Acting coaches with a great reputation

17 Apr Acting coaches with a great reputation

Finding a good acting coach can be just as difficult and overwhelming as looking for a good headshot photographer. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of our top ten favorite acting coaches in the Los Angeles area. All of the coaches listed on here have great reputations and are sure to take your skills to the next level.

Doug Warhit
Doug focuses on preparing the actor to work on film and television and limits his class size to 16 students per workshop. Warhit is the author of “Book the Job: 143 Things Actors Need to Know to Make It Happen” and “The Actors Audition Checklist.”

Ivana Chubbuck
Chubbuck has taught many of Hollywood’s biggest names from Brad Pitt to Chalize Theron and was even thanked by Halle Berry during her Oscar win speech.

Joe Salazar 
Salazar offers ongoing beginning, intermediate and advanced classes. He focuses on scene study, monologue work, character creation, improvisational skills, and audition techniques that are designed to create the environment of auditions.

Judy Kerr 
Judy Kerr only offers private coaching for all levels of actors. She’s also the author of the “Actor’s Guidebook for a Successful Career in Los Angeles” which is now in its 11th edition. She coaches actors on acting for the camera and helps with the business side of the industry.

Jules Aaron
Aaron coaches actors for auditioning, monologues, and cold reading. He also coaches actors on their “imaging,” to get them working steadily in the business. Aaron is an award winning director and acting teacher and was the former head of the graduate program at CalArts and U.C. Riverside. 

Katt Shea
Shea is a Peabody award-winning writer and director who offers cold reading and audition prep classes. She also offers private coaching. Classes are limited to 12 students.

Lesly Kahn
Kahn’s classes offered on a monthly basis. She focuses on teaching actors who to breakdown the text and instinct.

Donovan Scott
Scott is an improv teacher who keeps class sizes very small. If you’re not a big fan of the politics at the big improv schools here in Los Angeles, then Donovan Scott may be your man.

Rob Reece 
Hollywood veteran Rob Reece, teaches Progressive Method Acting that he describes as “in-depth instrument work, craft tools described and demonstrated, understanding tension, inspiration, character work, script analysis, and the unconscious creative process.” 

Wayne C. Dvorak 
If Meisner is your thing, then you’ll love working with Dvorak. His acting studio is a 2 year Meisner course and you’re expected to meet with your scene partner at least twice a week.