"You're one audition away from changing your life."

-Mark McPherson

Creative Director & Founder, Studio 24/7

Over 30 years of teaching experience

WE ARE NOW OFFERING VIRTUAL, ONE ON ONE

CAREER COACHING!

Discover and hone in on your personal purpose, goals and passion as an artist, understand the business of acting, learn the tools that will help you get to the next level in your career!

 

"[Mark] takes the best parts of you, and highlights them, appreciates them, and helps you nurture them." "...he protects your artistry from your human tendancy to negate it."

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JASMINE RAFAEL

(Netflix "The Prom", Choreographer "Assassins" by East West Players, "Mamma Mia" by 5-Star Theatrical)

"Mark has helped me grow not just as an actor, but an artist and a person. In one of the most fast moving and competitive industries, Mark has quite simply allowed me to find my breath."​

EMERSON NIEMCHICK

(commercials credits include: SAMSUNG, FOX SPORTS, FX's American Horror Story, San Francisco Opera)

Technique

At STUDIO 24/7, you develop your acting technique and your acting career at the same time.  Your acting technique is developed through scene study, cold readings, improv & exercises. 
 
Each actor's "technique" is as individual as a golfer's "swing" - it is specific and personal to each person.
 
Mark McPherson has been a career coaching expert for over 25 years.  He trains you how to work the business, and guides you to success immediately.
 
Every actor wants to be the best he can be, but too many actors stay in class, working on this "idea of perfection" and then take YEARS to book jobs! 
Our classes encourage you to work in the industry as quickly as possible, building more confidence and valuable experience.

About Mark McPherson

Mark McPherson is a renowned acting teacher, and career coach in LA for 30 years.  He is the Creative Director/Founder of Studio 24/7, founded in 2003.   He received his BA in Theater Arts from VA Tech in 1988, where he studied various techniques of acting and the many styles of theater. Mark was a student of Milton Katselas' Advanced classes for 15 years and a member of Katselas' Master class for 8 years.
 
While at the Playhouse, Mark was a member of the Teacher Training Program for over a decade.  During that time he coached & tested veteran teachers with 3-20 years experience.  He  ensured their individual understanding of the acting approach.  He critiqued their critique style, and how they dealt with their students.
  
Over the decades, Mark has developed a technique, that is tailored to the individual. 
 
Mark has launched 1,000's of acting careers.  His current students audition for, and book jobs, with the biggest casting directors in the industry.   Mark wants results in the industry, and that doesn't happen without strong acting skills, a working understanding of the business, and the confidence to go get it.  

As seen on TV...

 

Students at Studio 24/7 have worked on shows including:

"Mark McPherson is my Phil Jackson. Mark's triangle offense? Work on the craft, the admin, and the attitude. But the thing about Mark that really sets him apart is his intuition and his unbridled enthusiasm for every single one of his students. He knows that one size doesn't fit all. He has a sixth sense about what each individual needs to reach the next level. It's a gift."

JULIE PHILLIPS

(Guest Star on The Young and the Restless, multi-award nominated writer/actress)

"Within 3 months of studying with Mark, I booked my first network TV show and got to work opposite Minnie Driver! Since coming to Studio 24/7, I have consitently built my skills as an actor, my work ethic as a business owner, and my attitude as a person navigating the craziness in this industry. My one regret is no having joing class sooner!"

SERENA LANEY

(Sundance hit "Wander Darkly", Pearson, Futureman, Speechless, For the People...)

...shot commercials for companies such as:

SAMSUNG, FX PROMOS, JELLY BELLY, HURLY, GOOGLE, HONDA, T-MOBILE, MARRIOT, HTC, SPRINT, POP CHIPS, STARBUCKS, PIZZA HUT, RICE KRISPIES, LOWE'S, WENDY'S, NEXTEL, BUFFALO WILD WINGS, DIRECT TV, EMERGEN-C, SOUTHWEST, HANES (with Michael Jordan), GOT MILK (with Selma Hayek), LINCOLN, HALO 4 and so much more! 

Here are some of our students in action!

"If you are not going out on auditions, if you don't have an agent, GET TO MARK'S CLASS!! You will be a the next level before you know it."

DOUG SINCLAIR

(New Girl, The Middle, Justified)

"[Mark] coaches you into being the full fledged artist and creative being you are. He saw my strengths before I did, and guided me towards embracing my talent to actively working in the industry AND creating all my own content and brand as a creative. When I met Mark, I had no credits and no idea how Hollywood even workd. Within a few months of studying with him, I got an agent, a manager, and my SAG card. It wasn't long before I booked Guest Star roles on network TV shows (Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Animal Kingdom), a lead role in a CBS pilot and most recently booking my first lead in a studio feature film, the 2020 reboot of American Pie! 

NATASHA BEHNAM

(American Pie: Girls Rules, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Animal Kingdom)

"If you want to be a working, confident, talented and successful actor in this industry there is no one who can get you there like Mark McPherson and Studio 24/7. Mark is SO much more than an acting coach. He knows how to guide an artist to find their own passion and technique. His care and encouragement helped me achieve vulnerability in my acting, confidence in myself and he helped me rehabilitae a genuine love for the journey. I wouldn't have it any other way."

CHELSEA ALDEN

(Recurring Guest Star on Netflix 13 Reasons Why, Grey's Anatomy, VEEP, American Horror Story)

"The administrative knowledge and self-worth skills that I learned from him and bricks of gold!"

NISHI MUNSHI

(Lethal Weapon,The Originals, The Magicians)

"I had a very long and successful commercial career when I met Mark, but hadn't been brave enough to go after TV and film. He helped me believe in myself and trust the work we did in class, before I even had an agent or knew any of the actor terms and techniques. I've since booked both TV and film, read for and been pinned multiple times for some of the biggest casting directors in the biz."

MAITE GARCIA

(Bold and the Beautiful, Jane the Virgin, The Descendant)

"Mark's class kicks your butt into action! He'll force you to send that email to casting you've been flinching on, attack that scene you're intimidated by, and support your fellow classmates in an amazing community he's built. You get an acting class and a career group when you team up with Mark at Studio 24/7 and you are absolutely going to see growth... whether you like it or not! ;)"

KRISTEN VAGANOS

(Lifetime's Mommy Would Never Hurt You, I Am Lisa)

"Mark is a great motivator of people and artists. Combining the enthusiams of a sports coach, the inspiration of your favorite teacher, and the no-nonsense truth of a good friend."

GAVIN BELLOUR

(Actor/Director, Royal Pains, Army Wives, Rescue Me)

 
 

Ready to start...?

Classes at Studio 24/7

We all know the story. A fresh, young face moves to Hollywood to make it as an actor; bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to take the industry by storm! After 3 years of working as a bartender, not booking so much as a co-star or commercial and only hearing from teacher after teacher that he hasn't got what it takes- he hangs his head, packs up and moves back home to Oklahoma...
 
NOT here.
 
At Studio 24/7, we believe each actor has a quality that is unique to only you. Mark gives one-on-one attention to each student to discover that quality, nurture it and help you take control of your career.

CLASS SCHEDULE

MONDAY

 

TUESDAY

 

WEDNESDAY

 

THURSDAY 

7PM - 11PM (NoHo)

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7PM - 11PM (Hollywood)

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11AM - 3PM (NoHo)

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12PM - 4PM (NoHo)

STAGE MANAGER: ROSS GOSLA

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STAGE MANAGER: SERENA LANEY

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STAGE MANAGER: ROSS GOSLA

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STAGE MANAGER: RIO MAGDALENO      (NEW CLASS!)

***NOTE*** Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, our in-person classes have been put temporarily on hold. Classes will resume when it is deemed safe and responsible.

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In the meantime, please inquire about Virtual One-On-One Career Coaching with Mark McPherson here!

PRICING

Classes are $199, per 4 weeks -- $398 to start.

 

The initial $398 includes your first month of class. The remaining deposit of $199 is used to reserve your place in the class and can be used towards your last 4 weeks in the studio.

 

If a student is absent from class, without prior consent and agreement from the studio for 4 or more weeks, you forfeit your deposit payment.

 

Payment is due on or before the first week of the payment cycle.

Call us! Email us! Carrier pidgeon! Smoke signal...?

Set up your student interview today,

and start making your career happen NOW!

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