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Speak L.A. offers a wide array of classes to meet your different interests and needs as you pursue your acting career. Check out our new offers here.

Beginning Acting Class

This is an online 6 week Introduction to Acting Technique Scene Study Class. This class will focus on the the fundamentals of acting.  It is offered three times a year and offers a fundamental understanding of how to process and analyze a script in order to prepare you for ongoing scene study. 

 

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Master Class

This is an ongoing monthly master class for the experienced actor. In this class you will have a detailed and deeper look into application of script analysis, sensory work, performance technique and character transformation. Admittance is by invitation only. Please, inquire to see if this class is appropriate for you.

 

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What Actors Are Saying... 

Taryn Pearce

 

"Camille Thornton-Alson is the best-kept secret in Hollywood. Her training is a unique and necessary experience for anyone looking to elevate their skill level as an actor. Her Script Analysis class has been paramount in helping me learn how to attack a script and derive character from it, whether I’ve been given a whole play, screenplay, or only a couple pages of audition sides to work with. She helped take me through all the stages of preparation, and while she provides a safe and nurturing space within which to work, she pushed me to stretch the limits of what I thought I was capable of. She helped me to see that there is no ‘right’ answer, but rather directed me to find the truth in the words and in my characters. I am by far a better, more confident performer after having trained with Camille than I could have hoped to be before. Anyone who is looking to gain a solid foundation in script analysis, wants to learn how to go deeper into developing character, and generally has the desire to unleash their creative potential should absolutely start training with Camille."

Martina Ziesack. TV Director & Producer, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (Swiss National Television)

 

"I wanted to gain a deeper understanding of acting and how to communicate best with actors. Camille helped me dive into the craft by teaching me proper technique and a deeper understanding of character work. By getting me to change sides and letting me experience acting first-hand I gained a deeper understanding of how to better communicate with actors. Not only is it easier to get direction “on the same page”, my approach on working with actors has become a far more creative process."

Martina Ziesack. TV Director & Producer, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (Swiss National Television)

 

"Camille is a very bright and powerful teacher, quick to adapt to your learning needs and she knows how to challenge you in order to bring you to your goal faster. I absolutely loved working Camille."

Lola Gilmore

"Where to start? I wish I could forever be a student of Camille's. Her classroom was always a safe space to learn and grow where experimentation, questions and trial and error were just as important as nailing a performance. Camille taught me that what I bring to the table is special, even on days when I had myself convinced otherwise. Her class provided me with knowledge and a newfound confidence in my acting that I will bring with me to auditions and classrooms in the future."

Nuk Moore, USC School of Drama

"To have you as a professor is amazing. You truly care for us (your students). Care for our talents, but most importantly our overall well-being. You push us to be better, but not too much to where we feel we hate what we're doing and want to quit. And you also don't hold out hands through the whole process as if we're babies. You have amazing balance in your teachings."

Neema Muteti, BFA School of Drama

"I owe so much to Camille. She's forever changed the way I approach acting and performance in general. She's genuine and kind, but at the same time not afraid to tell you that you suck and need to go back to the beginning. There's no half-asking or bullshitting in her class. She can tell when you don't know your shit. Hands down the best acting teacher I've ever had."

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What Are My Class Options?

 

  • Classes are taught in a monthly format either online or in person. 

Online classes

  • focus on script analysis work and the process of how to break-down and develop a character based on the evidence within the text. Doing this work enables the actor to fully embody a character and develop a role no matter what material the actor is presented with. 

In person classes

  • focus on movement and connecting the physicality of the actor's impulse to the text. The practice enables the actor to find freedom in their acting and a deeper sense of connection with how their body moves and how physicality and impulse changes your body naturally.

Introduction to Acting Technique

 

In this 6 week Zoom class you will learn the fundamentals of acting.  The focus will be on how to breakdown and analyze a script. This is an introduction to scene study class that will enable you to enter into any scene study class with an understanding of how to fully develop and portray a character.

 

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Master Class

 

This 4 week online scene study class is for experienced actors.  The Master Class is an ongoing monthly class that takes a deeper look at script analysis, sensory work, character work, performance technique and character transformation. Admittance is is by invitation only. Please inquire to see if this class is appropriate for you.

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