Summer Session Parts 1 & 2
Jun 9–Aug 10, 2025
PLEASE NOTE:
Studio A.C.T. classes are divided into Intro courses for people new to the given subject, and repeatable courses providing an experience that allows each individual to progress to their fullest.
Full-length classes generally meet twice a week for four weeks during the above dates. Shorter classes meet on a single day, or repeatedly on consecutive days within the span of one week. Check exact dates in each class description.
The Make-Up date for any full-length class is scheduled for the next weekly date following the originally scheduled final date of the given class. The Make-Up date will only be used if the teacher cancels a regularly scheduled class date. Please hold this date in reserve. Shorter classes do not have Make-Up dates.
To select the best class for your goals and experience level, please read the individual course descriptions carefully.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of all faculty and students, Studio A.C.T. will adhere to the most updated safety precautions recommended by San Francisco, county and state guidance in effect at the time of classes.* These policies are subject to change. Our standard withdrawal and refund policies apply.
Showing proof of vaccination is no longer required for Studio A.C.T. students. Masks are welcome but not required for all faculty and students while indoors at 30 Grant Avenue. This mask policy will be in effect when CDC COVID-19 Bay Area case levels are rated as "low." When levels are rated as "medium" or higher, masks will be required for all. CDC COVID-19 Regional Case Levels can be accessed at this link: COVID data tracker
*Some additional precautions may occasionally apply in consideration of the wide range of students, staff and artists using our facilities, including young children, adults of every age, and professional artists whose unions maintain specific COVID precautionary measures. We appreciate your participation in upholding our safety precautions.
For further information or specific questions about Studio A.C.T. in-person classes with regard to COVID-19 precautions, please email us at studio@act-sf.org
SHORTER CLASSES
All shorter classes meet in person. Exact days and times appear within the class description.
*This class is currently full. If you would like to get onto the waitlist, please email us at studio@act-sf.org with your request and the best phone number to reach you at, in case a spot opens up.
Two Classes – Sundays – July 20 & 27
1:00–5:00 p.m.
In this repeatable two-day Monologue Audition workshop, open to all experience levels, you will have the opportunity to (1) freshen up an audition monologue you already know, and (2) work on a new monologue in new ways. On the first day students will perform the monologue they already know, and we’ll explore practical ways to explore this monologue further. We’ll then identify possibilities for a new, second monologue to complement or contrast the first. In the week between the first and second days, students will memorize and prepare their new monologue. On the second day we’ll share both monologues in a mock-audition format, with feedback and the opportunity to re-audition—a.k.a. return for a call-back!
Note – Students must come to the first day with an audition monologue of their choice, no more than two minutes long, fully memorized and prepared to perform. In the week between class dates, students will need to continue working on their chosen monologue, as well as prepare a new monologue, to be selected in consultation with the teacher.
This repeatable two-day Monologue Audition Workshop is for you if:
- You are an actor who wants to feel more relaxed, centered, confident, and at ease when you audition.
- You are an actor who wants to work on their already memorized monologue from a play – contemporary or classical – for use in future auditions.
- You are an actor who wants to find, memorize, and bring to life a new audition monologue from a play – contemporary or classical.
- You want new practices that are at once efficient and effective for selecting, preparing, and acting monologues.
- You want a chance to practice acting in the context of a monologue.
Five Classes – Mon to Fri – Aug 4 to 8
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Want to move with greater confidence, strength, and freedom? This five-night offering of our popular full-length Bold Movement class approaches movement as a means of bold expression. Students will explore their physical, spontaneous, and creative responsiveness. Drawing on a range of practices, from yoga, contemporary dance, and physical theater, this class will introduce students to practical tools to empower themselves through movement.
Bold Movement is for you if:
- You are someone who wishes to strengthen the creative connections between their mind and body.
- You want a creative physical workout that will strengthen your body and your confidence.
- You are an actor who wishes to expand their physical awareness and responsiveness.
- You are a dancer or choreographer looking to expand the dramatic, theatrical aspects of your work.