ABOUT THE WORK ACTORS STUDIO - Los Angeles, California

Magdalena F.

I've been attending classes at About the Work for a year now and I'm so grateful to having found an acting studio where I feel seen, heard and also challenged. Every instructor is not only kind but you can feel how they all care about your success as an actor. If you're an actor who is looking for a solid acting community, where you get to practice your craft and find new ways how to view and tap into a scene, check out ATW. 🙂

Angel D.

I can’t talk enough about this studio and the coaches. Since working with ATW my confidence has grown tremendously, I’m learning to take more risks and have more FUN. My auditions are stronger. The process used to breakdown scripts really streamlines the process and makes it less daunting and your performance more engaging. The Branding work is mind blowing and helped me create some of the best headshots I’ve ever taken. The studio has become my family. The support you receive not just from the coaches but from your classmates is just so special. Joining ATW not only makes you a better actor but most importantly a WORKING one! (No pun intended, haha)

Amy S.

Murisa and staff have been transformative in my acting process. She has created and honed her own technique(s) which has proven itself to be invaluable in my own work. Murisa's method includes using the body in a way no other teacher is teaching. I just booked my first network television role on a procedural, and it was very emotionally challenging. She coached me and helped me create a repeatable, physical choreography with my breath-work that I knew I could not only use in my performance, but could fall back on in case my prep work, substitution, imagination, emotional recall, etc. became exhausted after so many takes. THANK YOU, MURISA and SAVANNAH! Highly recommend this studio!!

Michelle M.

An amazing place to up your skill level and become a master of your craft!
Murisa will guide you to making the strongest choices in any scene, kill at cold reads, and have reliable results with her The Chakra Approach. It's a whole new way of approaching material, that so intuitive yet mind opening. About the Works Actors Studio is a creative, safe place for actors to really grow and a community that supports you. I love, love, love this studio, Murisa and her amazing staff! Highly Recommend!

Erica P.

I am so honored to get a chance to study with the best every week! Every class I receive personalized attention to help further my craft, the most awesome experience by learning from my peers and a true authentic representation of set life in a positive environment. As I continue to learn and grow on my journey I am so fortunate that this is a safe place and I am encouraged to take risks, explore and learn from my mistakes. I honestly believe this level of safeness has enabled me to fast track my career and accomplish many of my goals even sooner. It is very important to feel support while we grow as artists. I know I have found this and so much more with Murisa Harba at About The Work Actors Studio. Lastly, I love the working audit - this means when you come to check out our class you'll actually get a chance to work and play with us. You won't have to sit in the back and watch. Best of all it's all on camera!!! See you soon.

Rose R.

This place really changed my whole perspective on acting. Murisa and ALL of the instructors are so well prepared and always willing to help actors dive DEEPER. This technique has helped me in so many ways. I have something I can use anytime for auditions or on set. This place is amazing.

Laura S.

Working with Murisa's Chakra Method has been one of the greatest additions to my work, if not what I reference the most and with the greatest success. What she teaches is "easy" to incorporate into my performances, while still challenging to master but also allowing me to deliver incredibly nuanced and authentic work. It's invigorating. Her Macro Method for cold reads are natural and fun. I use her tools for scene breakdowns whether I have four lines or a whole scene.

We also worked on developing new headshots together. We took a list of character descriptions I created from auditions and roles, "Tightly wound businesswoman who wants more", "40 year old protective mother," and built the images out of those. It was a total emptied closet, mad women scene of the two of us in the studio but we nailed the images and she helped me with the emotion and stories behind the looks to really make them my own and all using her same tools. Really top new shots.

Murisa is one of the most complete and endearing teachers I've worked with and feel truly lucky to have been able to receive what she has to share.

Laurie D.

ATW is a caring and supportive community for all level actors and humans alike. In this journey, you will feel challenged, inspired and ready to tackle your life with a whole new perspective of your unique individuality and inner power as a human storyteller. Now, come and tell us your story, we want to hear it 🙂