We offer classes, workshops, and private coaching to take your acting to the next level. Whether you are a beginner or an acting professional, Michael will work with you to make sure your skills will move you forward.

Private Coaching

For actors of all ages (beginners & advanced)

Michael Caruana offers focused and challenging one-on-one training sessions in a supportive environment. He encourages a deeper personal connection to the text while exploring intuitive and analytical responses.

The material covered: audition preparation, coaching, and self-tapes, monologues, on-camera technique, dialects and voice work, acting in commercials & more.

Sessions are one hour each. The material covered is customized to meet your specific acting needs.

Availability – days/evenings -Monday to Saturday – Begin now!

Semiprivate, On-Camera Scene Study

Actors are paired up with an appropriate scene partner for a series of three, two-hour sessions. You work with another actor on compelling film & television scenes, applying process preparation techniques that combine script analysis with the development of deeper intuitive reactions. Plus, we focus on spontaneous and authentic listening and reacting as we explore screen-acting techniques.

Availability: – days/evenings – Monday to Saturday – Begin now!

Advanced Scene Study

For professionals and advanced students. Actors are paired with an appropriate partner for a series of three, two-hour sessions. Michael introduces more challenging material and will work to expand your emotional range and enrich your on-camera acting skills.

Availability: days/evenings – Monday to Saturday – Begin now!

On-Camera Auditions Workshops

This workshop covers: proven, sure-fire preparation techniques, The Given Circumstances, The Guideposts, Script Analysis: The Journey of the scene, Memorization Tips, Detailed On-Camera Work, Meisner’s Repetition, Relaxation, Dealing with Nerves, Cold Reading Skills, Who’s Who, What to Wear, Slating, Enthusiasm!: The will to play, and Nailing the part!

Kids On-Camera Audition Workshop

For actors, age 8-12 (beginners & advanced) A fun, focused On-Camera Auditions Workshop for film, television series, and commercials. This group workshop is intended for actors ages 8 to 12 years old and is appropriate for all experience levels. Michael Caruana offers direction, demonstration, and technique to help actors succeed in the audition room. With experience on both sides of the camera, in industry casting, and as a professional actor, Michael’s approach includes detailed and proven process-oriented preparation strategies and techniques. Students work on commercial, film, and television scripts. All work is taped with supportive direction, playback, and critique.

Teens On-Camera Audition Workshop

An intensive, On-Camera Auditions Workshop for film, television series, and commercials. This group workshop is intended for actors ages 13 to 19 years old and is appropriate for all experience levels. Michael Caruana offers direction, demonstration, and technique to help actors succeed in the audition room. With experience on both sides of the camera, in industry casting, and as a professional actor, Michael’s approach includes detailed and proven process-oriented preparation strategies and techniques. Students work on commercial, film, and television scripts. All work is taped with supportive direction, playback, and critique.

Successful Auditions for Adults Workshop

An intensive, On-Camera Auditions Workshop for film, television series, and commercials. This group workshop is intended for actors over 18 years old and is appropriate for all experience levels. Michael Caruana offers direction, demonstration, and technique to help actors succeed in the audition room. With experience on both sides of the camera, in industry casting, and as a professional actor, Michael’s approach includes detailed and proven process-oriented preparation strategies and techniques. Students work on commercial, film, and television scripts. All work is taped with supportive direction, playback, and critique.

DROP-IN SCENE-STUDY CLASSES

Adults

This class is about preparing and taping a range of characters from films, TV series and plays, their stories and their emotional lives.
It is a challenging and exciting on-camera scene-study class with flexible scheduling.
All work is taped with supportive direction, playback and critique.
Build your reel for more bookings!

6 classes $399 + HST
4 classes $299 + HST
2 classes $199 + HST

Teens

Drop-in any Tuesday night for a fun and focused scene-study class that allows you to practice the craft you love and still get your homework done.
All work is taped with supportive direction, playback and critique.
Build your reel for more bookings!

6 classes $399 + HST
4 classes $299 +HST
2 classes $199 + HST

Dialect Coaching

Do you need to learn a dialect for an audition or role? Having worked with countless actors on film and TV sets and in private coaching, Michael is a skilled dialect coach who can help you nail the sounds and rhythms of a particular dialect.

Career Consultation

New to the industry or a long-term working actor, we all need a little help with where we are hoping to get to in this business. Be it transitioning from the teen market to 20-something territory, marketing strategies, reels, to what agent to go with or who will move your career forward– these and every other concern you have, are completely normal. Michael will ease your worries with the support you need as an actor and work with you to turn quandaries into bite-sized action plans.

Skype Sessions

You can’t get to the studio for private coaching or career consultation? No problem. Together with Michael, you can find a convenient time to work on audition preparation, coaching for a role, or anything else acting-related.

The Certificate Program has three steps and can be started at anytime:

1. Private Coaching Sessions – six 1 hour sessions

For actors of all ages (beginners & advanced)

Michael Caruana offers focused and challenging one-on-one training sessions in a supportive environment. Bongo productions’ training encourages a deeper personal connection to the text while exploring intuitive and analytical responses.

2. Semiprivate, On-Camera Scene-Study – three 2 hour sessions

Actors are paired up with an appropriate scene partner for a series of three, two-hour sessions.

You work with another actor on compelling film & television scenes and apply preparation techniques that combine script analysis with the development of deeper intuitive reactions. In these sessions there is a focus on exploring screen acting technique.

Six Drop-In Classes

These classes are focused, fun and designed to give you more flexibility in your own schedule — making it easier for you to practice the craft you love. All work is taped with supportive direction, playback and critique and can be added to your reel in order to get more bookings!

3. On-Camera Audition Workshops

Kids On-Camera (8-12yrs)
Teens On-Camera (13-17 yrs)
Successful Auditions for Adults

The Agent Referral

The referral is optional upon completion of the Certificate Program. A separate editing / consultation session is required to assemble highlights of work at a cost of $99 plus HST.

Class Descriptions