Skip Navigation

Adult Acting, Playwriting & Screenwriting Classes

Spring Session: March 26 - May 16, 2012
(Summer Session: June 18 - August 8, 2012. Check back for more information or call (714) 708-5577)

Welcome to SCR’s nationally-acclaimed adult acting/playwriting classes, taught by top professionals in their field.

This extensive slate of acting classes is designed for both career-minded professionals and those interested in personal growth and development, and includes screenwriting as well as playwriting classes. Choose from this slate to create a program that suits your individual pace and interests.

  • Discover acting talent
  • Polish communication skills
  • Develop spontaneity
  • Meet new people
  • Master writing techniques

Classes are held in the theatre’s state-of-the-art Education Center, specially designed to meet the study and performance needs of students. Training takes place in classrooms and on stages in the Folino Theatre Center near South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. At the heart of a dynamic theatre environment, SCR is just an hour from Los Angeles’ film and television industry.

Tuition: $295 Per eight-week class.

Enroll by March 16 and receive a $10 discount. Enroll for a 2nd class in the same session and receive a $30 discount (call 714-708-5577 to get this discount).

Enroll Now Button or download a mail-in form here.

All Acting and Playwriting students are eligible for $10 Student Rush tickets to Segerstrom and Argyros stage productions.

For more information or to enroll, please call at 714-708-5577 or email.


Acting Classes

Fundamentals of Acting: Act I Basic Skills
Mondays, 7 - 10pm, March 26 - May 14, 2012

Fundamentals of Acting: Act II Scene Study
Tuesdays, 7 - 10pm, March 27 - May 15, 2012

Fundamentals of Acting: Act III Advanced Scene Study and Characterization
Tuesdays, 7-10pm, March 27 - May 15, 2012

Actors Workshop
Mondays, 7-10pm, March 26 - May 14, 2012

Improvisation I
Tuesdays, 7-10pm, March 27 - May 15, 2012

Advanced Improvisation
This class will be offered again in our Summer Session beginning June 18th.

Acting for the Camera 
Mondays 7-10pm, March 26 - May 14, 2012

Singing for the Actor
Mondays 7-10pm, March 26 - May 14, 2012.


Playwriting and Screenwriting Classes

Intermediate Writing for Stage and Screen
Look for this class in a future session.

Beginning Writing for Stage and Screen
Mondays 7-10pm, March 26 - May 14, 2012

The Whole Play and Nothing But
Wednesdays 7-10pm, March 28 - May 16, 2012


Staff of Industry Professionals
Our faculty is made up of working professional actors. In most cases, faculty remains consistent, but cannot be guaranteed.

Call (714) 708-5577 to enroll! Or email