Skills and Perspectives You Need to Get Started as an Actor
A 6 session acting class for Beginners who want to act and audition but has not had a lot of experience in front of the camera.
Tuesdays
10am-1pm PST / 1pm-4pm EST on Zoom!
CLAIM YOUR SEAT!
- Find your Authentic Voice
- Introduction to the Camera
- Audition for Film & TV with Confidence
- Build your Self Confidence
- Using Nerves to Feed You
- The Basics of script discovery
- The Art of Self Taping
- “Living the Life”
Haber Phrasing™
In this foundation (beginners) class, you are introduced to the Haber Philosophy; to create using your creative mind, rather than the technical. You’ll gain valuable experience working on-camera. In a fun safe setting, you’ll practice and develop the basic skills needed for auditioning, self taping, and “Living the Life”.
Meet Your Instructor
Lisa Carswell
Melanie Nicholls-King is a Canadian-American actress with Trinidadian roots, best known for her roles as Cheryl in HBO’s The Wire, Officer Noelle Williams in ABC/Global’s Rookie Blue, and Hazel LaCroix in the beloved Netflix/CBC series Anne with an E.
Her screen credits also include Orphan Black (CTV/BBC America), The Week Of with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock (Netflix), Star Trek: Discovery (CBS), Little Fires Everywhere with Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington (Prime Video), Your Honor with Bryan Cranston (Showtime), Black Bird with Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser (Apple TV+), and The Gilded Age with Audra McDonald and Cynthia Nixon (HBO).
On stage, Melanie was proud to appear in Playwrights Horizons’ production of Familiar, written by Danai Gurira and directed by Tony Award-winner Rebecca Taichman, alongside a stellar ensemble including Tamara Tunie.
In the audio world, she lends her voice to Melissa Valentine’s memoir The Names of All the Flowers, Christina Sharpe’s In the Wake: On Blackness and Being, the Audie-nominated sci-fi title No Kindness Too Soon by Sylvain Neuvel, Colin Kaepernick’s Change the Game, and Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For.
Melanie stars in the Paramount+ feature Little Wing with Brian Cox, and in 2025, she appears in the Apple TV+ film Wildvale alongside Julianne Moore and Fiona Shaw.
* FREE BONUS *
ACTING WITHOUT FEAR
When you claim your spot for the FOUNDATION INTENSIVE you’ll also get access to this inspiring introductory lecture from Margie Haber. This online lesson will help familiarize you with some of Margie’s most important concepts so you get the most of your Foundation Intensive.
Foundation Intensive Classes. Save your Spot!
Through six classes over the course of 6 weeks (depending on your class selection), you’ll dive deep into Margie’s core curriculum. We call this training our FOUNDATION INTENSIVE, because it teaches you the essential skills and perspectives that you need as a foundation for your goals as an actor.
“Once I knew the audition had been scheduled, Margie was my first phone call. I knew that if anyone could help me get the part, it was Margie.”
Gregg Sulkin – Series Regular, “Wizards Of Waverly Place,” Series Regular – “Faking It,” Recurring Guest Star – “Pretty Little Liars”
“I came to see Margie, worked with her, got a whole bunch of great ideas and was so prepared to go back. I was going to go get this job and I was gonna knock their socks off because I was so ready.”
Halle Berry – Actress and Oscar Winner
“When I worked with Margie on the movie, Touch, I was all over the place until she centered my attention on the other character and VOOM! I was suddenly focused. She’s got the magic touch.”
Emily Rose – Actress, “Haven”
“Margie understands actors and is wonderful with them. She has developed a fabulous technique for auditioning and getting the job in a limited amount of time.”
Colin Egglesfield – Actor, “Melrose Place“, “Rizzoli & Isles,” “The Client List,” “All My Children”, Something Borrowed
“Studying with Margie was a very rewarding experience. With Margie you get what you see. The simplicity yet depth of her approach gave me the ability to realize the power of stillness and that her process is all about capturing the truth. The Haber technique is by far one of the most effective tools I use when I’m auditioning.”
Haaz Sleiman – 2008 Spirit Award Nominee For “The Visitor”
Please refer to our FAQ for any questions you may have about classes and safety protocols.
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