Immersive.
Comprehensive.
Training for Artists.
About Our Training
At Arizona Actors Academy, acting training is treated as both a serious craft and a deeply human pursuit. Based in Phoenix and led by Brandy Hotchner, the studio offers conservatory-level training in a welcoming, adult-focused environment where beginners and experienced actors work side by side to develop truthful, grounded performances for stage and screen. Rooted in the Stanislavski System and influenced by Method, Meisner, Shakespeare, improv, and ensemble-based training, AZAA emphasizes presence, imagination, emotional honesty, discipline, and creative courage. More than just a place to take acting classes, the academy has built a reputation as a genuine artistic community; one where people reconnect to their creativity, challenge themselves, and grow not only as actors, but as people.
Summer Is Alive at AZAA!
While Phoenix slows down for summer, our studio stays alive with actors training, laughing, taking risks and finding community.
Whether you’re stepping into your first acting class or returning to the craft after years away, July is one of the best times to begin.
Open enrollment is now available in Acting Foundations, Improv Mechanics, and Meisner Dynamics.
Explore our Training Programs
Train at Your Pace, at Your Level
From your first leap into the craft to advanced scene work, our three-level Core Program meets you exactly where you are. Enroll at your level, or progress through all three.
Explore All Training
Speak it. Don’t Study it.
No experience required.
The Actors Craft, with Strasburg Sensory and Relaxation
Classical training that sets you a part as an actor.
