Margie Haber Acting Studio

Margie Haber Acting Studio offers kids acting classes for ages 7-13, teen acting classes for ages 14-21, and a New Student Intro Session for ages 7+. The studio also offers on-camera acting classes, online acting classes, a Two-Week Intensive, a Commercial Workshop, an Improv Workshop, a Virtual Ongoing Class, a Master Intensive Weekend, self-tape sessions, and private coaching sessions.

Programs

• New Student Intro Session — all ages 7+ · Intro session with Studio Director and Master-Level Instructor Hamish Sturgeon.
• Adult on-camera acting classes — adults · Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Master level on-camera acting classes. In-person or online.
• Teen acting classes — 14-21 · On-camera acting classes taught by professional actors who coach and mentor students for film, TV, and commercials.
• Kids acting classes — 7-13 · On-camera acting classes taught by professional actors who coach and mentor students for film, TV, and commercials.
• Online acting classes — all ages 7+ · World-class online group classes and self-guided video courses. Available from anywhere in the world.
• Two-Week Intensive — all ages 7+ · A 2-week in-person class or deeply immersive two-week acting workshop.
• Commercial Workshop — Workshop on creative and technical essentials of commercial acting.
• Improv Workshop — 8-week course focused on creation, imagination, connection, and listening.
• Virtual Ongoing Class — Professional Zoom training for auditions and self-taping skills.
• Master Intensive Weekend — A 3-day Master On-Camera Workshop.

At a glance

• General schedule: In-person and online classes; adults, teens, kids, and online offerings are available. Some classes are available in-person or on Zoom. All class times are in PST.

About the provider

The studio says it has been open in Los Angeles since 1986 and that Margie Haber has been known as Hollywood’s top audition coach for more than 40 years. Its mission is to help actors create truthfully and organically, remove anxiety from auditioning, and live the life of a character through imagination, specificity, empathy, and curiosity. The leadership team includes Margie Haber, Hamish Sturgeon, Diane Charles, Jim N, Iman Nazemzadeh, William Gressman, Jack Perry, Gabriella Gonzalez Biziou, Chris Schellenger, Saydee Dickinson, Drew Horton, and Melanie Nicholls-King.

• Self-Tape Session — Schedule a self-tape session.
• Private Coaching Session — Schedule a private coaching session.

The studio says classes are safe, fun, intimate, and nurturing. New students start in an intensive, and continuing students may join an ongoing class after completing their intensive. The Studio also says all levels are available from Beginner to Master. It states that teen classes are for ages 14-21 and kids classes for ages 7-13.

What families say

“The day I walked into Margie’s class, I knew she wasn’t going to let me get away with anything… She wanted me to dive into my core of pain and sadness. Margie helped me make all kinds of moves.” — Brad Pitt

“I came to see Margie, worked with her, got a whole bunch of great ideas and was so prepared to go back. I was going to go get this job and I was gonna knock their socks off because I was so ready.” — Tiffany Haddish

“Margie turned my cold scripts into warm reads.” — Halle Berry

Last updated October 5, 2026.