ACA Actors Centre Australia

So you want to be an actor but mom forced you to do a law degree? No worries, you can get in touch with your fellow thespian at the Actors Centre — a wonderful actor school positioned in the middle of Surry Hills…
I really love this place for many reasons, but probably mostly for their drop in classes… they have improvisation classes and acting for camera classes and with new teachers and students each week, every experience will be different.
Classes cost $ 30, but because they’re drop in there’s no commitment beyond the 2 hours…
Rumour has it a few days after Geoffrey Rush won his Oscar he was back here taking a drop in class… so if it’s good enough for that Oscar winner, it’s good enough for me!

Be greeted by a creative courtyard as you enter the walls of the Actors Centre. Situated besides a church on the corner of Crown St in Surry Hills, its about a 15 min walk up Devonshire Street from Central Station.
I did the short course Acting for the Camera — I thought the tutor was really good, Lewis Fitzgerald. But the room had really unhelpful lighting and the effect that had on your self-​confidence during the play-​back of your performance was unnerving. I have heard other courses here are really good and I have enquired into doing the Shakespeare part time module and also the screen acting part time module, but I would want to get assurance that the studio had better lighting to ensure a good take of your scene. Price wise it is standard about $ 400-​$ 500 for a 6wk short course.

The Actors Centre has a very reputable name Australia wide, and provides a wide range of course topics and sizes.
The main focus is acting, and the various types or sub-​categories, but they do others, such as singing. You can study full time, part time, do a short course (8 weeks, for example), or even just do a drop-​in class for one night, to see what it’s all about.
If you’ve never done anything like this before, I’d recommend the drop-​in classes. They’re very confortable classes that even the most basic beginner can feel comfortable to explore acting in.
I’ve just started an 8-​week singing course, and being quite scared of my own voice, I was unsure how comfortable I’d feel. But I needn’t have worried; they accomodate for every skill level in a comfortable happy environment.
If you are driven to achive a certain level, you may find that the courses are a little slow-​paced, but I suppose you can try to control what you achieve by pushing yourself a little further.
The tutors are great, the venue is really cool, and the place has a great reputation. A great environment!