ADULT CLASSES
Jump into training with working professionals at The Factory.
Advanced Classes may require pre-requisites or special permission
ACTING TECHNIQUE
Actor
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NEW NIGHT FOR SUMMER!
Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00 pm
$295 for 6 Week Session
12- Student Limit
Beginning June 4, 2025
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Great for beginners and intermediate actors.
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No cameras, no microphones, just acting technique through monologues and scene work each week.
Great for new actors wanting to get their feet wet, learning the basics of scene study, building characters and making interesting choices.
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ACTING FOR CAMERA
Actor
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Tuesdays, 7:00-10:00 pm
$395 for 6-Week Session
12-Student Limit
Beginning June 3, 2025
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The class that got it all started at The Actor Factory. Learn the technique of working as an actor in front of the camera: the differences between stage and film, the subtleties of the lens, and debunk the myth that you just have to "make it smaller."
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Each week covers the nuts and bolts mechanics of on-camera acting through scene work and monologues, and features students in front of the camera each week for exercises and critique.
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ON CAMERA SCENE WORK
Jonathan Lipnicki
Actor
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Thursdays, 7:00-9:30 pm
$395 for 6-Week Session
12-Student Limit
Beginning May 15, 2025​
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Critic's Choice Award-winner Jonathon Lipnicki rose to international stardom as a child actor, starring in such films as JERRY MAGUIRE, STUART LITTLE and THE LITTLE VAMPIRE. Since then, he has worked steadily for decades in film and television.​
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He pushes actors to the next level in their career, bringing real-world, present-day insights in this LA-style "actor's gym" class.
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His gentle, supportive and encouraging teaching style make him a perfect fit for the Factory, and has made him immediately popular.
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AUDITION FOR
FILM & TELEVISION
Actor & Casting Director
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Mondays, 6:30-10:00 pm
$499 for 6 Week Session
12-Student Limit
Returning This Fall
Auditions are the to gateways jobs. Improve your chances by learning techniques from a seasoned film & TV actor and Oklahoma’s only Artios Award-winning, CSA-member casting director.
Audition in class each week, get professional feedback, and learn the dos and don'ts of the audition room.
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Learn to identify and tackle the biggest obstacle in the audition room (your nerves), while also not falling into making the same mistakes made by hundreds not only in the room but also in self tapes.
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​​SELF-TAPE TUNE-UP
Tiffany Feese (and guests)
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ONLINE CLASS
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Mondays, 7:30-9:15 pm CST
4-week class
10- Student Limit, Ages 16+
$225
Returning Soon
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Learn what you can do to make sure your self tapes are watched for more than the initial first 10 seconds. Improve your home studio, and get tips and advice from a Los Angeles casting professional, as well as other guests. Send in your self tapes and get live critique and evaluation with the entire class.
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ALBA METHOD
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Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00 pm
$295 for 6-week class
14- Student Limit, Ages 18+
Beginning Returning Soon
Dig deeper into the amazing technique of Alba Emoting, a way to quickly, easily and safely play believable emotional scenes, easily accessible by anyone. Have trouble "crying on cue"?, or getting into the moment before an audition or a scene on set? Using the Alba Emoting method, taught by Alba-certified instructor Elizabeth Townsend, will do wonders for you.
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Great for intermediate to advanced actors.​
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GISTER METHOD
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Tuesdays, 7:00-9:00 pm
$395 for 8-weeks
12- Student Limit, Ages 18+
Beginning April 22, 2025
The only class of its kind in this part of the country.
Earle Gister was the head of acting at Yale University, and created an approach to acting that focuses on the scene partner, encouraging actors to listen and respond, making sure to try to get a response out of the other people in the scene.
Dr Joe Alberti studied under the late Gister and is considered the country's expert on his teachings.
The 8-week introduction to this methodology will push the serious actor to new levels.
IMPROV FOR ACTORS
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Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00 pm
$225 for 6-week class
14-Student Limit, Ages 18+
RETURNING THIS FALL
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Let's face it. The better you are at improvisation, the more free you are to create on set, and the better film and stage actor you will be.
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This is not a comedy class. This class is designed for the on-camera actor, encouraging free thinking and creativity on set and in the audition room. What happens when the director doesn't say cut? Or asks you to "just go with it"?
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This amazing class, led by a wildly beloved, gentle and supportive instructor, will give you the power and confidence you need to succeed.
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ACTOR'S TOOLKIT
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Mondays, 7:30-9:30 pm
$695 for 15-week class
14- Student Limit, Ages 18+
RETURNING THIS FALL
The Actor Factory offers the Trifecta of acting approaches in one 15-week class. Study 5 weeks each of Meisner Technique, Chekhov Technique and Alba Emoting, giving actors powerful tools to help connect to emotional scenes, difficult characters or challenging scene partners. Be introduced to three of the leading approaches to acting by a nationally-certified instructor in each.
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Great for intermediate to advanced actors.
Elizabeth Townsend is a professional actor and instructor who his nationally certified to teach this technique.
She will gently take students through this helpful process that enables actors to perform emotional scenes easier and safer.
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ADVANCED CLASS
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FRIDAY MORNING ADVANCED AUDITIONING
Casting Director & Actor
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Fridays, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
$350 for 6-Week Session
12 Student Limit
Eligibility Requirements
RETURNING THIS FALL
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An ongoing, continued study class for those who have successfully completed Audition for Film & Television.
Continue your study of Auditioning with film and television casting director Chris Freihofer, owner of The Actor Factory. Dig deeper, get pushed harder and keep learning.
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Great for intermediate and advanced actors.
REQUIREMENTS: Those who have completed Audition for Film & Television at The Actor Factory are invited to apply for this class. As this is an ongoing class, new seating is very limited.
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This class is purely educational. It is not an audition.
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INTRO TO SCREENWRITING
Screenwriter & Senior VP of Final Draft
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Sundays, 7:00-9:00 pm
$395 for 6-week
14- Student Limit, Ages 18+
RETURNING SOON
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Learn the basics of screenwriting from an industry pro, workshop your material, have weekly writing assignments coinciding with weekly class discussions, led by Joe Jarvis, an accomplished screenwriter and Executive Vice President of Final Draft, the industry's leading screenwriting software.
In this class, writers and budding writers will gather for workshop and tutorial with Jarvis. How to open your screenplay by introducing compelling characters and an exciting premise, create reversals and story shifts, and deal with that elusive second act. He will give techniques in self-editing, and provide avenues and ideas on how to get your script out there into the marketplace.
ADVANCED ACTING FOR CAMERA
Leesa Neidel
Actor
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Wednesdays, 7:00-10:00 pm
$325 for 6-Week Session
12-Student Limit
Returning in 2025
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Go further and dig deeper in the art of on-camera acting with beloved instructor Leesa Neidel. Hone your on-camera technique with more weekly practice, instruction and coaching.
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REQUIREMENTS: Must have previously taken Acting for Camera at The Actor Factory, or have experience in principal roles in SAG-AFTRA film or television productions.
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