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At YAS, we strictly limit our class size to fifteen students in order to give them the individual attention they require to develop into working artists. This formula is unique to the entertainment industry, but our model is proven to produce working actors sought after by directors and casting agents.
Our classes are fun. We encourage our students to get out of their heads and into their hearts. We coach our students to reach further than what is normally expected. Anyone can read a scene, but no respected working actor simply reads. Our students learn to understand the behavior and motivation of a scene through self-exploration, improvisation and relaxation. The goal is for our students to find the truth within the subtext and allow their imaginations to soar. Within a safe, supportive environment, we encourage our students to risk, explore, create, and to believe in the powers of their creativity.
At YAS, our classes are based on attaining the balance every working actor needs to succeed on set. Our instructors work as professional directors, writers, casting directors and actors and are passionate about their work. We appreciate the unique talents and gifts of our students, and formulate our classes to encourage profound growth based on our widely respected experience.
AUDIT A CLASS: Anyone is welcome to audit one class for free in the appropriate age range. A true audit is sitting in the audience and watching class. If you'd like your actor to get up and participate, we respectfully ask that you pay for that one class; pro-rated it's $50 ($40 for 5-7 year olds). Please be advised that audits are for students only. Parents and other interested parties are welcome to attend our periodic Demo Classes. For more information or to request an audit date, please call the office at 818.785.7979. |
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AGES 5 - 7
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Classes Offered:
Saturday 9:00am-10:00am
Tuition / Duration:
$200 - 5 Week Session
$240 - 6 Week Session
$320 - 8 Week Session |
Our YAS 5-7 year old "Make Believe" class helps our youngest actors build confidence and work on focus and discipline. Through storytelling, relaxation, and play our youngest actors learn to listen, trust their imaginations and gain confidence while having fun. |
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AGES 8 - 10
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Classes Offered:
Saturday 10:30am-12:30pm
Tuition / Duration:
$250 - 5 Week Session
$300 - 6 Week Session
$400 - 8 Week Session |
Our YAS 8-10 year old class covers basic script analysis, wants, through-lines, and creating truthful performances through improvisation and the use of sensory work. The goal is to get the young actors ready to show up to a set relaxed, confident, secure, and excited to take direction. |
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AGES 8 - 13
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Classes Offered:
Sunday _ 1:00pm-3:00pm
Tuition / Duration:
$250 - 5 Week Session
$300 - 6 Week Session
$400 - 8 Week Session |
Our YAS 8-13 year old class is wider age range class geared toward focus, truthful performances through improvisation, cold readings, and breaking down a script. We explore objectives, behavior, relaxation and trust. The goal is to get the young actors ready to show up to set relaxed, confident, secure, excited for the work. |
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AGES 11 - 13
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Classes Offered:
Saturday 3:00pm-5:00pm
Tuition / Duration:
$250 - 5 Week Session
$300 - 6 Week Session
$400 - 8 Week Session |
Our YAS 11-13 year old "Tweens" class is geared toward focus, truthful performances through improvisation, cold readings, and breaking down a script. We explore objectives, behavior, relaxation and trust. The goal is to get the young actors ready to show up to set relaxed, confident, secure, excited for the work. |
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AGES 14 - 17
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Classes Offered:
Monday 7:00pm-9:30pm
Saturday 10:00am-12:30pm
Tuition / Duration:
$250 - 5 Week Session
$300 - 6 Week Session
$400 - 8 Week Session |
Our YAS Teen class focuses on finding the writer’s voice through script analysis and making strong specific choices that are playable yet open to adjustments and direction. Our improvisations may be dramatic or comedic but are always based in truth. We encourage our teens to get out of their heads and into their hearts. |
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ADULT
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Classes Offered:
Thursday 7:00pm-10:00pm
Tuition / Duration:
$250 - 5 Week Session
$300 - 6 Week Session
$400 - 8 Week Session |
The YAS Adults class is for adult actors that are young at heart. Whether a beginner or seasoned professional, this class covers script analysis, improv, staying in the moment, and the business side of being an adult actor in the ever evolving L.A. film and television market. For our seasoned actors, this class will remind you why you fell in love with acting in the first place. |
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SUMMER IMPROVATHON (8-12)
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Classes Offered:
Mon, Wed, Fri 7:00pm-9:00pm
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Tuition / Duration:
$300 - 2 Week Session
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Our YAS "Summer Improvathon" for 8-12 year olds is an intensive summer course that meets 3 times per week for 2 weeks and covers what is taught in a regular 6 week course. Cold readings, scene study and more improvisation. Our Summer classes are geared towards fun, spontaneity, and getting out of your head and into your heart. |
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SUMMER IMPROVATHON (13-17)
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Classes Offered:
Mon, Wed, Fri 7:00pm-9:00pm
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Tuition / Duration:
$300 - 2 Week Session
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Our YAS "Summer Improvathon" for 13-17 year olds is an intensive summer course that meets 3 times per week for 2 weeks and covers what is taught in a regular 6 week course. Cold readings, scene study and more improvisation. Our Summer classes are geared towards fun, spontaneity, and getting out of your head and into your heart. |
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SUMMER INTENSIVE (12-17)
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Classes Offered:
Monday - Friday 10:00am-4:00pm
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Tuition / Duration:
$500 - 1 Week Session
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Our YAS "Summer Intensive" for 12-17 year olds is similar to a 10 week session of classes packed into one fun-filled week. Actors will sharpen their skills through scene study, improvisation and audition techniques. The session will culminate in a demonstration class" on the final Friday. (Limit: 20 students) |
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PRODUCTION CONSERVATORY
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Classes Offered:
Monday - Friday 10:00am-4:00pm
Tuition / Duration:
$1200 - 2 Week Session
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Our YAS "Summer Intensive Production Conservatory" for 11-18 year olds is a fast paced production where actors from all over the world create an original production in 10 days. The conservatory meets Monday through Friday from 10am-4pm and focuses on improvising and creating a play, which is performed in the Whole Theatre for a closing weekend run. Actors will experience the art of creating a play. The "Summer Intensive Conservatory" is limited to 20 performers. (Limit: 20 students)
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AUDITION INTENSIVE (8-18) |
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Classes Offered:
Mon, Wed, Fri 7:00pm-9:30pm
Tuition / Duration: _
$300 - 2 Week Session |
This On-Camera Audition Preparation Class is offered semi-annually. Actors are given audition material from sitcoms, feature films and episodic TV and will learn valuble tecniques to help get callbacks and book jobs. This intensive course will cover relaxation, slating, personalization, concentration, eye lines, cold readings, as well as how to react and stay connected under pressure. The actor will also learn overall etiquette, including what questions to ask and what questions no to ask the casting director. All actors will get a chance to review their work on camera. |
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PRIVATE COACHING
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Classes Offered:
Schedule based on availability.
Please call to arrange date & time.
Tuition / Duration: _
$125 per hour |
Whether for a casting director, agent, producer session, or college audition, Private Coachings are extremely helpful. Set up on an hourly basis, Actors will work one on one with one of our coaches in order to personalize the audition. Actors should show up with the lines already memorized and two copies of the script pages. The process helps the actor makes strong specific choices while still remaining flexible for adjustments in the audition room and greatly increases the odds of getting a callback. |
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COMMERCIAL AUDITION
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Classes Offered:
Sunday 12:30pm-3:00pm
Sunday 4:00pm-6:30pm
Tuesday 7:00pm-10:00pm
Tuition / Duration:
Tuition Varies. More info at:
www.janjonworkshops.com |
These workshops teach audition techniques for commercials, features and episodic TV. They cover camera technique, working in close-up, getting your eyes off the page, seamlessly handling the sides, script analysis, developing a strong moment-before, finding the humor in the scene, finding the important event in the scene, integrating your personality into every role and more. Students work in 2 studios, a minimum of three times a night on-camera. An Industry Guest attends the last class in the Adult Workshop.
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BREAKIN THROUGH ACTING
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Classes Offered:
Mon, Wed -___ 7:00pm-11:00pm
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Tuition / Duration:
Contact for Info & Registration:
(818) 793-4484
breakinthrough@sbcglobal.net |
The "Breakin Through Acting Workshop" inspires and empowers actors by training them diligently in the craft of acting and opens doors by making major changes in the film industry. It creates a community style atmosphere in which actors are equipped, prepared & nurtured into becoming A-List and set ready directable actors. BTAW covers: Scene Study, Audition Preparation, Accents, Physical exercises, emotion exercises, stage action, scene interpretation, improv and set etiquette. Fundamentals Include “A No Pressure Policy” and “ Maintaining Integrity and a love of the craft at all times". |
