The deepest work
we do.
Two days. Extended scenes from Pulitzer Prize–winning plays, built over months of coaching and performed in front of a live studio audience. You do not sign up for Masterclass. You earn your way in.
Three steps. No shortcuts.
Apply
Submit the Working Actor application. Dates and deadlines are on the form — auditions for the January 24–25 Masterclass are open through October 31.
Audition
Show us where your work is today. We are not looking for finished — we are looking for hungry.
Do the work
Accepted actors are cast in an extended scene and spend the months before the weekend in rehearsal and coaching. Tuition of $425 is due at acceptance.
Watch it happen — from $25.
The October 24–25 Masterclass is cast, but the room is not closed. Audit it: every scene performed live, every critique out loud. One click and your seat is reserved.
“Matt Dearing changed how I look at acting, and in turn changed my life.”
Frank Caliendo · Actor & Comedian
Perform in it, or learn from it.
If you are ready to be pushed, apply. If you want to see what the standard looks like first, audit a weekend and watch every scene and every critique live.
