Many acting studios are organized around one specific technique or one main instructor, while others may primarily focus on traditional scene study. At in-STUDIO, actors explore foundational techniques while learning how to implement them under the practical conditions of working on camera.

Our Beginner Programs develop essential skills through exercises, partner work, and scene study, with on-set filming generally incorporated once each month. As actors advance, the training becomes increasingly production-based.

Our advanced classes function as an actor simulator. Students rotate through training stations, work with cinema cameras, perform on 14 professional studio sets, receive adjustments, repeat material, and maintain their work within the technical demands of production. Long-term programs may also include short films, sitcoms, and other simulated filming experiences.

We offer both monthly and long-term training for children, teens, and adults at every skill level. Rather than requiring every actor to conform to one teacher’s method, we help each student develop a dependable individual process they can carry from the classroom to auditions and professional sets.

We do not permit class observations or auditing. We consider the acting classroom a private training environment where students can take creative risks and work through challenges without unfamiliar spectators present.

Many of our classes also use a circuit-training format, with actors rotating between classrooms, film sets, and camera stations throughout our 6,000-square-foot facility. Limiting access during classes protects our students, professional equipment, and training process.

Prospective students may request a brief tour before enrolling. Tours are approximately 10 minutes and include the primary spaces used by the program you are considering. A team member can answer general questions about class format, scheduling, registration, and placement.

Tours do not include observing another actor, coaching, career consultation, ability assessment, or a sample lesson. Specific acting concepts and exercises are taught as part of the enrolled class experience.

To request a tour, please complete our Contact Form and identify the program you are considering. Tours are offered during designated appointment times and are subject to availability.

Many parents ask, “Will this get my child out of their shell?”

The answer is usually, “That depends on how much they are willing to participate.”

Acting class requires regular verbal participation and working closely with scene partners in front of others. For students who are extremely shy or uncomfortable speaking in group settings, this environment may feel overwhelming and can amplify shyness rather than ease it.

Our programs work best for students who are ready to participate, even if they feel nervous.

Our studio, situated in a warehouse, boasts an open floor plan. As such, we lack conventional offices and cannot respond to the main studio line during classes, private lessons, or recording sessions. However, we can promptly respond to emails and texts. For a swift, same-day reply, please email auditions@in-studio.org or complete our contact form.

Our Beginner Programs focus on acting fundamentals in a safe and inclusive manner. We only introduce the camera when the group as a whole is prepared.

Our Traditional Programs (Exploratory for Juniors) cater to skill levels with previous training, incorporating both acting and camera techniques. This monthly program is perfectly designed for actors desiring to test out our facility, or who can only train sporadically throughout the calendar year. (Any junior younger than 6th grade is considered Exploratory, regardless of skill.) Since we have a beginner program, we will often ask new actors to our facility to send us a self-tape for review.

Our Preparatory Programs are 6-week sessions, designed for actors who have chosen to dedicate themselves to year-round training, committing to 5 of the 6 annual training sessions, and considering our studio as their primary training venue. These programs involve homework and necessitate weekly performances on film sets. Entry into this program is audition-based, or for actors who've been personally invited from the Traditional/Exploratory Programs.

Our Professional Programs target BFA/MFA, and income-earning actors or those promoted from the Preparatory Program. Entry into a Professional Program requires instructor approval, a recommendation, and an audition.

*All auditions for Prep and Pro classes should be sent to auditions@in-studio.org

Every in-STUDIO class is a one-time production. Each class features a new original script, a film set built for that script, and a teaching and production crew staffed based on enrollment. When class ends, the set is struck and we begin preparing the next production, so a missed class cannot be recreated. For this reason, make-up classes, prorated tuition, and credits are not available for any program, youth or adult.

Students who miss a class may request the script and scene notes to work on the material at home. Students who would like additional one-on-one training can also book a private lesson or self-tape session through our website (these are separate from tuition and completely optional).

We recommend that students and families check their schedules before enrolling, so every student gets the most out of each production.

in-STUDIO classes follow professional standards to ready actors for real sets.

Students must arrive on time and with assigned material. Those more than 10 minutes late may be asked to observe instead of participating.

Class time will not be lengthened or changed because someone is unprepared. Actors unprepared may be encouraged to sit and observe their classmates or sent to a rehearsal space in the studio to begin working on the provided material.

Students may explore a wide range of emotions as part of acting training. In some exercises, actors are encouraged to imagine circumstances that help them understand a character’s behavior.

Any additional backstory beyond what is written in the script is created by the student, not assigned by in-STUDIO.

Our coaches guide students toward age-appropriate, constructive choices, and all exercises are designed to support storytelling in a professional training environment.

If a student introduces a personal or sensitive idea, it is understood as part of their creative process, not a reflection of real-life circumstances or studio direction.

Our refund policy depends on the type of program you register for.

If you need to withdraw from a class more than 14 days before it begins, we can offer a refund minus a $50 administrative fee. If the withdrawal happens within 14 days of the start date, the class becomes non-refundable.

Private lessons and self-tapes canceled more than 24 hours in advance receive a refund minus a $25 fee, but anything canceled within 24 hours is non-refundable.

Workshops work a little differently. Once you register, 50% of the tuition is non-refundable.

Summer camps also have special rules: deposits are always non-refundable, and withdrawing after paying in full means 50% of the tuition is kept.

These policies apply to all situations, including illness, travel, schedule conflicts, or unexpected emergencies. If in-STUDIO ever cancels a program on our end, you’ll always receive a full refund.

Actors with paid set experience or those wanting to use our studio as their main training home can talk to their instructors for feedback on advanced training options and placement. Actors with a BFA, MFA, or SAG/AFTRA membership can audition for our advanced programs. To apply, send your professional materials to auditions@in-studio.org.