Professional
SUNDAY PROFESSIONAL ACTING PROGRAM TERM 3 2026
9 sessions
Our Professional Acting Program prepares actors for a career in Acting.
Fully booked
Sold out
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Auckland Acting Classes at Actors Lab Studio
A boutique acting school in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, founded in 2005 — professional drama training for all levels, led by working actors and industry tutors.
Welcome to our Auckland acting school
Greetings, and welcome to the Actors Lab Studio (ALS) – a boutique acting school in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland founded in 2005. Back then it was just myself, Peter Feeney, offering drop in classes for actors between gigs. Never a studio peddling one (supposedly) infallible acting technique, we are now a part time drama school, offering comprehensive professional training and a Certificate and Diploma program.
We provide a safe, fun and nurturing space where myself and our guest tutors – actors, casting directors, improvisors, coaches of various stripes and directors at the top of their game – share their insights and hard-won wisdom. You'll lead your own learning, guided and supported by Peter's acting handbook, Acting and How to Survive It. We're here to give you the know-how and resilience for a long career.
Peter Feeney (Director, ALS)
Now enrolling
Term 3 starts 28 July
Next term's acting classes
Here's what's running next term — classes are strictly capped, so secure your place early.
Foundational
SUNDAY FOUNDATIONAL ACTING PROGRAM TERM 3 2026
9 sessions
Our Foundational Program gives actors the tools they need to build their technique.
Fully booked
Sold out
Professional
MONDAY PROFESSIONAL ACTING PROGRAM TERM 3 2026
9 sessions
Our Professional Acting Program prepares actors for a career in Acting.
2 places remaining
Foundational
MONDAY FOUNDATIONAL ACTING PROGRAM TERM 3 2026
9 sessions
Our Foundational Program gives actors the tools they need to build their technique.
2 places remaining
Teen
SHORT TEEN TERM 3 2026
6 sessions
A 6 session, Screen focused, Intensive Acting Workout for Teens - streamed by age
7 places remaining
Workshop
Story Telling Workshop Term 3 2026
3 sessions
A Story Workshop ending with a public performance
12 places remaining
Acting classes streamed by experience
Actors of all abilities are welcome at ALS, with classes streamed based on experience. Alongside our regular sessions we offer Koha experiences for our ALS community – story telling evenings, play readings, and Q & A sessions with industry luminaries.
Foundational
For those new to acting and ready to make a serious commitment. The Foundational program focuses on both preparation and practice 'on your feet.'
Professional
The same mix, tilted more toward practice — with open classes, performances and show reel sessions. Open to actors with existing experience or training, and graduates of our Foundational program.
Koha experiences
For the wider ALS community: story telling evenings, play readings, and Q & A sessions with industry luminaries.
The Actors Lab Studio: our story
Actors Lab Studio began 25 years ago in Sydney when Peter Feeney, in between acting gigs, started running scene groups; a place where actors could work out with their peers and keep acting fit. Since then, Peter has taught in Brisbane, Sydney, Toi Whakaari (Wellington), The Actors Program (Auckland), in his own studio in Auckland and across the motu. He is a regular guest teacher at the Mulholland Academy in Amsterdam. Over that time, which has run parallel with Peter's own professional career, The Actors Lab Studio has evolved into its present form: a school for excellence in the performing arts.
