Performing Arts Program

The Promenade Conservatory provides a nurturing environment in which the artist is trained to create, explore and develop a truer confidence, filled with spontaneity, emotional depth and abundant imagination. Individual programs are designed to enhance concentration, promote self-discipline and support emotional freedom to deliver outstanding skills for the film, television, and theatre industries.

The Performing Arts Program at the Conservatory aims to provide a first rate, yet eclectic education filled with cutting edge, technological and creative tools that at the completion of the program will place the artist at the forefront of the film, television and theatre industries. The artist will receive a well rounded education from the classic, to the contemporary, to the avant-garde.

The Promenade Playhouse & Conservatory is a Santa Monica based Acting, Screenwriting and Directing school that serves artists from Los Angeles, Hollywood, and throughout California. The Conservatory offers acting, screenwriting, directing, and improv comedy classes. It is a well-respected school that serves both local and international students. International students can also take English As A Second Language classes (ESL), and may qualify for a federal F1 Visa. Instructors include Natalia Lazarus, Syd Field, Matt Moore, Sally Kirkland, and several other celebrity teachers and Hollywood Casting Directors. Alumni include Ken Jeong, Teresa Ruiz and Leslie Garza. Acting techniques include Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, and Michael Chekhov. The Playhouse is home to 3rd Street Comedy and the Promenade Players theatre company. The Promenade Playhouse also offers theatre rental, stage rental, screening rooms, and rehearsal space.