Michelle Danner Acting Studio

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2437 Main St (at Pico St.)
Santa Monica, CA 90405

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Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
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Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Danner Acting Studio - Santa Monica, CA
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My goal when I moved to Los Angeles was to get a great acting foundation based on Meisner, Stella Adler, stanislaski so that I could prepare myself to work in the industry. What ...

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Top-notch acting school 6/30/2011

This is a top-notch acting school. I?ve studied with other notable acting coaches in Los Angeles and New York, but honestly working with Michelle Danner has been my best experience. Her method fits my personality best and makes the most sense. Her technique empowers the actor rather than allow the actor to wallow in self-pity and become a victim. I found her approach to be extremely effective not just in acting, but also in writing and directing. Check out her fabulous golden box seminar and her latest movie ?hello herman?. I?ve just seen the trailer and it?s riveting! Can?t wait to see the actual movie, and my favorite actor of all time Norman Reedus from Boondock Saints is in it!!! more

Best in the biz! 6/23/2011

After hearing about all these Oscar winners and nominees training with Michelle Danner at Edgemar, I decided to attend an informational session on the classes offered at the acting studio. I enrolled in Michelle Danner’s 6 month well-rounded acting program (which includes on-camera, improv, voice, sitcom comedy and scene study classes). She instantly clarified everything that had confused me before in previous acting classes I had taken. The skills acquired from her class enabled me to consistently perform without letting my nerves get the best of me for auditions. The program requires a lot of work and preparation, but I like the challenge. Michelle provides great feedback! Now I know why so many talented, successful actors are drawn to Michelle. She is incredibly intuitive, sensitive, and talented! I am feeling more encouraged about my potential as an actor now, and I feel more in control of my process. more

Michelle Danner (Larry Moss Studio, Edgemar Center) 6/8/2011

Michelle Danner (Larry Moss Studio, Edgemar Center for the Arts) has been a great inspiration. I took her 2 day TV and film intensive and learned so much. I take on-camera class at Edgemar regularly, but this special intensive added another layer that we don’t get in weekly class – being able to keep the script overnight and using the following day as a callback. We got notes after we watched our first takes, went home and worked them into our performances. Using her techniques in my work has enabled me to infuse and utilize my emotional experiences and the inherent personal psychology connected to those experiences thereby creating a template that allows me to take a character that might appear to be foreign, and makes it immediately assessable. more

Michelle Danner's acting classes 5/31/2011

Training with Michelle Danner has boosted my confidence in my acting technique a thousand times over. The tools and techniques I've learned allow me to walk into an audition and enter an imaginary reality in seconds. My imagination is far more available to me. While I learned some similar techniques while training at the New Actor's Workshop, the way Michelle Danner teaches enables me to ""get there"" in less than half the time; her teaching is very individualized. Her ability to see where you are in your process and assign you specific exercises and work based on that, as opposed to having the same approach for every actor, makes her an extraordinary teacher. Time after time, I've seen her assign an exercise to an actor, in the middle of working a scene, that instantly reveals a psychological or emotional block that was operating on an unconscious level in that actor. Her perceptive is intuitive, and most of all, she is passionately committed to helping her students cultivate their craft. If you are serious about having a career in this field, you should seriously consider studying acting with Michelle Danner. more

Michelle Danner is incredible! 4/27/2011

Michelle Danner will help you to become an extremely skilled actor. Her understanding of various acting techniques will give you many tools to help you create strong, interesting characters for any performance. One of the best things about Michelle Danner’s class is that it does not focus on one acting technique. She incorporates all the great acting techniques into her teaching and a lot more. I still have a long way to go in my work, I haven’t even chipped the surface of all the exercises that Michelle Danner has to offer, but I know I am on the right path. I feel much more confident as an actor. I know how to approach my work in a methodical way, using various tools to make great theatre. I love this class. She requires and expects a lot of work out of you -- but she really gives a lot, too. Her classes are not for the lazy, they are only for actors who are serious about the art of acting. If you are looking for a serious place to work on your acting process and tools, whether you are a beginner or veteran, I think that Michelle’s scene study class at Edgemar Center (formerly Larry Moss Studio) is a great place to do it. more

I love this teacher! 9/1/2010

Brian Drillinger is a fantastic scene study teacher. He teaches like a very intuitive director. I’ve seen him teach both a beginners class (and I mean, people who have NEVER acted before, not even in high school or college) and an intermediate class and he was brilliant in both of them. He has this gift for finding the right emotion link to take you to the next level. I watched a woman do a monologue. The only work she’d really done on it was memorization. By the time Brian finished working with her 5-7 minutes later, it was a respectable performance piece. HE IS BRILLIANT. more
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Well known as a "coach to the stars," Michelle Danner has been called one of the best acting schools in LA.

Owner Message
  • Welcome to The Michelle Danner Acting Studio at Edgemar Center for the Arts. The beautiful Santa Monica acting school offers a wide array of acting classes and acting workshops that are geared toward actors of all ages and levels. Actors are encouraged to raise the bar and to work to their full potential. This Los Angeles Acting School encompasses the following acting techniques: Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, Chekov, & the Stanislavsky Technique. The Acting Studio at Edgemar holds an informational session every Thursday from 10:30-1:00 for all interested students. This is an opportunity to meet with Michelle Danner and tailor the best program to fit your needs. We ask all students to bring three copies of their headshot and resume if available. Please call us at (310)392-0815 to reserve a spot for our next info session, RSVP is required.

Additional information
  • Hours: 11:00am 6:30pm
  • Payments: Master Card, Visa
  • Neighborhoods: West LA, Ocean Park
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