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September 2025

6-Week Senior On-Camera & Voice-Over Class

Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave.,
New York, NY 10018
September 20 @ 11:00 am - October 25 @ 1:00 pm EDT

Ages 11-20 (scenes divided by age & level; email for an age exception) | Saturdays, Sep. 20 - Oct. 25  | 11 AM - 1 PM | 5-Week Pro-Rated Cost: 545.00

Payment Plans Available at Checkout, or if you need a custom plan, email or call (212) 315-3010

Missed the 1st Class? Pro-Rating Available!

Call (212) 315-3010 to mix and match any of A Class Act NY's 5 and 6-week class offerings and SAVE!

TV/Film/Voice-Over Instructor: Sean Patrick Doyle (BARRY, LAW & ORDER, THE BOXTROLLS)

Hone both on-camera and voice-over technique with a seasoned TV/Film, Broadway & Voice-Over actor!

Focus of Class:
 Uncover differences in script structure and style between Multi-Cam and Single-Cam episodics.
 Learn techniques for vocal transformation, and apply to zany Animation and Video Game characters.
 Master the nuances of tone, inflection and pacing to create dynamic Commercial and Promo reads.
 Finesse your self-tape techniques and gather hands-on experience in a professional voice-over booth.
 Learn key VO and On-Camera terminology, and on-set and booth etiquette.

Final Showcase for Loved Ones & Talent Reps
Class concludes with a Showcase for loved ones and a few scouting Talent Reps.

LEARN MORE or CLICK TO REGISTER

October 2025

6-Week SNL Sketch Comedy Class

Pearl Studios, 500 8th Ave.
New York, NY, NY 10018
October 25 @ 11:00 am - December 6 @ 1:00 pm EDT

Ages 11 & Up | Saturdays, Oct. 25 - Dec. 6 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Cost 650.00

Payment Plans Available at Checkout, or if you need a custom plan, email or call (212) 315-3010

Call (212) 315-3010 to mix and match any of A Class Act NY's 5 and 6-week class offerings and SAVE, too!

Instructor:  TV, Film Actor, & Sketch Writer & Director, John Patrick Hayden, (YOUNGER, FLEISHMAN’S IN TROUBLE, DAREDEVIL)

Your instructor, John Patrick, has directed sketch comedy troupes in NYC that have won various awards!

Through improv games, students learn to create characters & story lines that come to life!

In our "SNL Style Class" bring in characters and John Patrick will help craft these ideas into sketch scenarios.

Lots of Oscar Winning actors have appeared on SNL.

This class is an incredible way to build muscles that will be helpful to you as an actor in other aspects of our profession, such as:
in live performance when things go awry
in auditions when a casting director asks you to improv
on-set when your director asks you to improv
when you’re on a sketch show and you have to roll w/ the punches & often use improv as a tool

Final SNL Style Showcase w/ Talent Reps
On the last day, we emulate an SNL show with different sketches and characters YOU created. Loved ones & a few Scouting Talent Reps will be in attendance!

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6-Week Musical Theatre Audition Class: Great Composers of the 21st Century

Pearl Studios, 500 8th Ave.
New York, NY, NY 10018
October 26 @ 11:00 am - December 7 @ 1:00 pm EDT

Ages 10 & Up (email for an age exception) | Sundays, Oct. 26 - Dec. 7 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Cost 650.00

Payment Plans Available at Checkout, or if you need a custom plan, email or call (212) 315-3010

ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT!

Instructor: Broadway Actor, Lauren ‘Coco’ Cohn (MAMMA MIA!, FUN HOME)

Tackle songs composed by the most prolific composers of the 21st Century!

Hone storytelling through song skills, song interpretation and presentation! Add a new cut or two by composers from this century to your audition book, one 16 bar cut, and one 32 bar cut!

On the 1st day, students must bring in a few songs they would like to work on by a famous composer(s) from the 21st century. Our Broadway team will decide which are your two strongest song cuts and that’s what we will focus on in class.

Need some suggestions of famous composers and the shows they have written? Click here!

Focus Of Class:
Hone two song cuts, one 16 and one 32 bar cut, written by two famous composers from this century
Deepen storytelling through song skills by working on song interpretation and presentation
Work on vocal dynamics, harmonies, tone, pitch, and more with our Broadway Team
Learn how to talk to the Music Director and learn the do’s and don'ts of auditioning
Learn how to leave a lasting impression in the audition room and in performance, on the stage

Final Showcase for Loved Ones & Talent Reps
Concludes with a performance for loved ones and a few Scouting Talent Reps!

LEARN MORE or CLICK TO REGISTER

6-Week Junior On-Camera & Voice-Over Class

Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave.,
New York, NY 10018
October 26 @ 11:00 am - December 7 @ 1:00 pm EDT

Ages 7-11 (scenes divided by age & level; email for an age exception) | Sundays, Oct. 26 - Dec. 7 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Cost 650.00

Payment Plans Available at Checkout, or if you need a custom plan, email or call (212) 315-3010

TV/Film & Voice-Over Instructor: Sean Patrick Doyle (BARRY, LAW & ORDER, THE BOXTROLLS)

Sean Patrick's TV/Film, & Voice-Over credits include BARRY, OITNB, LAW & ORDER, THE SITTER, THE BOXTROLLS, DOES THIS MURDER MAKE ME LOOK GAY? & more!

Hone both on-camera and voice-over technique with a seasoned TV/Film, & Voice-Over actor!

When we work on voice-over, we do it in an actual, professional NYC Recording Studio! Learn how to use the VO equipment!

Focus of Class:
Scene Study & Character Development: Learn how to identify operative words, objectives, conflict, tactics and acting beats within the text and how to make your character come to life.
Learn how to bring out the funny in multi-cam sitcom scenes by cultivating and connecting to your personal joy and opening your comic receptors.
Learn techniques for vocal transformation, and apply to zany Animation characters.
Master the nuances of tone, inflection and pacing to create dynamic Commercial and Promo Voice-Over reads.
Finesse your self-tape on-camera techniques and gather hands-on experience in a professional voice-over booth.
Learn key VO and On-Camera terminology, and on-set and booth etiquette.

Final Showcase for Loved Ones & Talent Reps
Class culminates in a performance for loved ones & a few scouting Talent Reps!

LEARN MORE or CLICK TO REGISTER

6-Week TV Class: Sitcoms

Pearl Studios, 500 8th Ave.
New York, NY, NY 10018
October 26 @ 11:00 am - December 7 @ 1:00 pm EDT

Ages 11-19 (scenes divided by age & level; email for an age exception) | Sundays, Oct. 26 - Dec. 7 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Cost: 650.00

Payment Plans Available at Checkout, or if you need a custom plan, email or call (212) 315-3010

Instructor: TV/Film Actor Alexis Bronkovic (YOUNGER, LAW & ORDER, THE BLACKLIST)

Cover the ins and outs of Sitcom (Comedic TV Show) acting!

Focus of Class:
Learn how to bring out the funny in sitcom scenes by cultivating and connecting to your personal joy and opening your comic receptors
Learn how to develop a relationship with the camera
Improve on-camera physicality
Work on active listening skills; learn how to be a generous & present scene partner
Hone audition technique and learn how to make a proper homemade self-tape

Final Showcase for Loved Ones & Talent Reps
Class culminates in a performance for loved ones & a few scouting Talent Reps!

LEARN MORE or CLICK TO REGISTER

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