About the Studio
The
Armstrong Acting Studio operates two 13 week semesters annually:
September thru December and February thru May, with Speciality Programs
and Intensive Workshops throughout the spring and summer.
Selected
intermediate and advanced level classes feature guest visits from some
of Toronto's leading Film and Television Directors, Producers, Writers, Casting Directors
and Agents. Past guests include: Jeremy Podeswa (The Pacific, Fugitive Pieces, The Riches,Six Feet Under), Annmarie Morais (How She Move, Da Kink in My Hair), Gail Harvey (Best Years, ReGenesis, This is Wonderland), Don McCutcheon (Corner Gas, 'Til Death Do Us Part, Darcy's Wild Life), Ron Murphy (Heartland, Billable Hours, ReGenesis), Shelagh O'Brien (ER, Triple Sensation, Test Nation), Miles Dale (Traveling, Talk to Me, Hollywoodland, 'Til Death Do Us Part, Ponty Pool), David Wellington (Of Murder and Memory, Would Be Kings, The 11th Hour), Steve Dimarco (Heartland, G-Spot, Best Years, Jeff Limited), Mike Mabbott (Citizen Duane, The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico), Ken Girotti (24, Rescue Me, Doc), Kelly Makin (The Altar Boy Gang, The Border, Brain Candy), Bradley Walsh (Billable Hours, Darcy's Wild Life, Instant Star), Don Shebib (Director/Writer, Radio Free Roscoe, The Zack Files, Bart Fargo), Jason Knight (John Buchan Casting: Jumper, Splice, Adoration), Millie Tom (Talk to Me, Degrassi: The Next Generation), Norbert Abrams (The Noble Caplan Abrams Agency), Joanne Boreham (The Latest Buzz, Naturally Sadie), Jenny Lewis and Sara Kay (Heyday, High Life, This Beautiful City, Falcon Beach), Marissa Richmond (Flashpoint), Marjorie Lecker (Jack and Jill vs. the World, F2: Forensic Factor), and Ross Clydesdale (Clydesdale Casting: Ice Princess, X Men, K 19, Queer as Folk) among others!
 It's not just a place to study, it's aplace to become a working actor!  |
Armstrong Acting Studios hosts some of Toronto's leading film and television actors as instructors. Faculty members include: Jane Moffat (ReGenesis, Kevin Hill, Queer As Folk), Brenda Bazinet (Burn Up, MVP, Rabbit Town), Janet Laine-Green (The Stone Angel, MVP, This is Wonderland), Dixie Seatle (Gemini award-winning actress Paradise Falls, Adderley), Marcia Bennett (Grey Gardens, Fugitive Pieces, Slings and Arrows), Diana Reis (Series lead: Ready or Not, Riverdale), Bruce Gooch (Against the Ropes,Doc, Fallen Angel, Lives of the Saints), Mark Bowden (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, original on set acting coach for the British Series The Office), Steve Adams (The Rocker, Hollywoodland, The Bone Collector), Maggie Huculak (The Gathering, Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning, Queer As Folk), Catherine McNally (The Company, Odyssy 5, Due South, Wind at My Back), Maria Ricossa (Cry of the Owl, American Pie: The Naked Mile, Series Lead: Street Legal, Riverdale, Missing), Gerry Mendicino (Series Lead: Ready or Not, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Hairspray), Raven Dauda (Across the River to Motorcity, Paradise Falls, Knights of South Bronx ) and Doug Nyback (Kit Kittredge: An American Girl).
