AUDITION BASED PROGRAMS
YOUTH DIVISION
The Actors Help Desk offers a unique program geared towards helping our young actors build for the future of their careers. We aim to make this program fun and educational to nurture our young actors creativity. This program includes improv, acting, scene study, and more!
ADULT DIVISION
The Actors Help Desk offers an intense, rigorous adult course geared towards pinpointing what makes you unique in the industry. We aim to breakthrough the walls and create vulnerable, free actors. This program includes VPS, Acting, Script Analysis, Character Building and more!
MUSICAL THEATER DIVISION
The Actors Help Desk offers a jam packed Musical Theater program geared towards bringing out your performance quality and stage presence. We aim to have our performers come out of their shells and showcase their triple threat talents in a fun supportive environment. This program includes singing, dancing, acting, character study and more!
WEEKLY CLASSES
ACTING CLASS
THIS CLASS SHOWS YOU HOW TO "DO THE WORK". WITH A MIXTURE OF VARIOUS ACTING TECHNIQUES THAT ARE TAUGHT COMBINED WITH A DYNAMIC CLASS STRUCTURE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REACH YOUR ACTING GOALS AND GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
FRIDAY'S
2:00PM-4:00PM PST
&
6:00PM-8:00PM PST
$240
per month
IMPROV
THIS CLASS IS A FULL ON JAM SESSION, WHERE STUDENTS CAN JUMP IN AND BE READY TO ROLL WITH A "YES AND" ATTITUDE. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO THINK ON YOUR FEET, BE SPONTANEOUS, AND CREATE DYNAMIC FUN CHARACTERS. BE READY TO STRETCH YOUR ACTOR MUSCLES TO THE LIMIT.
TBA
$156
per month
SCENE STUDY
THIS CLASS EXPANDS YOUR SKILL SET WITH IN DEPTH SCENE WORK AND PARTNER CHEMISTRY. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO BOIL THE SCENE DOWN TO ENVELOP YOUR SELF IN THE WORK, AND BECOMING THE CHARACTER WHILE EXPRESSING THE FREEDOM TO ACT.
TBA
$240
per month
ON CAMERA
THIS CLASS IS ALL ABOUT ACTING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION. HOW TO ACHIEVE THE SUBTLE NUANCES THAT THE CAMERA PICKS UP. YOU WILL LEARN THE TECHNIQUES THAT MAKE THE CAMERA LOVE YOU!
TBA
$240
per month
ACTING TECHNIQUES
THIS CLASS IS BUILT TO ENANCE YOUR ACTING SKILLS AND HONE IN ON YOUR CRAFT. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON THE TECHNIQUE OF ACTING AND BRING YOUR WORK TO LIFE WHILE PAINTING WITH SMALL BRUSHES TO ADD IN ALL THE DETAILS.
TBA
$240
per month
SELF TAPE TECHNIQUES
THIS IS A FUN CLASS TO BRUSH UP OR LEARN SELF TAPING TECHNIQUES. BEING ABLE TO PRACTICE FRAMING, LIGHTING, SLATES, AND PHYSICALITY TO MAKE YOUR TAPE STAND OUT ABOVE THE REST.
TBA
$128
per month
WORKSHOPS
PILOT PREP WITH INTERNATIONAL ACTING COACH TOM O'BRIAN
Join me for this 4 session workshop where I’ll work with you to reinvigorate your acting career & refresh your process, elevating your craft & career to take you to the next level. This is a holistic, specific & joyful approach to text analysis, imagination work & embodying of character. By the end of this program you’ll have a new set of tools. Tools that were passed down to me DIRECTLY by Stanislavski through 4 generations of teachers.
December 2nd 2:00pm-4:00pm PST or
6:00pm-8:00pm PST
December 5th 2:00pm-4:00pm PST or
6:00pm-8:00pm PST
December 9th 2:00pm-4:00pm PST or
6:00-8:00 PST
December 12th 2:00pm-4:00pm PST or
6:00-8:00pm PST
$350
FILM & TV WORKSHOP WITH INTERNATIONAL ACTING COACH TOM O'BRIAN
Acting for Film and Television - How to internalize and embody your characters! A week of in- depth character analysis, scene dissection and training on how to break down and get into the body of a character, to be fully prepared to deliver on set.
October 10th 6:00pm-9:00pm EST
October 11th 6:00pm-9:00pm EST
October 12th 6:00pm-9:00pm EST
October 13th 6:00pm-9:00pm EST
October 14th 6:00pm-9:00pm EST
$350
YOUTH WORKSHOP WITH INTERNATIONAL ACTING COACH TOM O'BRIAN
How to book the audition! Are you struggling with your self-tapes? Want to find depth in your characters but you’re getting stuck in your head? I can help you! You’ll impress any casting director, creative or audience member with your confidence, connection to character & authentic performance.
October 8th 12:00pm-4:00pm EST
October 9th 12:00pm-4:00pm EST
$200
COMMERCIAL CLASS WITH CASTING DIRECTOR TISHA IOLI
In this no-nonsense four week class packed with individualized time and useful information, she'll specifically focus on how to increase your chances of getting a callback and staying booked and busy!
TBD 7:00pm-8:30pm EST/4:00pm-5:30pm PST
TBD 7:00pm-8:30pm EST/4:00pm-5:30pm PST
TBD 7:00pm-8:30pm EST/4:00pm-5:30pm PST
TBD 7:00pm-8:30pm EST/4:00pm-5:30pm PST
$240
BRITISH DIALECT CLASS WITH PROFESSOR JACQULINE SPRINGFIELD
In this intensive workshop you will focus on RP and Cockney dialects while also implementing MLA, a VPS warm up, phonetics, and oral posture.
TBD 7:00pm-8:30pm EST/4:00pm-5:30pm PST
TBD 7:00pm-8:30pm EST/4:00pm-5:30pm PST
TBD 7:00pm-8:30pm EST/4:00pm-5:30pm PST
TBD 7:00pm-8:30pm EST/4:00pm-5:30pm PST
$375
BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM
How to Apply
1. New applicants should first submit an email to actorshelpdeskllc@gmail.com for an application.
2. Please submit a video link to either a performance of a contemporary or classical monologue or a demo reel.
3.Once we receive your application we will contact you to schedule your entrance interview appointment.