Sign Up Post If you don’t don’t have a scene partner or a scene, say so in the comments. If you do, let we know who you are paired with and what you are doing.

Performance Showcase coming this Sunday on TWITCH. Join us!

There are over 60 lessons in that 2nd pinned post and close to 200 video lessons on YOUTUBE. Now is the time to take advantage of those written ones. They won’t be there forever. Read the written lessons in order and watch the videos from the bottom up.

Though it won’t happen overnight, my book is getting ready to be edited for publishing. Once it is, the full list of written lessons will no longer be available here on Reddit. I will start to share a “featured chapter” here and the book will be available to buy. For now I will leave the videos for free viewing as a supplement to those who are reading the book.

The book will have new information as well as all the incredible learning material that is now offered on this sub. I just wanted to warn those of you who have not taken advantage of this valuable resource yet.

If you read the lessons while they are still here, you have the advantage of me interacting with you as you go. If you leave a comment beneath each lesson, summarizing what you learned, I will respond and encourage you. It’s a great way for me to guide you as well as get to know you. Why not start today!

A new session of Zoom classes is starting soon. Be sure to read all the info and get signed up HERE

Hiya I’m a 16yo female trying to figure out on how to get more emotional for some roles that I might do in the future!! Id like some tips on how to make yourself cry on command… I used to be able to start sobbing on command but I kind of lost the ability to do it? I’ve forgotten on how to get in that mood? i try to think about sad stuff but it doesn’t do anything? I really hope that makes sense lol😅

START PLANNING AHEAD TO INCLUDE ACTING CLASS IN YOUR HOLIDAY SCHEDULE -

INTRO TO ACTING CLASS

If you are new to my technique or you are just getting started in your acting career, this is the class for you. All the basics will be covered and I will work intensely with you to make sure you can apply them. It is specifically for people who are open to guidance and a lot of feedback. This class is also perfect for actors who want to work on and perfect audition monologues. Your monologue will be ready to show industry professionals in order to make a positive impression on your casting sites and in person. Choose a 1 1/2- 2 minute monologue from a TV, film or play script. All classes are recorded and sent to students to review afterwards. This is an incredible learning experience that will make a huge impact on your skill level and professional career possibilities.

If you’ve been reading the Written Lessons and watching videos you can add the INTRO TO ACTING to your efforts. Intro Class will be held this session on Thursdays at 4:00 pm Pacific Time beginning Dec. 12 to avoid holiday dates. I would like to have an additional Intro class at 10:30 AM Pacific Time starting the same day—Dec. 12 for those of you in Europe and the UK. The Performance Showcase will be Jan. 9. The earlier class is to encourage those of you across the pond and beyond to take class. All Intro students should pick out a monologue that fits your type or ask me for help in choosing one. The class will be 5 weeks long and the cost is $225. Sign up here: PAYPAL LINK.

If you haven’t taken any Zoom lessons before, take a look at what students are saying Students Share

SCENE STUDY CLASS

This Scene Study Zoom classes are the gold standard for learning what needs to be done to create a compelling character and performance every time you get a new script. Working with a scene partner each week on film, tv and play scripts is priceless experience that will serve you the rest of your career as you learn what will make your performances unique and specific. Think of it as your “acting gym”. These are the skills you need to acquire and keep tuned up for a professional career, giving performances that agents and CDs can’t say no to. Choose a scene up to 3 1/2 minutes long and find a scene partner to work with from the Scene Connection Post (to be posted 2 weeks before class begins). All classes are recorded and sent to students to review afterwards.

The next Scene Study session will begin December 8 with the Performance Showcase broadcasts on Jan. 5. Sunday classes will be held at 2:00 pm Pacific Time. We will be going back to 2 person scenes until the first of the year. Starting in January, we will be doing full episodes again. Possibly an Avengers script.

Be looking for the scene Partner Connection Post in the next week or so. Find your scene partner and choose a scene from a tv show, film or play. . If you want to participate, sign up ASAP. Cost is $225 for the full 5 weeks. Be sure to leave your Reddit name, real name, class time you are signing up for, email and time zone in the PayPal NOTES when you sign up**. PAYPAL LINK.

ADVANCED AUDITION/SELF-TAPE CLASS:

Work on film and TV scripts, commercial copy and the all important “Slate”…in real time, with the high pressure demands of a real, professional audition. Students receive their audition sides a day or two before class. They must create a professional quality self tape with their slate. The tape is played in class for my critique and coaching, then give their callback performance, attempting to implement my direction. All in one class day! **This will be a 5 week course, with a new audition each week. If you want to be WOW in your auditions (the only way to book), you need this class

The next class session begins at a date to be announced and goes for 5 weeks. Contact me if you would like to take this class at u/WinnieHiller

If you are interested in auditing any class send me a chat message at u/winniehiller. Patreon members can audit for only $15 a month.

All classes will be 1 1/2 - 4+ hours long depending on the number of students in the class. I give lots of feedback and time to each student. Be sure to leave your Reddit name, real name, class time you are signing up for, email and time zone in the PayPal NOTES when you sign up. The links to each class are above.

PRIVATE COACHING

One extremely effective way to get started is to work with me one-on-one. It’s a great way to be introduced to my technique and if you are hesitant to join a class, we can accomplish so much that will give you confidence to join future sessions. I have a very special price for Reddit students only of $85 for a full hour of private coaching. Message me at u/winniehiller to schedule a time. Whether you have an important audition that you need coaching for or want to fast track your progress in the business (or before you ever join a class), having a full hour of personal one-on-one coaching with detailed instruction & feedback is priceless. Message u/Winniehiller in a chat to set up a time.

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MAKE YOUR OWN CLASS DAY AND TIME

All you need is 2 students or more to start a class at a time that fits your schedule and time zone. This helps you to keep your cost down with a semi-private session. The cost is the same, $225 for 5 weeks. Contact me for help in creating and coordinating a time for you and another student. You can arrange any of the above classes this way.

All classes are taped and sent to participants.

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Intro and Advanced Audition classes will be offered in December, as well as the “Make Your Own” classes if you have two or more people who want to study something specific. Let me know what days and times are good for you.

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FREE WRITTEN AND VIDEO LESSONS

If you can’t afford classes or coaching there is lots more offered for free. Visit the INTRODUCTORY/WRITTEN LESSONS POST

And if you are brand new here, here is the WELCOME VIDEO that will help you learn more about what this sub has to offer. Watch and read the comments below every lesson and post.

Welcome and know that I am dedicated and passionate about helping you achieve you goals. Let’s get started!

Winnie

Hello!

I have been ramping up sending in self tapes. For a while, I was using my phone with a tripod and a LAV mic to record my auditions. I didnt feel that the quality was great and I had a hard time finding a space to record.

I have a PVC blanket studio I built that surrounds my desk and PCA set up for streaming and voice acting. I can control the lights and I have a great blank backround. The only issue is i cant fully standup for my self tapes. Will this be an issue? I can deliver lines and energy but I don't know if this is holding me back

I have an audition for Godspell coming up and I'm struggling to find a monologue. I am auditioning for Jesus so could anyone help me find one?

Any suggestions as to where can I get approx 6 headshots within 100-200$ range in LA?

Like, how many people watched my video post from yesterday or the Performance Showcase from last Sunday of “Orange Is the New Black”? If you did, I have no way of knowing. I do want to know how many people are actually utilizing the work I put into this sub. If you are—let me know! We have over 17,500 members here. I hope there are more of you using this resource than I can see.

SIGN UP POST,

SIGN UP POST TWITCH BROADCASTS ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (EDITED)

 This is my first time joining an acting class. This school that I’m attending is based in manhattan, nyc but I prefer not to tell the name of the acting coach (obviously I don’t want to get sued) It’s not an actual school more like a studio. 

 So let me get into the story why I think I’m being scammed by this acting coach. First day, I received emotions monologues from them. They just told me to memorize the line and when I’m done just go sit in front of the camera and act, which I did like three times until they felt satisfied with my acting. 

Mind you, it’s my first day and before I started and paid for the class, I told them that I never been in any acting classes before so I’m starting from zero. But I thought they just wanted to see how I was doing in the first class and I was hoping the second class they will teach me the basic lesson of acting to me like they said in the course plan, but I was wrong. My second class was the same as my first class. They just gave me a monologue to memorize then go sit in front of the camera and act again, they said they’ll send me feedback but I never received any from them and I’ve been attending the class for the 4th time now and it’s been like this since day 1, is this normal? Is this really part of the acting class or I’m just being scammed by these people?

Hi Winnie, so here a few reasons why I think it would be a good idea for me to have the scholarship:

Firstly, how are you supposed to learn and grow in your acting if you don't get feedback? I think feedback is fundamental to actors, because other wise, how else are they going to find out what they are doing well at and what they need to work on? If it is positive feedback, that will make the actor proud and happy with them selve for achieving what they have maybe worked on for a while.

And if it's negative feedback (something they need to work on more) it might make the actor doubt there potential , but in the long term it will want to make them keep going with there acting and reach there full potential. So that is why I really want this scholarship, because that means I can thrive and learn and grow in my acting, and I really want to achieve that because acting is really fun for me. And I am committed to this and I will not disappear, or quit because I want to become a really good actor. I hope that was a good little essay, have a good day, bye 😊

Can anyone please share a great acting (drama) curriculum for a semester-long or, better, a year-long after-school program at an elementary school?

We need to cover the following age groups: Gr. K-2 and Gr. 3-5

Thank you so much!

Hi there! New to this subreddit! I'm a senior in High School, thespian of 12 years and 25 shows, and I wanna perform a thespy for scholarships. For my dramatic one I'm doing Mary Warrens testamony from The Crucible. However I need a contrasting monologue for it too, but I really cannot find one that I like and think fits me. Any recommendations?

I wanna become a better actor while I’m still here in Colorado, so I was wondering what the best acting schools/classes are out there in this state. I’m currently in high school (not going to college) just want an acting class to take before I head out to New York for my writing career (want to be a writer and an actor) so lmk if there’s any classes that you guys have taken that you would recommend.

Btw, I’m aware this state has nothing amazing in comparison to a different state like California where you’re bound to find a lot, but being that this state isn’t saturated with that realm of art and creativity, I’m hoping there’s a few gems that some of you could recommend.

this is the second time in my life where ive questioned if i should risk it all to be an actress. im 15, and its the only thing ive felt passionate about, but im not confident. ive only done theater but i want to be a film actress. back in September i started attending acting classes for commercials and my teacher was super great and an actor too, but i noticed how much harder it is to perfect my acting when im supposed to be so serious as opposed to stage acting. i got so anxious to do a commercial scene where i was supposed to act like i was watching someone run around and i didnt know how to convey my emotions and use my face expressions and body language i just felt so lost. so much so that i told her i couldnt attend the class even thought it was the final one just because i was far too scared to perform that commercial due to how ill prepared i was. its the only job i wanna do and i was motivated before but now ever since that class i feel as though ive lost my spark due to being so self-conscious.

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did some workshops. Tutors thought i had talent.

signed up to a 20 month course. A few weeks in. whole group are 18-23 except a 30 yr old who is a toxic hater. Totally excluded. Battling on though missed some days. The bully was mocking me which I called out. Decided to leave. Director offered me the lead in a play and asked me to reconsider via email. Not having an income etc is hitting me. Am I crazy to try and pursue this?

I started doing Zoom classes at the beginning of the Covid pandemic. It was a wonderful time for both beginning actors and those who had been ignoring their acting career ambitions. Having free time combined with the possibility of dying from a strange new global disease forced people to take a look at their lives and ask themselves “Is this all there is?” Is there something else I want more.

Lots of new people joined r/actingclass and were really using it. They joined my Patreon so they could post written work and monologues and get my feedback. They took private coaching as well as Zoom classes. They were diligent in their rehearsals with their scene partners. People never missed class—even when they had Covid. I know I didn’t. Acting was a priority.

So I am wondering if the lockdown affected other professions this way and if the world going back to being more normal caused people to forget about the epiphanies they had as they examined where their life was going. It seems that now, the old distractions are taking priority. People are not making the time to explore and pursue those new paths and dreams. So here’s the question. Do you need to be locked down and threatened in order to get focused on what you really want?

I actually discovered wonderful new avenues as an acting coach and teacher during that crazy time. I had taught in-person classes in NYC and Los Angeles for decades as well as seminars all over Europe. But Zoom allowed me to teach students everywhere, all at once, all over the world. And there is something even more personal and intimate as you look into one another’s eyes, face to face, creating a believable performance on camera. And students created close, supportive friendships, even from opposite sides of the planet.

It made me sad to see some of my most promising students drift away and give up acting. It’s funny how people will go back to doing what others want them to do once it seems the crisis is over.

But I am here to tell you that life is still short. Time will pass, and regrets will be painful. Even if you decide that an acting career isn’t practical, if you love it, you need to do it. It’s part of who you are. And you can still do it while you grow, learn and improve every day without even leaving your home.

New class sessions are starting in two weeks. Maybe you drifted away from class. Maybe you were never brave enough to join. You can do it now. You can come back. You don’t need a global catastrophe to do what you love. Those people who have stuck with it for the past 4 years never stopped learning. They have skills they never dreamed of. You can too.

The Zoom classes in r/actingclass started out as an experiment. Though I had been teaching in-person classes for decades both in NYC and Los Angeles, on set and the classroom—I had never taught online until the pandemic hit. But let me tell you…I LOVE IT. I get to work with students all over the world and the venue is amazingly effective, especially in this age of self-tapes and Zoom auditions. It is quite simply the best way to learn on-camera acting if you have the right teacher.

This experiment is constantly morphing into something new and exciting…different than any class you have ever taken. First of all, we are performance oriented. Classes run in 5 and 6 week sessions and the final week is always a Performance Showcase broadcast on Twitch. It gives students the opportunity to work towards a major goal and we use backdrops, costumes, make-up and sound effects. Last session we all joined together to create an original episode of Abbott Elementary. This session the PM class is doing Orange is the New Black and the AM class is doing Once Upon a Time. Who knows what we will try next, but it’s sure to be fun and challenging. We are now in week 3 of our production so be sure to check in and watch in 2 more weeks.

Secondly, I give more guidance and feedback than any other acting class. I never move on until the actor has understood the lesson. I always believe they will.

Intro Class is the one you need to prepare for the Scene Study or to prepare a monologue for auditions. We apply all of my techniques which are a unique but very effective approach.

And you can study with me one-on-one if that is what you prefer. This works well for those who are nervous about joining a group class or live in a difficult time zone. I will be very open and flexible with when I will teach, even if it is early or late.

To see if my method speaks to you, go to the second pinned post and start reading the free Written Lessons and watch my instructional videos on YouTube. Message me for more information. EVERYONE who has taken these classes has taken a giant leap forward. You will too.

Links are in the comment below!