Art Cohan
Bring yourself to the part, and the part to you.
Forty years on stage, film, and television — distilled into the work of the audition room. Private coaching and the Audition & Self-Tape Intensive at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
Television
Beverly Hills Playhouse
Stella Adler
Milton Katselas
An award-winning actor, director, and coach — and a teacher first.
Art Cohan has worked for over forty years in New York and Los Angeles across theatre, film, and television. As a teacher, he has focused that lifetime of craft toward the three things that decide an actor’s career: auditioning, script analysis, and scene study.
A no-holds-barred teacher for actors who mean it.
For more than two decades, Art has been a teacher and Dean at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. He trained directly with Stella Adler and Milton Katselas — serving as executive assistant to both — and built from that lineage an approach entirely his own.
Through years of working inside the industry, Art teaches his students to pair real craft with the business savvy a lasting career requires.
His no-holds-barred style empowers the actor to refuse the limitation of imitation — and discover the endless imagination of the artist within.
Three things happen in the room.
Art’s focus is always the same: find the truth of the character in the given circumstances of the script, and serve the story being told.
The truth of the character
Discover who this person is inside the given circumstances of the scene — honestly, specifically, and in service of the story.
Breaking down the script
Auditions demand more than bold choices; they demand analysis. Whether it’s an under-five co-star or a multi-scene guest star, Art defines the nuts and bolts of the scene so you bring the absolute maximum.
Private coaching, when you need it
One-on-one work for the audition in front of you or the career behind it — in person or virtually, from beginner through master.
Many of his students credit him with changing their life — as a person as well as a performer.
Coaching for the moments that count.
One-on-one, in person or virtual
Audition prep, scene study, and script analysis tailored to you — beginner through working professional.
The Audition & Self-Tape Intensive
Ten weeks solving what’s getting in the way of your bookings — in-person auditions and on-camera self-tapes.
Beverly Hills Playhouse classes
Ongoing scene study and technique under Art as Dean and teacher, in the tradition of Adler and Katselas.
Presence for executives & attorneys
Storytelling, voice, and public speaking for trial lawyers, founders, and leaders who have to own the room.
Audition & Self-Tape Intensive
Not booking enough? Not getting callbacks? Over ten Saturdays we find exactly what’s getting in your way — and fix it. You need both script analysis and technique to give a great audition. This intensive builds both.
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“Art has a phenomenal understanding of story, coupled with a deep appreciation for the actor’s own instincts.”
I turned to this class because I hadn’t booked anything in over a year. The techniques and Art’s feedback made such a huge difference — before the class was even over I’d booked a feature film with an Academy Award-winning actress.
Took the audition workshop with Art and it was amazing — great for learning how to analyze audition material and perform your best in the room and on self-tapes.
Art does a great job breaking down a scene with just the basic information you get in an audition. He also covers audition-room etiquette, which can truly make or break an audition.
With the help of this course I can now turn confusing audition dialogue into a story — and tell that story with a character I find, create, and portray.
Art has an abundance of practical knowledge and advice that helps every student with the specific challenges they face on their acting journey.
An incredibly supportive and comfortable environment where I was able to perform and be critiqued. Art’s class has been instrumental in my growth as an actor.
Ready to do the work?
Reserve a spot in the Intensive, or book a private session.