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A group class where our instructor will help determine what areas of voice over you should pursue professionally, and what training path is best suited for you. Our Investigate Voice Over Class is the first step in your voice over education. In this interactive, three-hour long class you will work in a small group setting with one of our instructors...

This class will help students understand the fundamentals of building your voice over business, and where to best invest your time and money. Voice over can be a fun and lucrative business, but success in this industry isn’t all about raw talent. Great acting skills and superb vocal technique are certainly at the core of a successful career in...

This class will help students understand the fundamentals of creating a professional home studio, from equipment to software to where to record. In the modern Voice Over market, having a professional home studio is integral for all voice actors. Years ago, you would be called into a professional studio to record or audition, but that is no longer...

This class is designed for the beginning / amateur adult actor. This class is a great introduction to the Barrow Group approach and foundation for the craft. The class highlights quick and powerful ways to make your performance more natural and spontaneous. Students will work with ensemble building games, script analysis, and scene study. No experience...

In this class, students will delve deeper into the Barrow Group approach and tools, while working on ensemble building games, script analysis/story structure, monologues, and scene study. Prerequisite: Beginners Acting Level 1 All exercises are designed to: Encourage spontaneity Foster real human behavior Help the actor become more sensitive, imaginative, responsive, and alive onstage...

This performance-based class will give students the fundamental building blocks of voice over technique and help students to understand what producers are listening for when they hire students. In the modern voice over industry, the most sought after performances are those that just sound natural. Often, you’ll see breakdowns asking for “conversational...

NOT SURE IMPROV IS FOR YOU? WELL, GIVE US A FEW HOURS AND WE’LL SHOW YOU IT IS! Our intro is a fun, supportive introduction for anyone to learn the fundamentals of improvisation with our unique character-based approach. Discover the basic tools, rules, and philosophy of improv through fun, focused games & drills - even through your computer...

Improv and Stand-Up Comedy help students discover their best selves building self confidence, creative writing, critical thinking and public speaking. Each session starts with Improvisation, playing games that are a ton of fun while teaching valuable life skills. These are the same games we play with corporate groups to develop better leaders, team...

This class introduces students to the fundamentals of improvisation. Through exercises and games, students will learn the basic skills of improv and have fun developing their spontaneity, playfulness, imagination, and confidence. Improv is an essential skill for any actor, and it’s a useful one for life, as well. No experience necessary.

Can you think of a more effective way to learn the basics of voice-over than working with a top VO agent in a broadcast-quality VO studio? Neither can we! Class size is limited to 10 students, so you get more individual attention and time in the booth. In this intensive, 3 week class, Jason will discuss the current climate of the voice-over industry,...

Whether it’s a scene or a monologue, On-Camera, the delivery needs to come from the heart. It needs to be honest and real. Even when telling a real-life personal story, as soon as we’re aware that there’s a camera or an audience, we’ll fall into the “performance trap” of changing the inflection of our voice or our body language, because...

This performance-based class will help students approach auditions more effectively, and give them tools and techniques to use for future submissions and win more jobs. Modern technology has made the voice over market more accessible than ever. If you have a reliable internet connection and a good home studio setup, you can send out auditions for...

This class will teach beginners and advanced students to work with everybody. Test out their skills and see where they need to start the work. Learn to add Shakespeare and the other classics to your repertoire. Actualize their full potential by working with the best. An actor who has worked with everybody from Lee Strasburg to Al Pacino, learn to push...

A comprehensive audiobook class with one of the most successful audiobook narrators in the business About this event The audiobook industry is exploding as everyone is listening to content on phones, in the car, at the gym, on the subway, everywhere! In this 3-week Intro to Narration class you’ll learn about this unique part of the voiceover world,...

Train on an individual basis! All skill levels are welcome. Our class is designed in an ongoing format to build upon your skill level and goals as a performer. Various styles are taught concurrently; on a given night you may be working on unarmed combat while others are working on longsword, another group on knife, or a pair working on choreography...