Acting Classes

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Maria Gobetti

Working closely with their students, Maria Gobetti & Tom Ormeny teach the Meisner basics technique on an individual basis – while also employing available video facilities. Classes are small – allowing only the best and most dedicated actors. This exclusivity is advantageous in that it gives all the actors an opportunity to work in every class.

“Learning how to act is hard work. You have to learn many techniques. But once you’ve mastered a technique, you can begin to really fly as an artist.”

The course of study includes basic, intermediate and advanced classes, cold reading and commercials plus an interview technique class. Gobetti also combines teaching with an active career as both a producer and director. Ormeny combines teaching with an active career as a director and an actor. They are both the Artistic Co-Directors of The Victory Theatre Center.

“As a director, you must cast actors who know what they are doing. This is especially true when working with new material – I need actors who have an experience level that makes it comfortable for them to collaborate with the director and playwright. I think if you are asking actors to bring their souls to the stage – you need to nurture the experience.”

As a member of the D.G.A., Gobetti and Ormeny have coached and directed at most of the major studios, as well as directing and project development at Hanna-Barbera, the Brillstein Company and Disney TV. She teaches at Cal State LA, LACHSA, The New York Film Academy, and of course at the Gobetti/Ormeny Acting Studio located in the Victory Theatre Center.