Masterclass

Ages 17+ · Offered Quarterly

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.

2 Days9am – 5pm
$425Due at acceptance
QuarterlyFour classes a year
By auditionApplication required

The path in

Three steps. No shortcuts.

Step one

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.

Step two

Audition

Show us where your work is today. We are not looking for finished — we are looking for hungry.

Step three

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.

2026 Masterclass weekends
January 24 & 25Auditions open through Oct 31
April 25 & 26Auditions announced in January
July 25 & 26Auditions announced in April

This October · Audit seats are open

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

Two ways into the room

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.