The Heller Approach offers focused, professional acting training for beginners, developing actors, and working professionals. Our classes are designed to help actors build real skill, strengthen their confidence, and perform with truth both on stage and on camera.
This is a supportive, hands-on environment where every student works, receives feedback, and continues growing. Whether you are looking to improve your audition technique, sharpen your on-camera presence, or build a stronger foundation in acting, our training is designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
Our weekly classes are built to help actors become stronger, more believable, and more prepared for real opportunities in the industry. Every session is active and practical — no one sits on the sidelines.
Students work on a wide range of essential acting skills, including:
Unlike many studios, The Heller Approach combines all key skills into one training experience, offering a complete education in a supportive, challenging, and non-competitive environment.
Training at The Heller Approach is about more than attending class. It is about developing tools that actors can actually use in auditions, rehearsals, performances, and professional settings.
Students gain:
Every class is designed to help actors become more prepared, more versatile, and more grounded in their work.
Our training is designed to be clear, active, and easy to follow.
Each class offers consistent practice, direct feedback, and continuous development, while full participation ensures a focused and productive learning environment.
The Heller Approach Professional Acting Studio
– The Secret Rose Theater
11246 Magnolia Blvd
North Hollywood Arts District CA, 91601
Group Class (once a week / 4 times per month) $295
Group Class (twice a week / 8 times per month) $495
Private Coaching rates vary based on instructor and format
Experience the difference at The Heller Approach. Join a class, meet Brad, and work on a scene or monologue — completely free.
Can’t make it to Hollywood? We offer private online acting coaching via Zoom and Skype, so you can receive the same high-level training from anywhere in the world. Learn more about our online acting classes.
$350 per hour with founder Brad Heller (ask about discounted package rates for founder sessions).
$225 per hour with Senior Associate Professors.
$225 per hour with Senior Associate Professors.
A portion of each class directly benefits the Amanda Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 that has placed thousands of homeless animals into loving homes. The foundation rescues dogs and cats who, through no fault of their own, are at risk in city and county shelters.
