The callback prep changed how I walk into rooms.
Acting classes · Alberta Credits include
Acting classes in Calgary.
One-to-one coaching from a working screen actor, serving Calgary. For children 7 to 17 and adult actors at every career stage.
Acting classes in Calgary at Tingley's Acting Studio are one-to-one sessions with a working screen actor, delivered remotely over video. The studio coaches children aged 7 to 17 and adult actors at every career stage. All coaches working with minors hold a current Vulnerable Sector Check.
Coaching for young actors and for adult actors
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For young actors (7 to 17)
One-to-one coaching for child and teen actors with a parent present or in an adjacent room. All coaches hold a current Vulnerable Sector Check.
Coaching for young actors →For adult actors
Audition prep, self-tape, scene study, and the industry realities of Calgary's casting pipeline.
Coaching for adult actors →What casting in Calgary looks like
Calgary is the centre of Alberta's screen production, with the Canadian Badlands nearby used regularly as a western and period-drama shoot location. Production volume has grown rapidly with provincial tax incentives.
Coaching for young Calgary actors
We coach performers aged 7 to 17 in one-to-one sessions. A parent or guardian is always in the building, and in the room or an adjacent room depending on the child's age and preference. Session material is agreed with the parent in advance.
All coaches working with Calgary minors hold a current Vulnerable Sector Check, issued by the Calgary Police Service. Documentation is sighted by us before the first session with a minor, and by you on request.
Coaching for Calgary-based adult actors
For adult actors at every stage: pre-representation, signed but underworked, mid-career, and working actors preparing for specific high-stakes auditions. If you have a callback next Friday, we work the callback. If you are preparing a self-tape in 24 hours, we work the self-tape.
Material reflects the casting pipeline in Calgary. Accent work is available when the role demands it.
Coaching disciplines for Calgary actors
Stories from Calgary
Real stories from Calgary-based students will appear here as they publish with consent.
We worked a scene for forty minutes and I left knowing how to book it.
My son's school drama teacher could not prepare him for a screen audition. Freya did.
Other Alberta cities we serve
Calgary questions
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Do many international productions shoot in Calgary?
Yes, especially westerns and period dramas using the Badlands. Calgary actors audition for these regularly alongside local Alberta productions.
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What safety check applies?
The Vulnerable Sector Check via the Calgary Police Service.
Ready to start in Calgary?
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