Beginner training plan
Your first classBuild Comfort & Trust
Focus on making students feel safe, relaxed, and excited to participate. Introduce basic acting principles through simple exercises: introductions, physical/vocal warmups, improvisation, and short individual performances. The goal is confidence, not perfection.
Class 2-3Fundamentals
Introduce the core building blocks of acting: listening, reacting, imagination, objectives, and being present. Use improv, partner exercises, and simple scenes to teach students that acting is about responding truthfully rather than simply memorizing or “performing.”
Class 4-10Skill Development
Begin developing technique through scene work, character development, emotional preparation, voice, movement, and blocking. Give students increasingly challenging scenes and teach them how to make specific choices. After performances, provide constructive notes and have students immediately apply the adjustments.
Class 11+Application & Refinement
Move toward more professional-level work. Students should handle full scenes, auditions, cold reads, character analysis, self-tapes, and different acting styles. Focus less on teaching individual techniques and more on helping each actor identify their strengths, weaknesses, and personal process.
Advanced training plan
Your first classAssess & Reset
Establish the class standard immediately. Use scene work, cold reads, or improvisation to assess each actor’s instincts, technique, presence, and weaknesses. Introduce the expectation that advanced acting is about specificity, truth, and consistency, not simply bigger performances.
