Truthful Acting: An Overview of Our Process — LS&CO Studios

We aim to elevate the art of acting through professional actor training, teaching actors to be as truthful as possible in their work. We aim to promote the art form as a humanitarian and healing one, encouraging the respect it deserves.

Truthful Acting: An Overview of Our Process — LS&CO Studios

We aim to elevate the art of acting through professional actor training, teaching actors to be as truthful as possible in their work. We aim to promote the art form as a humanitarian and healing one, encouraging the respect it deserves.

We will promote the art of acting as a humanitarian and healing one, thereby encouraging the respect it deserves. We do not cater to as many actors as possible. The work is challenging so it is not for everyone. The studio is not for part-time actors. This is a studio of ongoing study for professional actors devoted to the art of acting and the exploration of revealing their humanity in their storytelling.

The process unfolds in three transformative parts. The first is Relaxation, a gateway to self-discovery. The second is the actor's personal exercise portion, a journey of introspection through Private Moment, Sense Memory or Animal Exercise. And, the third part of each class is Scene Work, where the culmination of an actor’s personal truths, behaviors, knowledge, and experience supports the writing. These are not independent exercises but a series of transformative steps, each informing the next, all in an effort to create a character and bring personal truths to life.

If you'd like to audit

Because of the deeply personal nature of the work at LS&CO, we encourage new participants to audit the Master Class. The amount and quality of time you should audit depends on your experience or aptitude towards this kind of work, as well as your previous experience, education or exposure in other arts organizations, studios and with other teachers and coaches.

The times you audit are usually clear indications of your receptiveness, and it helps our instructors understand how you will work when you eventually get up there. We have had students audit for months before they really commit to stepping on stage or in front of the camera; for others, it's taken a week. No one's journey is better or worse than the other; it's a personal process of investigation, growth, and self-discovery.

The purpose of auditing is not only to gauge an actor's reception to this type of work but also so the actor has ample time to see the depth to which other actors on stage are telling the world their truth, and the personal investment of self and commitment it takes to get there. Of course, it's worth pointing out that this process is much "easier said than done."

Many who have worked at LS&CO Studios have experienced a transformative journey. They start with a deep appreciation for the work being done, the truths and depth of knowledge being turned into storytelling and the acting achieved. However, when it's their turn to perform, they often face internal resistance. This is because they were unaware of their ego's response to revealing deeper truths publicly. This is a normal part of the process, and we are here to guide and support you through it.

As Dave Chapelle says: "Everything is funny until it happens to you."