Acting Classes & Workshops
We believe that what one person can accomplish, another thousand could accomplish as well. It is our mission to develop each actors truth, body and voice. We Mentor Actors of all ages and all levels of experience along Their Individual Creative Journey.
Our Acting Classes
All our acting classes are regarded as top-tier in the craft of acting. At Alza Acting Studios, we maintain a studio with zero attitude—it’s all about the work, passion, and having fun. Classes are filmed using the highest technology in Canada.
We offer in-person classes at our studio at Yonge and Bloor, or you can choose our virtual private coaching acting classes and online acting lessons. Study from anywhere in the world—your home, office, or anywhere convenient. All you need is a phone, tablet, or computer with a reliable internet connection.
Register early! SPOTS FILL UP QUICKLY FOR THIS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR SPOT UNTIL WE RECEIVE COMPLETE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT.
INTRO TO ACTING ON CAMERA & ALZA’S METHOD
Sat 11am to 2pm $299 + Hst
4 weeks on Saturdays Or Sundays
Intermediate Acting Class on
Camera Scene Study
Sundays 2:30-5:30pm 319+ hst
4 Weeks on Sundays
ADVANCED ACTING ON CAMERA
(small class)
6-9pm $349 + Hst
5 weeks on Wednesdays
ADVANCED ACTING ON CAMERA
(small class)
6-9pm $349 + Hst
5 weeks on Wednesdays
Next Level Acting Class
Saturdays 3-6pm 319+ hst
4 Weeks on Saturdays
Private Coaching for actors 1 on 1 Online & In Person
Blueprint private for success (™) Private coaching Career Planning for Actor
The Alza Acting System
Students work with original sides specifically written to include emotional shifts and challenges, helping expand their range as actors. Classes are fun, engaging, and equipped with tools of the trade, including on-camera playbacks, all within a supportive environment that fosters growth.
The Alza Acting System offers actors the chance to develop their craft for film, television, and theatre. Each class is designed to nurture the actor’s truth—body, soul, and voice—prioritizing quality over quantity.
Our methods honor the great legendary teachers—Sanford Meisner, Stanislavsky, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler—who deeply understood the demands of acting. We believe aspiring actors must learn from professionals who have firsthand experience of the set and audition room. Acting requires discipline, dedication, and more than just raw talent.
Private Coaching (Online & In-Person)
Our private coaching sessions, available 7 days a week, cater to aspiring actors, professionals in sales, law, medicine, and more. Train online or in person with personalized, one-on-one instruction tailored to your goals and experience level.
Why Private Coaching?
• Receive career planning and personalized guidance.
• Develop effective character-building techniques.
• Practice audition preparation and cold reads.
Actors’ Plan: Blueprint for Success™
In this transformative session, Walter Alza shares 30+ years of proven industry insights. Develop a customized career blueprint, understand what agents and casting directors expect, and learn how to stand out.
Our Blueprint for Success™ is a tailored private coaching program designed to help actors explore representation opportunities and advance their careers. Led by multi-award-winning actor and coach Walter Alza—with over 30 years of experience and 120+ TV episodes—this program equips you with the tools to improve your audition outcomes, build a clear career strategy, and stand out to agents.
- Exploring Representation: Perfect your submission package, refine your personal brand, and confidently approach agents.
- Career Planning: Develop a clear, actionable roadmap to take your career to the next level.
- Audition Insights for Success: Learn how to increase your booking potential by understanding what agents and casting directors look for—and how to avoid common pitfalls.
Actors who have followed our Blueprint have landed agents, booked lead roles, and significantly improved their audition-to-booking ratio. Book your private session today and start turning auditions into opportunities!
Intro To Acting On Camera & The Alza Method
This class is for beginners with little to no formal training. Students will be introduced to the craft and learn the fundamentals of on-camera acting. Upon completing the first session (4 weeks), actors may be invited to continue.
- Build Self Confidence
- Always be Ready
- Character Development
- Text & Script Analysis (scene and monologues)
- Break down scenes and monologues from theatre, film and television script
- Be present and to work objectives and actions
- Make strong choices in interpreting lines
- Understand tempo rhythm , its meaning, purpose and application
- Train the body for scenes
- Understand line of movement– in long, medium and close up shots.
- Students are also given the opportunity to review their progress on a large screen.
- Give Memorable Performances
- Effective SCENE WORK
- Learn to Accept good feedback and grow
- Be prepared to take risks.
- Learn Bio mechanics for the Close up
- Become more positive with your work
- Learn to have more Faith
Time: Sat 11am to 2pm $299 + Hst
4 weeks on Saturdays Or Sundays
Tim Kachurove, Dean Bajramovic, Mike Plyle and Intro by Walter Alza
Instructors: Award Winning Faculty
Intermediate Acting Classes (Sundays 2:30-5:30pm)
Expand your skills with our ongoing 5-week scene study classes. Learn techniques tailored by Walter Alza and draw from legendary acting methods. Discover your emotional depth, improve character development, and gain confidence in front of the camera.
This camera acting class will teach the actor:
- How directors communicate and how to get hired
- Increased ability to respond quickly to direction
- What a director looks for in a casting audition
- What a director wants in a call back
- How a director reads a script
- Effectively responding to on-set direction
- Build Self Confidence
- Always be Ready
- Learn to Give Memorable Performances
- Effective SCENE WORK
- Learn to Accept feedback and grow
- Be prepared to take risks
- Learn Bio-mechanics for the Close up
- Become more positive with your work
- Learn to have more Faith – faith is a state of mind, it can be Induced by repetition
- Connect deeply with scenes and with an acting partner
- Explore how to make better choices when it comes to execution.
- Increased ability to respond quickly to direction and adapt
- Effectively responding to on-set direction
- Text & Script Analysis
- Character Development
- Text & Script Analysis (scene and monologues)
- Students are also given the opportunity to review their work on a large screen.
- Shine while on set
- Be remembered when auditioning and book more
- How directors communicate and how to get hired
- New Approach to your work
Time: Sundays 2:30-5:30pm 319+ hst
4 Weeks on Sundays
Instructors: Award Winning Faculty Dean Bajramovic, Tim Kachurov, Walter Alza,
A short meeting and or audition may be required after registering. Demo and or links to other work will be requested up on or before registration.
Congrats!
Alex Ozerov – Winner of the Academy Canadian Screen Academy Canadian Screen Award – The Americans Co Star, Brilliant Minds Co Star
Advanced Acting for Film & Television (6-9pm )
“I highly recommend this studio! Along with acting skills, it instills discipline, work ethic, and character, preparing you for auditions and real sets in a positive, family-like atmosphere.”
Alex Ozerov
Push your craft to the next level with intense training focused on tools to apply at audition, character preparation, and mastering on-camera performance. Students will learn how to respond to on-set direction, analyze scripts, and deliver memorable performances.
This camera acting class will teach the actor:
- Intense instruction on how to wow an audition
- How directors communicate and how to get hired
- Ability to respond quickly to direction and adapt
- What a director looks for in a casting audition for a call back
- How a director reads a script
- Push your confidence level to the max and make bold, confident choices
- How to fully prepare and develop a character for any scene or audition
- Break down boundaries and obstacles holding you back
- Learn movement and reaction techniques to enhance your work
- Learn to give memorable performances
- Learn to accept feedback and grow
- Be prepared to take risks
- Expert level bio mechanic techniques for all types of shots
- Connect intensely with scenes and with an acting partner
- Explore how to make the boldest choices and execute them
- Text & script analysis (scene and monologues)
- Students are also given the opportunity to review their work on a large screen.
- Shine while on set
- May Cover Cold reads
3-6pm $349 + Hst
5 weeks on Wednesdays
Instructors: Award Winning Faculty Walter Alza, Tim Kachurove & Dean Bajramovic & Guest
Next Level Acting Class
Next Level Acting Class
Time: Saturdays 3-6pm 319+ hst
4 Weeks on Saturdays
Instructors: Each session will include different instructors In-Studio Or Online
Prerequisite: The student must have successfully completed the Intro To Acting on Camera or at Minimum of 2 months of professional training in a recognizable acting studio or College/University.
Breaking down scenes and looking closer at the given circumstances and what they mean. Character Development, discovering emotions and layers organically in your character and in your relationship with your partner. How to listen to your partner and be present in the moment – The Alza Method and “Keeping it Real on camera
Each session will include different instructors and may have special Theme Weeks to work on a specific type of scene or element of the craft.
Craft class with Walter Alza 2 days 4 hours each day – 8 hours Total Weekend Intensive Cost $789 + HST
Actors learn by doing. This class focuses on personal craft development, blending tools from classic techniques with Walter Alza’s own methods. Develop your voice, body, and soul to create fully realized characters. Prerequisite: Completion of Intro or Intermediate Acting classes.
“The CRAFT CLASS…what can I say? You’re on the verge of bringing your choices for the character and with a redirect from Walter Alza you find yourself truly living in the moment much deeper which allows you to go beyond performance. The Craft Class encourages you to be seen, heard, and loved. A worthwhile investment of my time, and participation.”
Thank you Walter, Linda Pagnotta
Walter’s craft class is great. He shows you the nuances of the craft that you need to develop, in order to become a higher caliber actor. He makes you want to be a better person and a better actor. This class pushes you. But you will be better for it.
Terry
Shakespeare Classes
Shakespeare Classes
Dive into an intensive study of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets. Analyze the historical and cultural contexts, explore genre and themes, and examine modern interpretations on stage and screen.
The course will develop your knowledge of the range and variety of Shakespeare’s dramatic and poetic work; examine how its reception and status has been shaped by cultural and institutional factors; and explore themes such as questions of genre, politics, sexuality and gender.
Instructors: TBA