Playhouse West is a Top Acting School and Repertory Theater in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Dallas founded by Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum. The training at Playhouse West is fully endorsed by Sanford Meisner, chosen by the legendary teacher of acting as the venue for his last decade of acting classes. During that time, he was still evolving his method and adding new exercises and enhancements to his original exercises.
Only we are heir to those improvements and additions, and therefore, exclusively offer the final version of the Sanford Meisner Technique and acting training. We are recommended by leading Agents, Managers, Casting Directors, and Actors.
Our reputation for excellence is not only nationwide, but worldwide. Actors come here to study acting training from England, Russia, Australia, South Africa, India, China, and many other countries. Our students have gone on to achieve success at all levels of the Industry, from Academy Award nominees, to Golden Globe & Emmy Winners. From film producers to TV show creators. Our actors have starred in film, television, and Broadway.
"I’ve had good teachers. I studied with Sandy Meisner and he set the course for me. He said it takes 20 years until you can call yourself an actor after continual work, and then a lifetime of progress if you’re lucky enough to keep working at it. I took that to heart and I feel like I’m getting better and better. I know it’s uncommon to w
"I’ve had good teachers. I studied with Sandy Meisner and he set the course for me. He said it takes 20 years until you can call yourself an actor after continual work, and then a lifetime of progress if you’re lucky enough to keep working at it. I took that to heart and I feel like I’m getting better and better. I know it’s uncommon to work in more nourishing ways as the decades go on. I enjoy every precious day and moment."
- Jeff Goldblum
"I didn’t know anything about acting until I attended Playhouse West. I had so much fun there, and learned the variables to solve any equation that might be given to me in a script."
- Ashley Judd
"I can’t point to anything that has been more responsible for my career than my training, What [Playhouse West] gave me, apart from a technique and a foundation for how to approach acting, was a real respect for what it can mean to be an actor. The idea behind the teaching method at Playhouse West was to create an expression where it’s pe
"I can’t point to anything that has been more responsible for my career than my training, What [Playhouse West] gave me, apart from a technique and a foundation for how to approach acting, was a real respect for what it can mean to be an actor. The idea behind the teaching method at Playhouse West was to create an expression where it’s personal, and it’s out of you, it’s living, and it’s not geared toward garnering you applause or admiration, but toward the simple expression of human truth."
- Jim Parrack
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