that it was "the best scene in the film so far." Thank you Billy for giving me the tools, and the courage, to experience things I have never allowed myself to experience before.

I just got cast in "Am I Blue?" (Full Length Feature) to be shot at the end of May, 2007.

Billy, you continue to take me to new levels and for that I am grateful. - Jeff

ANTONIO JARAMILLO - Just Shot: Leading role on the new Tyler Perry Series of Meet the Browns(10 Episodes)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I owe you so much Billy! - Antonio Jaramillo
http://imdb.com/name/nm0418544/

Gigi -This year has been a great commercial year for me. I filmed a national commercial for BigLots, which made me SAG eligible, and five other local commercials. I also filmed two industrial videos, one of them for Jafra Skincare, and I booked and filmed two short films--"Cookie," in which I played a leading role, and "The Apparatus," in which I had a supporting role.

I also am booked to work on two other projects already before the month is over.

Although I come in and out of your class, your advice and lessons are always with me--and it has shown this year. My goals for next year are to audition for more film roles. As soon as I finish school, I look forward to returning to class.
Thanks for your wonderful teachings.
gigi palomera

Race Owen
Just Premiered: Lead Role on
The Heiress for My Cable Network
as Dameon. 65 Episodes! Nice!

Janet Redmond
I booked an industrial...thanks to billy cowart and his dedication to helping his students to improve with every class. I am beside myself. I can hardly believe this is happening to me!!!

Allen Bridgwater Drama Studio- Method

Allen Bridgwater

Begin by calling to arrange a personal, interview and visit a session in progress. abridgbrat@aol.com (619) 697-1806

$500, $400 for AASD members

12 week session, ongoing

San Diego

If you are serious about acting, you should know about the drama studio that is now making instruction in the "method" available to qualified adults in San Diego.

For decades, the techniques of Method Acting taught by the legendary Lee Strasberg have been practiced by many of the most outstanding performers in theater, film and television. The profound influence of the Method is seen in the work of such greats as Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Dustin Hoffman, Marthe Keller, Paul Newman, Al Pacino and Shelley Winters.

Now, professional training in Lee Strasberg's famed Method is available for the first time in the San Diego area. These classes are being conducted under the personal direction of acting coach Allen Bridgwater. In addition to numerous film and stage credits, Allen Bridgwater's professional background includes four years' of study with Lee Strasberg at his Theater Institute in Hollywood.

Strasberg's Method is best described as a "method of working" for actors. He perfected and modified principles and exercises originally developed in the late 19th century by Konstantin Stanislavsky of the Moscow Arts Theater.

Before acceptance, your suitability for the program will be evaluated in an interview with Mr. Bridgwater. Strong reading skills are an important prerequisite. Openings are limited.

The studio, located in San Diego, is modest. The work is intensive. And no promises are made. There are no graduation certificates or guarantees of future work. Study of the Method is an on-going process, not coursework that can be condensed or mastered in a pre-set span of time. Each participant progresses at his own pace, receiving constant individualized instruction. Fees are charged at the rate of $300 for each 12-week period, and $15 for class audit.

name:

The Rehearsal Room

Carey Scott

www.careyscottrr.com  or call 619.589 9963. Acceptance into class is by audition only.

$30.00 per class (AASD members get $5.00 off the first 5 classes)

Advanced classes every Monday and Wednesday at 6:00.  Beginning class every Thursday at 6:00. 

location:

Classes are held in The Rehearsal Room Theatre at: 1159 6th St. Downtown San Diego.

description:

"The actor must become the character, his emotions real, not pretended, the action happening, not indicated."

This is what acting is and that is exactly what we are after at The Rehearsal Room. We are concerned with one thing: Truth. The truth of the moment.

The Rehearsal Room is the only acting school in San Diego that truly teaches the art of "Method" acting. The instructor, Carey Scott, is the only teacher in San Diego to have studied extensively under one of the masters. Carey was trained under legendary teacher Stella Adler, one of the founding members of The Group Theatre, teacher of Marlon Brando, Robert DeNiro, Warren Beatty, Richard Dreyfuss, Harvey Keitel, Martin Sheen, Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Benicio Del Toro, Andy Garcia, Kevin Kline and many others, and was the only American to study under Konstantin Stanislavski, the inventor of "Method" acting.

Carey's classes are based on Stella's teachings. The concepts he learned from her in New York and Los Angeles from 1986 to 1992.

Carey will teach you to strip away all the unessential baggage you bring to your work and bring it down to the bare truth. So you aren't acting anymore, just being.

There are no gimmicks in this class. No talk of acting being easy or simple. This is an intense scene study class for serious actors concerned with truly learning the craft of acting. Exactly the same class as the actors listed above took.

In addition to scene study, the class also covers auditioning, monologues, Shakespeare, cold & freezing readings, sense memory, emotional recall and other techniques.

The class does have an emphasis on film and television so we do cover on-camera techniques (without the use of a camera - the point is to forget that it's there), on-set etiquette, pictures & resumes and everything you need to know to run your career.

Trained under legendary master teacher Stella Adler, Carey has been a professional actor for over 20 years. He has appeared in over 70 films and tv shows as well as dozens of plays in New York and Los Angeles. Some of his co-stars include Brad Pitt, Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Johnny Depp, Whoopi Goldberg, Madonna, Tom Hanks, Alan Alda, Haley Joel Osment, Jennifer Aniston, Martin Lawrence, Alec Baldwin and many others.

Carey has been teaching at his own acting school, The Rehearsal Room, in Los Angeles and San Diego for the past 20 years. He was also the on-set acting coach for the cast of the NBC series High Tide, the Warner Brothers feature film Forest Warrior, the Trimark feature film Overkill, and the New Line feature film Ripper Man, all of which he also appeared in.

Carey's film The Bells of Innocence premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival and most recently Carey starred in and co-directed the feature film Birdie & Bogey starring Janine Turner (Northern Exposure, Cliffhanger). Carey is next traveling to Bulgaria to co-star in the feature film The Dreamers with Jeremy Irons and Monica Belucci.

Carey has been a member of SAG, AFTRA and Equity for over 20 years.