UCLA’s TSI🎭

If you dream of performing on Broadway or in an award-winning film, advance your training! Learn performance technique to exhibit in a final stage performance.

Learn the process of relating to the camera lens and approaches to understanding a script to prepare for and connect in an audition. You'll learn the technical components of acting for the camera while writing and filming your own content, including self-tapes.

Classes in web writing, screenwriting, playwriting, improv, and sketch comedy allow students to create stories that can be shared across all entertainment mediums.

Gain hands-on experience in research, sketching costumes, and creating mood boards and color palettes.

A unique opportunity to examine the process of scenic design and discover how we can tell stories through visual research, sketches, and model design.

Harness the power of your performance both on stage and on camera. Delve into the technical and emotional nuances of acting for the camera and the stage, while expanding your skills in audition techniques, improv, and sketch comedy.

Advance your skills in acting, singing, and dancing through invigorating classes and guest workshops.

Experience the blend of stage performance and pit that creates theatrical magic. Join other dedicated musicians to help convey the musical themes, emotions, and drama of productions through accompanying instrumentation.

Step behind the curtain and into the exciting behind-the-scenes world of the performing arts! Learn the ins and outs of theatre production through workshops and other hands-on activities.

Tell a story using your voice in the voiceover environment and on camera. Learn the technical components of acting for the microphone and the camera while gaining hands-on experience on content for a demo reel and self-tape audition.