A prestige drama school for a city that knows best
Forging creative potential into skills for life.
We specialize in acting classes for after-school enrichment in L.A.
When looking for the best acting classes in LA there are a lot of options, so how do you know who to trust? Let us put your mind at ease. We are a team of professional teachers who are also working actors and filmmakers.
We are passionate about child development — not just performing arts. Our acting classes are designed to educate and nurture talent, whilst setting kids up for adolescence and adulthood with self-confidence and creative thinking skills.
But keep that between us… We’ve convinced them it’s all just for fun!
About UsOur Classes
A class above the rest.
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Musical Theatre
The triple threat — singing, dancing and acting — taught by main stage musical theatre artists. Full of life, every single week.
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Improv
Think ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway’ for the classroom — taught by graduates of UCB, The Groundlings and Second City.
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Acting For Screen
On-camera technique, script analysis and drama games — with every scene filmed on real equipment and watched back the same day.
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Drama School
Everything in Drama For Fun, plus a final performance to build towards and the advanced techniques used by some of the best actors in the world.
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Drama For Fun
Low-stakes, gentle and genuinely joyful. Drama games that build active listening, quick thinking and imagination — with zero pressure to perform.
Why Choose Us
20+ Years
Experience teaching and working with children.
Prestige
Without the price tag.
Child Focussed
Instruction built around development, not just performance.
Risk Free
Our guarantee: you look good, or your money back.
The P.E.T Promise
Booking enrichment is risky.
So we took the risk out.
You need to trust that non-school employees are vetted and able to integrate seamlessly into your school setting — without rocking the boat or causing alarm for parents or administrators. Our Professionalism Promises are there so you can book risk free.
Professional
On time, and respectable in uniform and grooming appearance. We know your scheduling matters, so ‘on time’ is late for our staff. Your students will never be wandering the halls putting another of your staff out of action to supervise — they're greeted at the designated meeting point and escorted to their classroom.
Experienced
Our staff are not only knowledgeable about performing arts, they have genuine experience working with children. Every LADS educator has a minimum of 10 years working with kids, and can comfortably hold the attention of a class full of excited ones.
Trustworthy
All LADS staff are background checked with current Live Scans. Parents and administrators need to know that non-school staff have their children's best interests and safety at heart. Ours do.
These promises exist to ensure you look good. Ultimately the responsibility for a poor enrichment booking falls on you, so we want to take that fear away. If you ever witness an LA Drama School educator break any of the above, simply let us know and we will refund the fees for that class — no questions asked.
About UsA Case Study
The Shy Boy
& Loud Girl.
Hear the story of how drama classes helped these two children. Very different personalities, from very different backgrounds. Yet the result was the same… life changing.
Read the story
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Everyone’s happy when the moms are happy.
Working with high-end private schools across Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and Pasadena.