Classes

RH Acting Studio

Intro/Intermediate

Text Analysis for TV & Film

Ins. Medina Senghore and Eric Patrick Harper

(Wednesdays 6:30pm-9:30pm, ongoing)

Our text analysis course is designed to introduce actors to on-camera performance by exploring how stories are shaped and told through images in the text.

Students learn to break down text for film and television by working with their own material alongside group study of both visual and text-based examples. The class is highly collaborative, and many students choose to return or remain enrolled even after transitioning into the On-Camera class.

The focus remains on building a foundational comfort and confidence in front of the camera by developing a clear understanding of the container into which you will eventually pour all of your creative “actor business”—the individual, specific choices and behaviors that bring a character to life.

Alexander Technique Workshop

Ins. Laura Parker

(July 2026)

This Alexander Technique course introduces actors to practical tools for improving body awareness, alignment, and ease in performance. Through guided exercises and gentle movement, students learn how to release unnecessary tension, improve posture and breath, and move with greater freedom and efficiency on camera and on stage. The technique helps actors develop a more grounded, responsive physical presence, supporting clearer choices, vocal ease, and greater consistency in auditions, rehearsals, and performance.

ONLINE ONLY!

Character Analysis

Ins. Carolyn Michelle Smith

(Offerred in limited sessions throughout the year)

This four-week online acting class invites students to dive deeply into the craft of character analysis through rigorous text work, research, and creative exploration. Using structured text analysis, character breakdown techniques, objectives and given circumstances, students will uncover the psychological, emotional, and physical life of two major roles. The course integrates the use of music, visual art, and cultural research to expand imaginative connection and deepen personal investment in the character’s world. Through guided discussion and exploratory assignments, actors will strengthen their ability to make bold, specific choices rooted in evidence from the text. By the end of the intensive, students will possess a layered, research-driven understanding of each role and a clear pathway for embodying the character with depth and authenticity.

Co-Star/Guest-Star/Series Regular On Camera Workshop

Ins. Rosanny Zayas &

Eric Patrick Harper

(August 2026)

Designed as an on-camera gym, this class helps actors build the muscle needed to bring Co-Star, Guest Star, and Series Regular auditions to life.

We work exclusively with television sides under real-world audition time constraints. Actors sharpen technical on-camera skills while breaking down text to discover how characters move, react, and live in the body—creating specific, grounded performances that hold up and stand out on camera.

Advanced On Camera Acting

Ins. Rosanny Zayas

(Thursdays 1:00-4:00pm, ongoing)

This class is designed for those who have completed at least one 4-session block of the Text Analysis course and are ready to deepen and refine their work.

Each week, students work on new scenes in a low-pressure but creatively energized environment. Often with limited preparation time, students are pushed to strengthen their text analysis even further and uncover their own individual on-camera storytelling skills while building ease, speed, and confidence.

Imaginative physical work is gently integrated throughout the month to support embodiment, impulse, and truthful, grounded choices—mirroring real audition conditions in a supportive setting while refining how behavior, movement, and stillness translate on screen.

ONLINE ONLY!

Intro/Intermediate

Text Analysis for TV & Film

Ins. Eric Patrick Harper

(Offerred in limited sessions throughout the year )

This class is an online version of our Text Analysis class and is offered at various times throughout the year to accommodate students living outside of Los Angeles or students who would prefer a remote learning environment.

The structure of the course mirrors its in-person counterpart in terms of content and rigor.

ONLINE ONLY!

Advanced Text

Analysis Workshop

for TV & Film

Ins. Medina Senghore

(Offerred in limited sessions throughout the year. Next up: June 2026)

With the foundational comfort and confidence in front of the camera from the Intro/Intermediate Text Analysis course, this workshop explores how actors can dive even deeper into text analysis by uncovering subtext, behavior, pacing, and character psychology.

This class works through challenging material designed to stretch range and strengthen each actor's on-camera work so they will eventually be able to show up to set with a deep understanding of their place in the ecosystem.

Advanced/Professional Training Class

Ins. Rosanny Zayas

(Offerred in limited sessions throughout the year)

This invite-only on-camera lab is designed for experienced actors seeking to return to the heart of their work. Created for artists who have worked extensively and are ready to reconnect with curiosity, depth, and joy, the class offers a space to train and perform alongside peers who share a high level of craft and professional experience.

The lab features guest artists and teachers and integrates rigorous text analysis, on-camera technique, Alexander work, and thoughtful attention to mental health and sustainability in the profession. Actors will work on sides and, when appropriate, have the option to explore full scenes in a supportive, collaborative environment.

This class prioritizes artistry over outcome, process over performance—offering a place to remember why you began, and how it feels to work fully, honestly, and in community again.

*Please submit your resume or email any member of team to be submitted into the lab.