Private Acting Classes & Coaches in Hermosa Beach, CA

Dalton Causey is a Los Angeles actor, writer, and director from Dothan, Alabama. He has been teaching acting and writing all across the country for the last four years and is always excited to see what brilliant ideas the next crop of students come in with.

I am a 22-year old acting coach, theater artist, and a recent graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama and a minor in Educational Theatre. Specializing in theater, I work with actors, ages 16-27, with a focus on audition prep, monologue coaching, college audition materials, and scene study. My coaching style emphasizes truthful storytelling, strong text analysis, and confidence-building to help emerging performers grow as artists and storytellers.

"Amazing personality and role model

Donald Rizzo is a Los Angeles-based actor & theatre educator, from New York. Film credits include Let Go opposite Kevin Hart & Choke opposite Sam Rockwell. Stage credits include Tape & The Love of Make Believe (La Jolla Playhouse & R.E.D.C.A.T.). Donald is graduate of UCLA; Atlantic Theater Company’s 2 year acting conservatory; studied improv at the Groundlings; is currently a Candidate for the MFA in Television,Film,&Theatre: Acting, at CSULA, where he teaches Acting to undergraduate students.

With a Master of Fine Arts in acting from USC, experience acting and directing on screen and stage. I can use a variety of ways whether through approaches from games, script analysis or from your breath, to develop your character and get the best out your performance.

I have a degree in Theater Arts from Brown University and have trained as an actor for over 14 years at a wide range of respected studios, including New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, Identity School of Acting, Berg Studios, and more. Alongside my work as an actor, I’ve spent the past 10 years as an educator, and have been privately coaching actors for the last 2 years. I specialize in helping beginner actors break into the industry and discover techniques that bring out their star quality

Sam Littlefield is an actor, writer, and teacher with TV credits including The Leftovers, Batwoman, Sharp Objects, Good Behavior, The Messengers, and Chris Carter’s The After. He has led acting and film labs across continents, blending Michael Chekhov, Stanislavski, Meisner, and voice work into practical, camera-ready coaching for serious actors ready to work with boldness, specificity, and truth.

An internationally celebrated acting teacher, screenwriter, director, award-winning filmmaker and internationally recognized actor of stage and screen. His credits include over 70 plays from Off-Off Broadway to Tony Award winning repertory theater, and working with iconic playwright August Wilson-- Co-starring and starring in Oscar nominated and blockbuster films with directors such as Oliver Stone and Simon West. Mr. Jones' past pupils include Whitney Houston and Tupac Shakur.

Hi, my name is Aver Hamilton. I’ve been coaching and teaching since 2004. working with students of all ages, from children to adults. Domestically and internationally. My experience includes acting (including voice acting), gymnastics, martial arts, weightlifting, E-sports, English and Japanese. My coaching style is hands-on-general-to-specific, with an emphasis on brave repetition. I believe most people learn best by doing especially young students; so I emphasize guided repetition and clear immediate feedback. I love this stuff!