Acting School in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County

Acting Studio at Edgemar Center for the Arts:
Acting Studio at Edgemar Center for the Arts is located on Main Street, Santa Monica in Western Los Angeles County, CA. We are situated right next to Santa Monica Beach. The school offers a wide array of classes and workshops that are geared for actors of all ages and levels. Actors are encouraged to raise the bar by working on diverse material, honing their skills both on-camera and on-stage. Our actors are able to master the fundamentals and develop their craft by working on diverse material, honing their skills both on-camera and on-stage. We welcome all eager and enthusiastic students and offer a professional education for actors in all stages of their careers.

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Edgemar Center for the Arts serves as collaborative rehearsal and performance space open to artists of all disciplines and experience levels. It is a space in which original and classical theater productions, dance performances, visual arts and films works are performed. ECA believes in nurturing high level independent, experimental, and student works in various stages of development and is a collaborative workspace for artists of all kinds.

- To provide a physical environment that nurtures the creative process and encourages collaboration between writers, directors, actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists.
- To create a learning environment for children and adults.
- To invite the community to observe, engage and interact, to add its voices to our creative discovery.

Our Vision:
Our vision is that children will grow up at Edgemar and people of all ages will take risks, and find their artistic voices.

In the year 2000 Michelle Danner and Larry Moss founded Edgemar Center for the Arts, a two theatre and art gallery complex. The Larry Moss Studio has been housed at Edgemar since the cutting of the ribbon in 2002 and has flourished and grown into what is now The Acting Studio at Edgemar.

At Acting Studio at Edgemar Center for the Arts, theatre, dance, music, film, and visual arts come together in one place. Students and seasoned professionals perform side-by-side. lines. We provide a physical environment that nurtures the collaboration between writers, directors, actors, musicians, dancers, and visual artists. Because our focus is on the creative process, our classes and productions actively mix together people of all ages and levels of experience to create an environment of learning.

Acting Classes For Adults:
- The Actor's Golden Box:  Advanced Intensive Technique Analysis with renowned acting coach Michelle Danner
- Scene Study Beginning / Intermediate / Advanced
- Audition for Film and Television: 8 Week On Camera Cold Reading
- Michelle Danner's Two Day Film and Television Auditioning Intensive
- Improv Workout
- Casting Director Workshop
- Voice Intensives Class
- 12 Month Well Rounded Actor Training Intensive
- 6 Month Well Rounded Actor Training Intensive
- Brad Garrett the Emmy Awards winning star of Everybody Loves Raymond teaches a 5 week sitcom / comedy intensive

Acting Classes For Kids / Teens:
- On Camera Audition class (Ages 7-14 years)
- Acting and Improvisation course (Ages 7-14 years)
- Edgemar Acting Summer Camp
- Fantastical Story Hour (Ages 3-6 years)
- The International Children's Playhouse (Ages: Infants - 3 years)
- Children's Acting classes taught by Holly Bonelli
and more...