Theatre
Trained.Now capture it on tape.
You can't redo a first impression, and for most auditions the tape is the first one. Learn what the frame does to your story, get your tape reviewed, then re-tape it live with Anna so the talent you spent years building finally shows up on screen.
Booked over 85% of TV roles from self-tapes.
Run,
Don't
Walk.
Anna transformed how I self-tape. Her deep insight into both the technical and artistic process is invaluable. She really understands the tools needed to be competitive at this exact moment.
— Adam Silver, The Diplomat & Eric (Netflix)
You came up on stage.
So taping never feels like acting.
A theatre actor builds a performance for a room. A self-tape has no room. It has a frame, a lens, and a casting director watching on a phone between dozens of other tapes.
So the tape becomes a chore. You get it done, send it off, and hope. Meanwhile the talent that took years to build gets flattened and buried under choices that only made sense on a stage.
The gap usually isn't talent. It's knowing what the frame does to your story, and how to tell that story on purpose.
Theatre trained is the foundation. This afternoon is about harnessing that foundation so it shows on your tape.
Tell the story
inside the frame.
Four hours. Three things you can use on your very next tape.
Eyeline, scale, where you land in the shot. Every choice either serves the moment or works against it. You'll learn to choose on purpose, so the frame carries your story instead of cropping it.
Character vs. story, applied to real sides. Anna breaks down each script before she reviews your tape, so you see how to do script analysis for auditions that is both efficient and effective.
After the break you tape the scene twice with Anna reading opposite you. Take one uses the tools on your own. Take two adds her re-direct. You'll see exactly how much clearer the storytelling gets, and you'll watch every other actor's re-direct too.
Anna LaMadrid
Anna is a working actor — she recurred on This Fool, Shining Vale (opposite Courteney Cox), and Vida, and went viral for her role as Fake Angela in the first season of The Rehearsal.
She's the co-founder of The Bridge for Actors, a platform she launched in 2021 to close the gap between traditional theatre training and the practical skills needed to get on set. Meisner-trained in New York in the Maggie Flanigan Studio, with an MFA from the University of Washington, she brings a cross-industry Hollywood lens to the self-tape process — rooted in story, character, and the blend of technical craft with dynamic, authentic performance.
She is not teaching theory. She is teaching what works right now, because she is doing it right now.
"Anna was such a big part of the reason why I got both of these jobs. She's the only coach I ever worked with that felt like she had my best interest at heart."
— Saagar Shaikh Deli Boys, Ms. Marvel
What happens on December 15th
Four hours. Frame, story, feedback, then live coaching.
You'll tape the scene twice.
After you register you'll receive your sides. Submit your tape by Friday, December 11 at 5:00pm so Anna can review it in the session. Come with the scene memorized for live coaching. The studio provides the gear, and Anna reads with you.
Everything you need to know
147 W 25th St, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Four-hour in-person workshop. Limited to 12 actors.
12 spots. Once they're gone, they're gone.
Quick answers.
Who is this workshop for?
Do I need to prepare anything ahead of time?
Do I need to bring any gear?
Will the other actors watch my coaching session?
Where is it?
How is this different from a scene study class?
Is $200 the full price?
More work is coming to New York. Let's get you ready.
Twelve actors. One afternoon. Tape it twice and see the difference.
Source: ProdPro Q3 2026 data and CBRE, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter, October 15, 2026.
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