Acting Classes for All Levels - Beginner to Professional

All classes held in Santa Monica

 

The Susan Giosa Acting Studio offers in-person and online classes for Beginner to Professional. Technique focuses on Susan's unique emotional technique, Freeing Your Emotional Core (2 levels) and includes a combination of many different acting methods. Two levels of Scene Study, Script Analysis, Improv and Audition Class (focusing on tools needed to book the job) are also offered. The goal is find out what works best for you, teach you to become master of your own craft and become a working actor. Most classes are held during the day, but one night class is also offered.

A Participatory Audit is required before joining the studio. Please call or email to set up an audit date.

Freeing your Emotional Core 1

This is an ongoing course that will introduce each student to Susan Giosa's unique emotional technique. Susan believes the ability to tap into and use your full emotional instrument on demand is essential for truthful and compelling acting. She teaches a fundamental warm-up that rids the body of defenses, removes fears and inhibitions and releases one's full creative potential. Her student's ability to connect quickly and easily to their deepest emotional core is the result of mastering this specific warm-up technique.

 

In this class you will confront your inner conflicts and address your relationship to judgement. Susan believes if you cannot profoundly feel your own life, you cannot portray the emotional stakes of a character. TECHNIQUE 1 is designed to be a tool for actors to tap into their emotional instruments and truly connect to the emotional stakes and struggles of their characters. You will then apply these exercises to scripted material. Heavy emphasis is placed on individual attention and trust between the teacher and each student. It is expected that students respect each other to ensure a safe environment for the exploration of their emotional and physical freedom. While the class is open to all levels of actors, artists of every medium (singers, musicians, dancers, writers, etc.) will benefit from this work and are encouraged to join.

Other tools you will learn that will be applied to your Scene Study:

Emotional Release Objects
Script Analysis
Character Development

*This course is mandatory for all new students.

CLASS TIMES:
Wednesdays 12pm - 3pm. Freeing Your Emotional Core - Technique 1
$260 | Per 4 week cycle (1x a week)

BEST VALUE | Mix and match any combination of classes:
$360 | Per 4 week cycle (2x a week)
$460 | Per 4 week cycle (3x a week)    

 

 

Freeing your Emotional Core- Technique 2

After completing TECHNIQUE 1, students may advance to TECHNIQUE 2, a deeper exploration of the exercises introduced in TECHNIQUE I. Focus becomes more geared toward intentions, sensory work, improvisation, animal work, and character development. This will also include auditioning techniques. This course is taken with continuation of Scene Study class.

CLASS TIMES:
Tuesdays 12pm -3pm. Freeing Your Emotional Core - Technique 2
$260 | Per 4 week cycle (1x a week)

BEST VALUE | Mix and match any combination of classes:
$360 | Per 4 week cycle (2x a week)
$460 | Per 4 week cycle (3x a week)    

 

 

Scene Study

SCENE STUDY is open to students by instructor approval. This class is geared towards working actors. Students with previous training will be permitted to enroll in Scene Study while taking Technique 1. They will apply the new emotional techniques to scenes and monologues. Class begins with the warm-up, followed by work and critiques on scenes and monologues scheduled for the day. One script analysis is usually scheduled for each class. Susan will selectively assign material she feels is individually challenging, addresses each actor's needs, and encourages growth. Susan believes it is Scene Study class where an individual truly learns to become a leading actor. Well written plays will mostly be used.

CLASS TIMES:
Mondays 7pm - 10pm Scene Study
$260 | Per 4 week cycle (1x a week)

BEST VALUE | Mix and match any combination of classes:
$360 | Per 4 week cycle (2x a week)
$460 | Per 4 week cycle (3x a week)    

*Scene Study acceptance is based on Susan Giosa's approval. Call or email for more information.

Online Zoom Class

Online ZOOM class is offered for all levels. This is a combined class and students must already know Susan's warm-up to participate. Actors may pay for private coaching online to learn Susan's unique technique before joining the online class. Actors participate from all over the world. This class includes Audition technique by working on TV and film scripts and monologue and Scene Study work. Script analysis is taught and applied to all material.

CLASS TIMES:
Thursday 11am - 1pm Online ZOOM Class
$120 | Per 4 week cycle (1x a week)

BEST VALUE | Mix and match any combination of classes:
$360 | Per 4 week cycle (2x a week)
$460 | Per 4 week cycle (3x a week)    

In Person Audition Class

Learn how to improve your auditions from a working actress who has appeared in over 30 television shows and films. Find out not only what you are doing wrong at your auditions but how to improve them by using CRAFT, not tricks. In-person Audition Class includes a professional Casting Director who will critique your audition the last week of the 4-week cycle. Audition Class is held every 3 months for a 4-week cycle. Call or email the studio for the next scheduled cycle.

$260 | Per 4 week cycle (1x a week)
BEST VALUE | Mix and match any combination of classes: 
$360 | Per 4 week cycle (2x a week)
$460 | Per 4 week cycle (3x a week)