Dearing Acting Studio Acting Classes
Dearing Acting Studio, 10806 N. 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85028
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Dearing Acting Studio Acting Classes offers acting training that includes improvisation, script and scene study, audition skills, commercial work, and monologues. The program includes Kid Script and Kid Improv classes, Teen Script and Teen Improv classes, private acting lessons, actor self tapes, executive workshops, leadership intensives, sales training, online courses, and scene study. The studio also runs summer movie camps, including Valleywood Movie Camp, which is described as Arizona’s Premiere Summer Camp Experience.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
The program states that every offering is designed through a Mastery Mindset, with no participation awards and a focus on students becoming comfortable in the uncomfortable. Acting class and workshop students range from youth to adults and from beginners to seasoned veterans, and the studio notes that beginners are welcome and advanced actors will be challenged. Business training is connected with mastery level acting and is also available in a virtual online format. Online courses and workshops are offered in live and recorded formats, using multiple camera angles, 4K video, and high quality sound, and are described as providing access to high level training regardless of geographical restraints. Policies include the option to schedule a makeup audit of the same course on a different night within the same month if communication is made 24 hours before missing class, no refunds once a course is purchased with class credit available if enrollment is canceled 48 hours before the course start date, and a full refund if dissatisfied for any reason with service. The program states there are no subjective skill levels and that instructors are focused on individual success.
The stated goal of the program is to inspire others to “act” with passion and realize their true potential as human beings through connecting personal development with mastery level training in the art of acting. The leadership team is led by Matt Dearing, who is mentioned along with his team at the Dearing Acting Studio. The studio describes itself as offering professional acting classes in Phoenix, Arizona for adults, teens, and kids of all experience levels, with acting programs for adults, teens, and kids, and script- and improv-based training that focuses on confidence, truthful acting, and real-world application. It also notes that its Phoenix acting classes combine structured technique with a supportive, high-level training environment, and that programs are designed to help students grow as communicators, collaborators, and leaders on stage, on camera, and in everyday life. The studio refers to Valleywood Movie Camp as Arizona’s Premiere Summer Camp Experience and uses the phrase “Act with Passion” in connection with its acting classes, online courses, business training, and summer movie camps.
Testimonials include comments from actor and comedian Frank Caliendo, who says, “Matt Dearing changed how I look at Acting, and in turn changed my life.” Actress and model Sofia Wylie thanks Matt for guidance and for opening her eyes to how much more she can learn to be a better actress. Kurt Warner, NFL Pro Bowl quarterback and TV analyst, states that he “can’t say enough about Dearing and what everyone did for us” and notes seeing his daughter finding herself in acting and gaining more confidence. Emily Barber, an actress and hair stylist, says the education and acting training she received at Dearing has applied in her life as an actor, in her personal life, and in her business life, and she reports that from 2018 to 2019 her income doubled, which she believes is from the knowledge she received from Matt and his team. Online students Gina West and Nick Milotta describe the online acting classes as something they “love, love, love” and as “an experience and not just another zoom link.”
Last updated January 10, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
The program states that every offering is designed through a Mastery Mindset, with no participation awards and a focus on students becoming comfortable in the uncomfortable. Acting class and workshop students range from youth to adults and from beginners to seasoned veterans, and the studio notes that beginners are welcome and advanced actors will be challenged. Business training is connected with mastery level acting and is also available in a virtual online format. Online courses and workshops are offered in live and recorded formats, using multiple camera angles, 4K video, and high quality sound, and are described as providing access to high level training regardless of geographical restraints. Policies include the option to schedule a makeup audit of the same course on a different night within the same month if communication is made 24 hours before missing class, no refunds once a course is purchased with class credit available if enrollment is canceled 48 hours before the course start date, and a full refund if dissatisfied for any reason with service. The program states there are no subjective skill levels and that instructors are focused on individual success.
The stated goal of the program is to inspire others to “act” with passion and realize their true potential as human beings through connecting personal development with mastery level training in the art of acting. The leadership team is led by Matt Dearing, who is mentioned along with his team at the Dearing Acting Studio. The studio describes itself as offering professional acting classes in Phoenix, Arizona for adults, teens, and kids of all experience levels, with acting programs for adults, teens, and kids, and script- and improv-based training that focuses on confidence, truthful acting, and real-world application. It also notes that its Phoenix acting classes combine structured technique with a supportive, high-level training environment, and that programs are designed to help students grow as communicators, collaborators, and leaders on stage, on camera, and in everyday life. The studio refers to Valleywood Movie Camp as Arizona’s Premiere Summer Camp Experience and uses the phrase “Act with Passion” in connection with its acting classes, online courses, business training, and summer movie camps.
Testimonials include comments from actor and comedian Frank Caliendo, who says, “Matt Dearing changed how I look at Acting, and in turn changed my life.” Actress and model Sofia Wylie thanks Matt for guidance and for opening her eyes to how much more she can learn to be a better actress. Kurt Warner, NFL Pro Bowl quarterback and TV analyst, states that he “can’t say enough about Dearing and what everyone did for us” and notes seeing his daughter finding herself in acting and gaining more confidence. Emily Barber, an actress and hair stylist, says the education and acting training she received at Dearing has applied in her life as an actor, in her personal life, and in her business life, and she reports that from 2018 to 2019 her income doubled, which she believes is from the knowledge she received from Matt and his team. Online students Gina West and Nick Milotta describe the online acting classes as something they “love, love, love” and as “an experience and not just another zoom link.”
Last updated January 10, 2026.
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