© 2025 The Actor Lab LLC. All Rights Reserved.
about
The Actor Lab is an acting school founded by industry veterans Milton Justice & Patrick Quagliano, and producer Walker Vreeland who contribute decades of combined experience to the institution. We focus exclusively on fundamental acting techniques, script analysis, characterization, and practical scene work in a supportive yet challenging environment.
Unlike other acting programs, The Actor Lab emphasizes personalized guidance and honest feedback rather than vague instruction. We interview all prospective students to ensure a community of passionate, like-minded artists dedicated to the craft. Our teaching philosophy views acting as a lifelong pursuit where growth as an actor parallels growth as a human being.
Classes offer professional actors a space to reconnect with their craft, receive individualized attention, and develop concrete processes that build confidence in their work. We aim to fill critical gaps in contemporary actor training by creating an environment where artists can rediscover their passion while meeting high standards of traditional excellence.
We believe that the actor never arrives. The craft of acting is a lifelong pursuit of further depth and understanding of the human condition.
We know that growth as an actor and growth as a human being is synonymous.
meet your instructors
Master Teachers Milton Justice and Patrick Quagliano bring a lifetime of teaching actors to The Actor Lab. With deep roots in the teachings of Stella Adler, they instill in actors a steadfast approach, giving them full access to their imaginations and talent so they may confidently interpret the given circumstances, characters, and themes within a text.
Both are deeply passionate and dedicated to guiding modern actors toward developing a solid foundation, an unwavering work ethic, and strong sense of purpose to the art form.
%20Headshot.jpeg)
Scene Study Workshop
This process-oriented scene study class bridges the crucial gap between preparation and performance through intensive, personalized instruction. This class answers the essential question: "What do I do with all this brilliant script analysis I've come up with? How do I get out of my head and into the scene?"
classes
classes
This class explores an approach to character development rooted in the collaborative work between American acting pioneers and Konstantin Stanislavsky. Students will participate in a detailed breakdown of a realistic play starting with an analysis of the playwrights idea.
Students will engage in exercises that emphasize the actor’s creative process, by unlocking the fundamentals of technique and script analysis, including: examining given circumstances, building rich character backgrounds, understanding the social context that shapes...
This high-paced master class is designed for working professionals and experienced actors tackling complex material from America’s finest playwrights. Students work on modern realism scenes, exploring epic plays rooted in strong universal ideas.
This process-oriented scene study class bridges the crucial gap between preparation and performance through intensive, personalized instruction. This class answers the essential question: "What do I do with all this brilliant script analysis I've come up with? How do I get out of my head and into the scene?"