• NOW INTERVIEWING FOR SUMMER CLASSES! - Study with Studio co-owner D.W. Brown this summer - Daytime, evening, and weekend classes now enrolling! Admission is based on an interview. Space is limited, early registration recommended.  Flexible payment plans and a variety of schedules available.                                    

   Call (310) 451-3311 for an appointment or for more information.

• BUSINESS OF ACTING CLASS with JENNIFER LUREY - You've got the skills, now what?  Some of the topics this class will cover are marketing, branding, representation, auditioning, unions, networking, achieving goals and keeping the momentum going, and more! – Classes starting soon! 

• ON CAMERA AUDITION TECHNIQUE AND SCENE STUDY FOR THE WORKING ACTOR classes with Lisa Clarkson-Milillo -                           Studio Senior Instructor and award-winning television series Producer.

• ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE with Michael D. Frederick - Best Alexander Technique Teacher in Los Angeles Magazine's "Best of L.A."               Contact Michael Frederick at 310-880-7700 for upcoming class schedules.

• D.W. Brown’s Master Class with an Emphasis on Film was a wonderful opportunity for our students to learn about the requirements for great film acting.  The work was inspired and we look forward to doing this again soon! Check back soon for photos and testimonials!
• On the Inside, a film written and directed by D.W. Brown, is currently airing on Showtime and Starz.  Also available on DVD on July 24, 2012.  Click here for the trailer.
• Don't miss this great article by Joanne Baron and D.W. Brown about the Meisner Technique that was featured in Backstage West: click here to view article
• The Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio is proud to announce D.W. Brown's book, “You Can Act!” published by Michael Weise Productions, renowned publisher of the classics, "Film Directing: Shot by Shot" and "The Writer's Journey." "You Can Act!" is a comprehensive guide to playing a part and contains a wealth of invaluable reference information. A unique resource for actors, writers and directors.

• Halle Berry is currently shooting The Hive and Cloud Atlas. 
• Leslie Mann is starring in the upcoming film This is Forty with Paul Rudd and is shooting Sofia Coppola's new film, The Bling Ring.
• Sherri Shepherd was on this season of “Dancing with the Stars.”  She can be seen in the box office hit Think Like a Man, "30 Rock," and "The View."  She's also in preproduction for the upcoming film Phenom with Chris Brown, Regina Hall, and Dennis Haysbert. 
• Anna Trebunskaya was partners with Jack Wagner on “Dancing with the Stars."
• Jenny McCarthy will be hosting a talk show on VH-1 and has recently been signed to host a reality show on NBC.
• Jeff Goldblum is starring in the Broadway play Seminar with Justin Long.
• Andrea Parker guest starred on several episodes of “Desperate Housewives” with Brenda Strong.
• Justin Hartley just signed onto the new CW show, “First Cut” with Mamie Gummer. 
• Elizabeth J. Carlisle recently co-starred opposite David Spade in "Hot In Cleveland," co-starred opposite Hugh Laurie in "House, MD" and opposite Betty White in "Off Their Rockers."
• Mickey Liddell is currently shooting Disconnect with Alexander Skarsgard and Paula Patton and Therese Raquin starring Jessica Lange, Elizabeth Olsen, and Tom Felton. 
• Jon Gries stars in the Independent Spirit Award nominated film, Natural Selection.
• Mariska Hargitay has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards for her work on "Law & Order: SVU."
• Liza Lapira has a recurring role on the new hit show“Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23” on ABC.
• Jennifer Hall is a series regular in “Up All Night” with Christina Applegate and Will Arnett on NBC. 
• Kirston Leigh Mann is the costume designer for the NBC series, “Up All Night.”
• Actors Bryan Bellomo, Graham Clarke, Tristan James Butler, Ashley Ledbetter, Blake Sienkiewicz, John Curry, Zack Silva, Andrew Chen, Eric Marinho, Jacquelyn Viera, and Producer Kristina Denton are in the Independant Film Worth the Weight.  The film won Audience Choice for Best Feature at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, Breakthrough Filmmaking Honors at Newport Beach Festival and is an Offical Selection for Dances with Films in Hollywood.
• Peter Facinelli stars in the critically acclaimed Showtime series, "Nurse Jackie" with Edie Falco.
• Jamie Kennedy works on “The Cleveland Show” and is starring in Lost and Found in Armenia produced by Valerie McCaffrey.
• John Brotherton is shooting The Warren Files with Vera Farmiga, Lili Taylor, and Patrick Wilson.
• Trenekia Danielle wrote and starred in the short IEP which will air nationally on the African American Shorts Program with CBS.
• Craig Stark has a role in the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film, Django Unchained.
• Brenda Strong stars on "Desperate Housewives," nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and will be starring in Dallas with Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy. 
• Amber Valleta was a recurring costar on “Revenge”
• Virginia Williams costars on “Fairly Legal” on USA Network. 
• C. Thomas Howell just wrapped shooting The Amazing Spider-Man with Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Martin Sheen and Sally Field.  He also recently wrapped Lost on Purpose with alum Janet Gunn.   
• Sharon Case costars on"The Young and the Restless.” 
• Patrick Dempsey, SAG Award winner and Golden Globe, Emmy nominated actor, stars on the hit series "Grey's Anatomy" on ABC.  
• Dena Hysell is producing the feature film, St. Vincent starring Maria Bello, Pierce Brosnan, and Giovanni Ribisi.  
• Charlie Matthau is the director and writer of Freaky Deaky starring Christian Slater and Billy Burke. 
• Martha Coolidge is currently working on a project with alum Joyce Hyser and is directing the upcoming webseries, “The Unknown” featuring alumni William Atherton, Bryan Bellomo, Kristina Denton, and Van White.
• Laura Leighton stars in the ABC Family TV drama, "Pretty Little Liars." 
• Catherine Bell and Kim Delaney star on the hit series, "Army Wives" on Lifetime.
• Susan Irby's radio show, "The Bikini Chef" airs weekly on KABC.
• David Green is shooting the new Cannes-predicted feature film Foxfire directed by Lauren Cantet and the HBO Movie of the Week, Committed.
• Jerry Levine is directing episodes for “Ringer” on the CW.
• Parish Rahbar is co-writing a screenplay adaptation of Kurt Andersen's 1999 novel, "Turn of the Century" with Peter Bogdanovich.
• Michael Rymer is co-producing and directing the upcoming film, The Witchblade and is developing the sci-fi movie, Chronical.
• Doug Claybourne is currently the executive and supervising producer of the upcoming film, Mi America and is currently in development to produce the film Mis-Fits with Guy Pearce and Cloris Leachman. 
• Michael Scovotti has a recurring role on "Days of our Lives."
• Deborah Lawlor is the Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director for the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood, which has won over 160 awards for all areas of production, performance, and design over its 18-year history.
• Claire Kupchak is producing a film on golf legend, Moe Norman, called Dance the Green.
• Haley Webb recently wrapped the film SoBe Real, which she starred in with alum Kevin Sorbo and Lost in Gray which she collaborated on with alum Santiago Salviche.
• Stacy Dash is starring in the series, "Single Ladies" on VH-1. 
• Rosa Blasi has a recurring role on "Make It or Break It" on ABC Family. 
• Parker Young has a recurring role on "Suburgatory" on ABC.
• Kristen Terry has a recurring role on “The Young and the Restless” and is currently shooting Dead End with Vivica Fox. 
• Jayme Lynn Evans was recently on “90210” and has a costar role on “Perception” coming soon to TNT.
• Bobby Campo recently wrapped General Education with Jeanane Garofalo, premiering on June 20.
• Zuleyka Silver is a guest star on “Touch” with Kiefer Sutherland on FOX and is also co-starring on the Lifetime TV Movie Blue-Eyed Butcher.
• Katie Gill guest starred in “Single Ladies” on VH-1, “Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and had a lead in the Lifetime movie, Betrayed at 17.
• Mike Wade recently wrapped the film, Chasing Shakespeare with Danny Glover. 
• Van White recently shot an episode of "Justified" on FX and his production company, Day One Entertainment, is in post on the film Six Pack.
• Drew Pillsbury stars with Wendie Malick (previously coached by Joanne Baron) in About Fifty.
• Clare Carey, John Brotherton, and Rand Holdran star in the upcoming film, True Love.
• Kiko Ellsworth costars in Life at the Resort which recently won Best Comedy Feature at the New York International Film Festival and is guest starred on “Touch” with Kiefer Sutherland.
• Studio Collaborator Marc Levin and Blowback Productions won the duPont-Columbia award for “Triangle: Remembering the Fire.”
• Paul Walker signed a two year deal at Universal Pictures.
• Oscar Alvarez produced the documentary Empty Hands- The Real Karate Kids. 
• Josie Bissett costars on “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” on ABC Family.
• Derek Mio just guest starred on “House.”
• Jennie Garth is currently shooting the reality show, “Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country.”
• Carole King released her biography, “A Natural Woman: A Memoir.”
• Gillian Raimi is directing Murder of a Cat.
• Marguerite Moreau had a recurring role on Showtime’s “Shameless.”
• Charles Herman-Wurmfeld is currently in development to direct the romantic comedy, One Fell Swoop.
• Lisa Rinna can be seen on "Days of our Lives."
• Nora Dunn is in the upcoming film LOL with Miley Cyrus.
• Jamie Kennedy will be hosting the upcoming CW game show, "Oh Sit!"
• Johanna Watts is costarring with Mario Van Peebles and Carl Weathers in the SyFy channel original movie "American Warships" also featuring alum Tony Basile.