Frequently Asked Questions
Do you offer different class levels for beginners more experienced actors?
Our Scene Study classes are for actors of all levels. Our studio member's experience levels vary from those whom you can see in current TV & film productions to those who have no experience prior to attending our classes. Every student at our studio is serious about their craft and every student (whether in the business for years or new to it) has something to offer the rest of the community. We all learn from one another. All that is required is your commitment to learning and doing the work. This way of teaching is modeled after the numerous prestigious professional acting schools and studios our teachers studied in NYC & LA.
How much are classes?
You can find specific pricing for each class here. Scene Study is $200/month but we also offer a $555 three-month package that brings the monthly fee down to $185 and gives you 45 mins of private coaching credit .
When are your classes?
Most classes are offered weeknights and weekends. Currently we have ongoing Scene Study class on Wednesdays and Thursday evenings. For class schedules click here.
Why don't you have cameras in your Scene Study classes?
Laura has had the good fortune of studying with some of the greatest teaching artists in the world and not one of them had cameras in a Scene Study class. Why do you think that is?
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After decades of experience the teachers at TSFA understand exactly why. The purpose of Scene Study is to acquire new skills through practice and to grow as artists. In our experience this requires struggle and the willingness to fail. No one masters a new skill right away so it is an inevitable part of the growth process to try, fail and fail again. We have seen firsthand that actors are less willing (or completely unwilling) to fail when there are cameras rolling, which can greatly impede the growth process. We have seen that it leads to results oriented acting, the opposite of what we teach here.
There is, of course, a place for cameras in acting training, and we do utilize them in workshops specific to on-camera work like audition workshops, etc.
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