Acting is a muscle — and like any muscle, it grows stronger with consistent training. Our courses are a complete, progressive suite: start by discovering your foundation, then build your skills, stretch your range, train with repetition, focus for the camera, and flex on stage. Total beginners can move step by step through the full sequence. Advanced actors can join later stages by interview to match their experience.

Courses 2025

I. core technique: discover your acting muscle

Fall/winter session: Tuesdays 19:30 - 22:00, November 4 - December 16
FEE: €350

Lay your foundation and start training the essentials. In Core Technique, you’ll begin with games and exercises that get you out of your head and into your body, helping you explore your emotions and physical presence. From there, you’ll move on to script analysis, learning how to understand what make a story work and identify key elements like conflict and objective. Once you’ve discovered your acting muscle, you’re ready to build your characters in the next stage.

II. creating character: BUILD your acting muscle

fall/winter session: Mondays 19:30 - 22:00, November 3 - December 15
FEE: €350

Develop the tools that bring your characters to life. In Creating Character, you’ll learn to create believable human characters grounded in the universe of the script, exploring advanced vocal production, articulation, and physical characterization techniques. You’ll engage your imagination, expand your emotional availability, and stretch the range of your theatrical ingenuity, discovering new ways to bring depth and nuance to your work. These skills broaden your expressive range and lay the groundwork for more nuanced scene study and performance. Designed for students who have completed Core Technique. Advanced actors may join by interview.

III. scene study intensive: STRETCH your acting muscle

fall/winter session: WEDNESDAYS 19:00 - 22:00, OCTOBER 22 - December 10
FEE: €400

Step into performance with scene study. In Scene Study Intensive, you’ll take on high-stakes scenes from contemporary theater, applying the tools you’ve built in Core and Character. Working in a collaborative, rehearsal-like setting, you’ll explore character relationships, refine objectives, and make bold, imaginative choices that keep your work alive. The course culminates in a public presentation, offering the chance to share your progress with an audience. Designed for students who have completed Creating Character. Advanced actors may join by interview.

IV. The actor’s Gym: train Your acting muscle

fall/winter SESSION: THURSDAYS 19:30 - 22:30, august 28 - December 11
FEE: €700

Push, challenge, and strengthen your craft in a rigorous, supportive environment. In the Actor’s Gym, you’ll experiment with new genres, hone audition material, refine accents and dialects, and sharpen your instincts through guided practice and peer feedback. Participants explore a wide range of styles — from comedy and classical text to physical theater, acting for the camera, and animal work — all under the guidance of our Associate Artists and special guests. This collaborative space helps you build versatility, confidence, and adaptability, preparing you to apply your skills across any performance context. The course is designed for students who have completed Creating Character. Advanced actors may join by invitation or interview.

V. acting for the camera: focus Your acting muscle

Fall workshop: Sundays 12:00 - 16:00, October 5 & 12
Fee: €200

Refocus your skills for a different medium. In Acting for the Camera, you’ll refine your technical and emotional precision, learning to adapt stage techniques for the intimacy of the lens. You’ll build an awareness of framing and depth of field, and practice using precise focal points to concentrate your presence on screen. You’ll also develop authentic connection for close-ups, long takes, and audition tapes, while learning to bring depth, imagination, and spontaneity to every performance. This course offers a specialized perspective, ideal for students who have completed Core and Character and are ready to apply their training to screen work. Advanced actors may enter by interview.

VI. The Ensemble: flex Your acting muscle

schedule TBA (24 Rehearsals + 3 Performances at Theaterforum Kreuzberg)
Fee: €950

Bring your training to life on stage. In the Ensemble, you’ll engage in an intensive rehearsal process, diving into scene work and staging that challenge you to plot your character beat by beat. You’ll collaborate closely with your peers, exercising your craft to shape your character, support emotional and creative choices, and build on vocal and physical characterization while exploring your connection to the physical space. The course culminates in a series of public performances, giving you the chance to showcase your skills and share in the exhilaration of achieving a collective creative goal. Casting priority is given to students in The Actor's Gym. Advanced actors may join by interview.

Coaching

Nail your audition

€125/Hr. for private coaching (€100/hr. for current students)

Do you have a big audition coming up? Are you trying out for a play or trying to get into graduate school or an elite training program? The Acting Muscle can help make sure you know what you’re doing from the moment you step in the room. We’ll help you establish your character’s objective, break your monologue down into beats, connect emotionally with the text, and play grounded, believable actions. Casting directors will know that you have the chops to own a role, and own the stage. We’ll also work with you on techniques to help calm your nerves, stay focused and on point, and show off not only your acting skills, but your relaxed, open, and generous self.

talk like you mean it

€125/Hr. for private coaching

If part of your job is sharing your organization's story with internal teams, clients or your professional community, you know how important it is to speak with authority, poise and confidence. But something strange happens when humans get in front of large groups of other humans, no matter how passionate we are about our message. Knees get wobbly, mouths get dry, palms get sweaty and the words just don't come out the way we want them to. The good news is that even seasoned performers encounter these problems, and we've developed tools to overcome them.