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Welcome to Empowerhouse Acting Studio, the Bay Area’s artistic home for actors of all levels. Our graduates are working actors in film, TV, commercials, and theatre in LA, NY, SF and beyond.
MASTER CLASSES WITH MELISSA THOMPSON ESAIA
Master classes are available in the Meisner Technique, audition preparation, on camera acting, commercials, actor representation, and all aspects of the business of acting. Whether you’re looking to deepen your craft, prepare for an upcoming audition, or navigate the professional side of your career, our master classes are tailored to your individual goals and experience.
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INTRODUCTION TO ACTING WITH MELISSA THOMPSON ESAIA
This acting class is rooted in the Meisner Technique, one of the most widely used, respected and effective methods of acting. Students will explore the Repetition Exercise and a range of exercises designed to get actors out of their heads and cultivate truthful, instinctive behavior, deep listening, and authentic moment-to-moment connection. Building on this foundation, students will apply their skills to scripted scene work, learning how to bring honesty, spontaneity, and emotional presence into text. The class emphasizes truthful behavior, genuine reaction, and organic performance, giving actors practical tools they can carry into any role or on stage or screen. Ideal for beginning and intermediate actors, this class balances structured exercises with scripted scene work to strengthen craft, confidence, artistic range and freedom. This class is also open to non-actors looking for an artistic channel and or/ looking to grow their confidence, presence and authenticity.
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Refund policy
We interview all potential students and request that interviewees examine their ability to make the commitment required before enrolling in any class. Also training to be an actor is an exciting, rewarding, enriching growth experience. It can also be challenging and humbling and like with any growth journey you may experience growing pains that feel a bit scary or uncomfortable. But so often the biggest breakthroughs and growth come when you feel that fear and discomfort and instead of turning away from it, you explore it and move through it. Sometimes the only thing that keeps someone from quitting in a time of fear and discomfort is the tuition they paid. For this reason, we do not offer refunds on class deposits or tuition.