ONLINE CLASSES
We now offer online classes for adults and young performers. All online classes are completely interactive, and in keeping with Factory policy, are limited in size to ensure plenty of individual attention.
Our online classes are delivered via the free Zoom app and will require an internet-connected desktop or laptop computer, tablet or phone and a quiet, well-lit place in your home. Data rates may apply.
All class times are Central Time (CST)
Online class prices are discounted during the COVID-19 crisis.
Adult Classes
VOICE OVER
Fridays, 2-4 pm
Beginning May 22
6-week class
10 Student Limit, Ages 18+
Was $450 | Now just $395
Voice Over returns to The Factory with a new instructor. Jamie Marchi has voiced over 400 characters in anime, video games and animation, and has performed commercials and books on tape. She travels the world making appearances for her characters. The class will cover setting up the home studio, how to find voice work, and she will work with students to learn to improve their narration and character techniques.
SKETCH COMEDY
Mondays, 6:00-8:00pm
6-week class
Beginning June 1, 2020
12 Student Limit, Ages 18+
Was $250 | Now just $195
Kimberly Condict is a Los Angeles performer and instructor at the legendary The Groundlings and has worked with some of the country’s top sketch writers and performers. This class will teach budding sketch writers and performers how to develop, refine and perform comedy sketches. Students will leave the class with 3-4 polished sketches of their own creation.
COMEDY CHARACTERS
Thursdays, 7-9 pm
Beginning June 11
6-week class
12 Student Limit, Ages 17+
Was $250 | Now just $195
Los Angeles actor Mike Randleman has appeared in sketch comedy on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 190 times, as well in some of the landmark sitcoms in the modern era, including Home Improvement and Arrested Development. He will work with actors to create and develop memorable comic characters to be used in sketch, short film, auditions and more. Craft your characters into hilarious scenes and monologues and perform them the final night of class for a virtual live performance for friends and family.
APPROACHES TO ACTING
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
6-week class
Beginning June 9, 2020
16 Student Limit, Ages 16+
Was $250 | Now just $195
What's the best approach to acting for you? This class is a brief history of acting techniques and styles, with focus on the big 20th Century Stanislavski-style master teachers (Strasberg, Adler, Uta Hagen, Meisner & Michael Chekhov.) Who were they? How did they each impact acting styles in theatre & film? The class will include a few exercises related to what each teacher believed & discuss some inspiring chapters in their books.
MICHAEL CHEKHOV TECHNIQUE
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm
Beginning May 28
6-week class
12 Student Limit, Ages 18+
Was $250 | Now just $195
It’s hard to play emotional scenes take after take in film, and night after night in theater. Learning the Michael Checkhov Technique of “Psychological Gesture” will probably help. Elizabeth Townsend is a professional actor from New York, and is certified to teach the Chekhov Technique.
YOGA FOR THE ACTOR
Mondays & Thursdays
5:15-6:15 pm CST
Attendance for all classes is encouraged but not necessary
Beginning June 1
Ages 15+
$50 for 4 weeks (up to 8 classes)
(as low as $6.25/class)
As a film actor and theatre artist, Karli Blalock understands the importance relaxation, centering and finding balance has for actors. As someone suffering from chronic pain, she has learned how yoga can be the healthy elixir for all. This yoga class is suitable for all, but intended for the actor, as her bi-weekly class will give instruction and feedback focused for the actor's journey.
ACTING SHAKESPEARE
Sundays, 6:30-8:30 pm
6-week class
Beginning May 31, 2020
16 Student Limit, Ages 16+
Normally $295 | Now just $250
In this first-of-its kind class for The Actor Factory, students will work online with beloved Factory teacher and Shakespeare aficionado Alissa Mortimer in a class to teach the basics of mastering the Shakespeare performance. The class culminates in a memorized Zoom monologue performance
SCREENWRITING
Thursdays, 7-9pm
RETURNING SOON
6-week class
8 Student Limit, Ages 18+
$495
Learn how to write and develop your own screenplay with a multiple award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker. Sterlin Harjo's first three films premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and he currently has films and television series in development with HBO, Amazon and other outlets. One of his current projects, RESERVATION DOGS, co-created with Oscar-winner Taika Waititi, will go into pilot production with the FX Network very soon.
ONLINE IMPROV
Kate McLain-Snipes & Pallas Johnson
Tuesdays
7:30 - 8:30 pm CST
RETURNING SOON
10-Student Limit Ages 18+
Was $225 | Now just $175
What's that? You don't think Improv can be taught online? Kate McLain-Snipes and Pallas Johnson, both of OKC Improv, beg to differ. They have come up with a plan for a fast and fun 6-week crash course in improvisation, designed specifically for Zoom. Are you afraid of Improv? Guess what? In this class, you can perform from the safety of your home.
AUDITION FOR
FILM & TELEVISION
Mondays, 6:30-10:00pm
6-week class
Beginning June 15
12 Student Limit, Ages 16+
Was $425 | Now just $375
The Factory’s flagship class now offered online for the first time. Overcome the casting room and learn to love auditioning. The class is taught by a veteran film and television actor who is now a casting director with over 100 feature films to his resume. Ages 16+. Click for details.
SELF-TAPE TUNE-UP
Chris Freihofer, CSA
Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00p
RETURNING SOON
4-week class
12 Student Limit, Ages 16+
Was $225 | Now just $195
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 casting director of over 100 feature films. Send in your self tapes and get life critique and evaluation with the entire class.
Kids Classes
YOUNG PERFORMER
ONLINE IMPROV
Kate McLain-Snipes & Pallas Johnson
Tuesdays, 6:15-7:15 pm CST
6-week class
RETURNING SOON
10 Student Limit, Ages 10-16
Was $175 | Now just $150
A fast and funny, creative and empowering online class designed especially for kids stuck at home, needing to create, hoping to thrive. Now, kids from all over the country can study with Actor Factory improv teachers from the comfort of their home.
Actor Factory Young Performer Academy improv instructors and professional improv performers Kate McLain-Snipes and Pallas Johnson, both of OKC Improv and Take One Improv, will team-teach this class designed especially for young performers to take via Zoom. It will be an hour of hilarity they will look forward to all week.
YOUNG PERFORMER AUDITION FOR CAMERA
Chris Oz McIntosh & Tori Hartley
Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00 pm
Beginning June 3
6-week class
12 Student Limit, Ages 10-16
Was $225 | Now just $175
Young Performer Academy instructors Chris Oz McIntosh and Tori Hartley lead this shortened version of Academy, helping young actors improve their audition techniques for film, television and commercials. Each week will have either a live mock audition assignment or an evaluation of a submitted self tape. McIntosh is an award-winning filmmaker and is the director of the Factory’s Young Performer Academy. Hartley is a casting assistant at Freihofer Casting as well as being a professional actor who has appeared in films and commercials.
COMEDY CHARACTERS
Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00pm
Returning Soon
6-week class
12 Student Limit, Ages 12-16
Was $195 | Now just $150
Mary Anthony is a regular performer with the famous UCB Theater in Los Angeles, a legendary group whose alumni include Kate McKinnon, Ellie Kemper, Aubrey Plaza, Donald Glover, Aziz Ansari, Adam McKay and Amy Poehler among many others. But before moving to Los Angeles, Mary taught Young Performers at The Actor Factory. Using improve and sketch techniques, she will return virtually to teach Young Performers how to create and perform hilarious and memorable comic characters. The final class will be a virtual performance for family and friends.