ACTING
FOR STAGE & SCREEN
Acting is acting because truth is truth. However, the technique and subtleties change with the medium. Learn the nuances of Acting for the Camera and Acting for the Stage as you work with some of the best directors and actors from Hollywood and Broadway.
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
Acting for the Camera
7/2-7/7/2023 - See what students have learned from working with USPA faculty such as Emmy award winning director Mary Lou Belli, the director of over a hundred episodes of television including Monk, Sister Sister, Wizards Of Waverly Place, Girlfriends, The Hughley’s, The Game, and currently NCIS:New Orleans and Bull! Learn how to act in front of the […]PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
Voice Acting
7/10-7/15/2022 - Taught by a team of leading animation casting directors, students will see what it takes to have a career in voice over acting and learn the ins and outs of the perfect audition. Students will work in the classroom and take their work to the recording studio to actually record animated scenes.PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
Web TV: Acting, Writing, Directing for the Camera
7/3-7/15/2022 - Web TV: Acting, Writing, Directing for the Camera Learn the skills of Acting for the Camera, Writing for the Camera, and Directing for the Camera in this intensive two week workshop. Discover and choose your role in creating a web series from a team of industry professionals who will work with you through the entire […]STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Acting for the Camera
6/19-6/24/2022 - Learn how to act in front of the camera by acting in front of the camera. This summer acting camp will show you the ins and outs of acting in front of the camera. Students will learn the similarities and differences between stage and film acting. Using scenes from current film and television scripts, students will […]
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
College Audition Workshop
7/2-7/7/2023 - The Original College Audition Workshop for College-Bound Theater and Musical Theater Students! The college arts auditions are looming. Your questions are mounting. What is a contemporary monologue? Where do I find the right one for me? How do I approach classical work? How do I present myself in the interview? I want to do musical […]PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
College Audition Workshop
7/24-7/29/2022 - The Original College Audition Workshop for College-Bound Theater and Musical Theater Students! The college arts auditions are looming. Your questions are mounting. What is a contemporary monologue? Where do I find the right one for me? How do I approach classical work? How do I present myself in the interview? I want to do musical […]
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Vocal Performance
6/25-6/30/2023 - Take your vocal performance to the next level! Broadway artists, professional faculty, and students with a passion for singing join together for this 6-day intensive Vocal Performance Camp. Daily workshops offered will focus on developing healthy vocal techniques, music theory, sight-reading, song interpretation, and acting for the singer. Students will work on broadening the versatility […]
“Learn by doing,” is the motto of US Performing Arts. Watch how Acting for the Camera students learn their craft from award-winning television director Mary Lou Belli and actor/producer/cinematographer/editor/college professor Charles Dougherty in this short video.
ACTING FACULTY
Learn your acting skills from award-winning Teaching Artists whose professional career is as an actor or director.

Phil Ramuno
Director

Rick Hawkins
Screenwriter & Producer
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