About

At the Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio (EMAS), our mission is to empower our actors with a strong foundation in acting technique and a discipline that will last a lifetime. We are here to offer you more than an acting class; we are here to help you develop a comprehensive set of “acting tools” that will support you as you pursue your acting career as well as a creative home that nurtures you as an artist.

The world needs great actors! Since the dawn of time we have looked to our artists to teach us and inspire us, to move us and yes, to make us laugh. What a great job! To be a reflection, to show us life as it is…or as it could be. That is what it means to be an actor. What an awesome responsibility! That is why The Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio takes the training of this generation’s actors so seriously. To do this job well, you need a craft that will allow you to be truthful, emotionally alive, full of your own opinions and courage enough to express them.

Every actor is unique, and so everyone’s training needs are unique, but one thing is true: no one learns their craft in a month. Great actors like Robert Duvall or Lupita Nyong’o have invested years studying their craft. Whether you are a carpenter, a basketball player, or computer programmer, you know your career rises as your skills improve. It’s the same with acting.