Beverly Hills Playhouse

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The Beverly Hills Playhouse is one of the oldest acting schools and theatres in Los Angeles. Located at 254 South Robertson Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California.

1 The early years
2 Modern era
3 The Beverly Hills Playhouse (BHP) Acting School
4 External links

[edit] The early years

The theatre was originally home for the respected Bliss-Hayden School of Acting run by a husband and wife team of motion picture actors -- actress Lela Bliss with over 45 credits stretching from 1915 to 1965, and her husband actor Harry Hayden with over 260 credits listed from 1936 to 1955 on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Veronica Lake, Mamie Van Doren and scores of other working actors studied there.

[edit] Modern era

In 1978 noted director and acting teacher, Milton Katselas moved his already established and renowned acting school to the location, where he has taught such stars as George Clooney, Alec Baldwin, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Selleck, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ted Danson, Tony Danza, Jeffrey Tambor, Gene Reynolds, Tyne Daly, Mel Harris, Catherine Bell, Sofia Milos, Christy Carlson Romano, Jenna Elfman, Doris Roberts, Patrick Swayze, Miguel Ferrer, James Cromwell, Anne Archer, Larry Miller, John Glover, James Wilder, Jennifer Aspen and many more.

[edit] The Beverly Hills Playhouse (BHP) Acting School

The Beverly Hills Playhouse is one of Los Angeles’ oldest and most respected acting schools. Founded by renowned director and teacher Milton Katselas, the BHP has for over thirty years offered ongoing intensive scene-study classes for both the professional actor and those who are looking to develop themselves into professional actors.

The BHP is one of the only schools that not only teaches the craft of Acting, but also Attitude and Administration - namely the development of a professional point of view, as well as smarts about the business end of the acting career. With regard to acting technique, the BHP uses Katselas' approach, which is decidedly independent of the major acting philosophies of Stanislavski, Strasberg, Adler, Meisner, Hagen, etc. His experience as a director led him to a highly individual and adaptive way of training actors, mostly based in the simple observation and recreation of human behavior. It is a down-to-earth training, with vastly reduced emphasis on exercises, and with easily-applied techniques to create full, believable performances that enlighten and entertain.

The BHP operates out of its headquarters in Beverly HIlls, but also has a satellite operation in Los Feliz at the Skylight Theatre. It also has an in-house non-profit theatre company called Camelot Artists, which since 1984 has produced hundreds of theatre productions, largely originated and fulfilled by the talent and interests of the BHP students.

With first-rate facilities, a veteran teaching staff, and a vibrant community of actors and artists aspiring to the highest standards of both craft and career, the BHP offers everything the Los Angeles actor needs to develop his or her talent to the fullest, and put their dreams into action.