The Acting
Retreat
2026
Presented by The Casting Director’s CutTwo days of virtual master classes with teachers who almost never let anyone watch them work. Join from anywhere in the world.
November 14–15, 2026
Virtual, live worldwide, Pacific Time.
Priority ticket list opens for presale September 22.
Past teachers have included
“Most teachers at the retreat do not offer auditing of any kind at their studio. It is a very rare opportunity to be able to watch these teachers’ classes, back-to-back, in one weekend.”
Ramani Leah, CSA
Past teachers
Returning headliner every recorded year. Coach to Leonardo DiCaprio, Helen Hunt and Hilary Swank. Author of The Intent to Live.
Co-founder, Edgemar Center for the Arts. Founder, Los Angeles Acting Conservatory.
Founder, Howard Fine Acting Studio, Los Angeles and Melbourne.
Founder, Lesly Kahn & Company, Los Angeles, since 1993.
Meisner technique. Founder, Terry Knickerbocker Studio, Brooklyn.
CEO, Strasberg Institutes.
Meisner technique, Playhouse West.
Founder of the Chubbuck Technique.
Scene study.
Emmy-winning casting director, Lost. Cast Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Hollywood's top audition coach. Author of How to Get the Part…Without Falling Apart!
Emmy-nominated director, The Ms. Pat Show. Author, The Sitcom Career Book.
A portion of proceeds goes to charities chosen by the teachers.
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