Walked into my callback with a read I could repeat under pressure.
Acting classes · California Credits include
Acting classes in Los Angeles.
One-to-one coaching from a working screen actor, serving Los Angeles. For children 7 to 17 and adult actors at every career stage.
Acting classes in Los Angeles 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, with material reflecting LA's feature, streaming, and network-television casting markets. All coaches working with minors hold a current LiveScan background 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 LiveScan background check.
Coaching for young actors →For adult actors
Audition prep, self-tape, scene study, and the industry realities of Los Angeles's casting pipeline.
Coaching for adult actors →What casting in Los Angeles looks like
Los Angeles is the historical and current centre of the global screen industry. The casting market is dense and specialised, with neighbourhoods and agencies that specialise by genre, format, and career stage. Most US adult working actors spend time auditioning in LA at some point.
Coaching for young Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles minors hold a current LiveScan background check, issued by the California Department of Justice. Documentation is sighted by us before the first session with a minor, and by you on request.
Coaching for Los Angeles-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 Los Angeles. Accent work is available when the role demands it.
Coaching disciplines for Los Angeles actors
Stories from Los Angeles
Real stories from Los Angeles-based students will appear here as they publish with consent.
My daughter came home from her first session talking about objectives, not lines.
We worked a scene for forty minutes and I left knowing how to book it.
Los Angeles questions
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Is LA the best place to build an adult acting career?
For feature, streaming, and network work, LA still carries the largest market. For theatre-heavy careers, New York can be stronger. Both are legitimate choices.
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What check applies?
The California LiveScan background check via the California Department of Justice.
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How does coaching in LA differ from other cities?
Material is weighted toward feature and streaming drama. Callback prep, audition technique, and self-tape craft are the most in-demand disciplines.
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