WINTER CLASSES with D.W. Brown and Elaine Williams NOW ENROLLING! - Daytime, evening, and weekend classes now enrolling. Flexible payment plans available. Admission is based on an interview. Space is limited, early registration recommended; we have students come from around the world to study here so reserve your place today. Call (310) 451-3311 for an appointment or for more information.
ON CAMERA AUDITION TECHNIQUE AND SCENE STUDY FOR THE WORKING ACTOR classes with Lisa Clarkson-Milillo - Studio Senior Instructor and Television Producer.
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE with Michael D. Frederick - Voted Best Alexander Technique Teacher in Los Angeles Magazine's "Best of L.A." Contact Michael Frederick at 310-880-7700 for upcoming class schedules.
NEWS:
Don't miss this great article by Joanne Baron and D.W. Brown about the Meisner Technique that was recently featured in Backstage West: click here to view article
The Joanne Baron/DW Brown Studio proudly announces the 2009 publication of 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.
The Studio is pleased to announce post-production status for On the Inside, a film written and directed by D.W. Brown.
Our heartfelt congratulations to William Esper of the William Esper Studio, for winning Backstage magazine's "Best Acting Teacher of New York" as voted by their readers.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CURRENT & FORMER STUDENTS WORKING IN THE FIELD!
(click here to find out about our studio instructors who are working)
Robin Wright recentlywrapped production on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Mariska Hargitay was nominated for her eighth Emmy Award for her work on "Law & Order: SVU."
Henry Simmons is starring in the TV comedy "Man Up" on ABC.
Leslie Mann guest starred on "Modern Family" and the new FOX animated comedy "Allen Gregory".
Jennifer Hall is a series regular in "Up All Night" with Christina Applegate and Will Arnett on NBC.
Ryan Caltagirone is in The Big Year with Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black.
Jamie Kennedy was recently on "Entourage" and is starring in Lost and Found in Armenia produced by Valerie McCaffrey.
Peter Facinelli stars in the critically acclaimed Showtime series "Nurse Jackie" with Edie Falco.
Halle Berry is shooting Cloud Atlas with Tom Hanks and Susan Sarandon.
William Mapother stars in the Sundance winner, Another Earth, which won 2 awards (Special Jury Prize: Dramatic and the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize) and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD November 29.
Sherri Shepherd and the ladies at "The View" were nominated for another Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show host. She alsois a regular guest star on "30 Rock", hosting "The Newlywed Game" on GSN, and starring in the upcoming film One for the Money with Katherine Heigl.
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 the Dallas with Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy.
C. Thomas Howell just wrapped shooting The Amazing Spider-Man with Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Martin Sheen and Sally Field.
Sharon Case was nominated with "The Young and the Restless" cast for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.
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.
Mandy Ingber released a new yoga DVD: Yogalosophy.
Charlie Matthau is the director and writer of Freaky Deaky starring Matt Dillon and Brendon Fraser.
Virginia Williams has a recurring guest role on "How I Met Your Mother."
Martha Coolidge is directing for "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and is currently working on a project with alum Joyce Hyser.
Tom Shadyac recently released his documentaries Happy and I Am.
Mickey Liddell is Executive Producer on the film The Details starring Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, and Ray Liotta and is currently shooting The Collection with Josh Stewart.
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 "Raising Hope" on FOX and "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 released Face to Face which recently won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Macao China International Digital Cinema Festival.
Justin Hartley appears as a series regular on "Smallville" on the CW.
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 Rushlights with Beau Bridges and Aidan Quinn and recently wrapped the film SoBe Real, which she starred in with alum Kevin Sorbo.
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 and is guest starring on "CSI: NY".
Liza Lapira has a costar role on the comedy "Traffic Light" on FOX and the upcoming show "Apartment 23" on which will be debuting midseason on ABC.
Shaughnessy Dixson produced the film, En Tiempo de Guerra, a Finalist for a BAFTA LA Student Award.
Stephan Paternot produced Sundance Finalist, Life 2.0 which recently premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
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 "The Young and the Restless" and has a costar role on "Perception" coming soon to TNT.
Bobby Campo is shooting General Education with Jeanane Garofalo.
Kirston Leigh Mann is the costume designer for the new NBC series "Up All Night" and has recently wrapped as costume designer on "United States of Tara".
January Malkus has released her new single on iTunes "I Wanna Be Bad" by January.
Zuleyka Silver is in In Time with Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried and her group Brunette just released their first single "Who the Hell Do You Think I Am" produced by Randy Jackson.
Derek Mio guest starred on "The Good Wife" on CBS.
Romina Penche and Mike Wade are in The Road Project with William Forsythe.
Tarnue Massaquoi has a guest starring role on "NCIS".
Rand Holdren recently guest starred on "Happy Endings" on ABC.
John Brotherton guest starred on "Free Agents" and "Dexter" on Showtime.
Katie Gill guest starred in "Single Ladies" on VH-1, "Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and had the lead in the new Lifetime movie Betrayed at 17.
Hana Mae Lee guest stars in an upcoming episode of "Workaholics" on Comedy Central.
Mike Wade is the lead in an upcoming untitled project with Danny Glover.
David Grieco is a contestant on the new show, "Project Accessory" on Lifetime.
