We worked a scene for forty minutes and I left knowing how to book it.
Acting classes · Austin, Dallas, Houston and Texas state-wide Credits include
Acting classes in Texas.
One-to-one coaching from a working screen actor, serving students across Texas. For children 7 to 17 and adult actors at every career stage.
Acting classes in Texas at Tingley's Acting Studio are one-to-one sessions serving Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and regional Texas students. Coaching is remote over video in local CDT or CST. All coaches working with Texas minors hold a current DFPS background check.
Coaching for young actors and for adult actors
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For young actors (7 to 17)
One-to-one coaching for child and teen actors with a parent present or in an adjacent room. All coaches hold a current Department of Family and Protective Services background check.
Coaching for young actors →For adult actors
Audition prep, self-tape, scene study, and the industry realities of Texas's casting pipeline.
Coaching for adult actors →What casting in Texas looks like
Texas has a distributed screen industry across Austin, Dallas, and Houston. Austin has become the state's most active creative market, with SXSW-adjacent production and an increasing number of streaming series using the city as a base.
Coaching for young Texas actors
We coach performers aged 7 to 17 in one-to-one sessions. A parent or guardian is always in the building, and in the room or an adjacent room depending on the child's age and preference. Session material is agreed with the parent in advance.
All coaches working with Texas minors hold a current Department of Family and Protective Services background check, issued by the Texas DFPS. Documentation is sighted by us before the first session with a minor, and by you on request.
Coaching for Texas-based adult actors
For adult actors at every stage: pre-representation, signed but underworked, mid-career, and working actors preparing for specific high-stakes auditions. If you have a callback next Friday, we work the callback. If you are preparing a self-tape in 24 hours, we work the self-tape.
Material reflects the casting pipeline in Texas. Accent work is available when the role demands it.
Coaching disciplines for Texas actors
Stories from Texas
Real stories from Texas-based students will appear here as they publish with consent.
The self-tape setup advice alone was worth the session.
Six weeks in, I booked a guest role on a show I had chased for two years.
Cities in Texas
Houston
Houston has a large commercial and corporate production market alongside a growing feature and regional drama pipeline. Most professional Ho…
See Houston acting classes →Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth runs a significant commercial, industrial, and episodic production market. Most national productions shooting in Texas use…
See Dallas acting classes →Austin
Austin is the most active Texas creative market, with SXSW-adjacent independent production and an increasing number of streaming series usin…
See Austin acting classes →Texas questions
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Is Austin the main Texas casting market?
Austin has the most creative-industry gravity currently. Dallas and Houston carry commercial, corporate, and regional work; all three cities share actors on many productions.
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What check applies in Texas?
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services background check, required for anyone working regularly with minors.
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