Immersive.
Comprehensive.
Training for Artists.
About Our Training
At Arizona Actors Academy, acting training is treated as both a serious craft and a deeply human pursuit. Based in Phoenix and led by Brandy Hotchner, the studio offers conservatory-level training in a welcoming, adult-focused environment where beginners and experienced actors work side by side to develop truthful, grounded performances for stage and screen. Rooted in the Stanislavski System and influenced by Method, Meisner, Shakespeare, improv, and ensemble-based training, AZAA emphasizes presence, imagination, emotional honesty, discipline, and creative courage. More than just a place to take acting classes, the academy has built a reputation as a genuine artistic community; one where people reconnect to their creativity, challenge themselves, and grow not only as actors, but as people.
Explore our Training Programs
Special Pop Up Class
The Haunting of Green Gables
A Horror Performance & Stage Combat Experience
Learn hand-to-hand combat, knife choreography, horror performance, practical gore effects, and smartphone filmmaking as you create a terrifying original scene that premieres before a live audience.
Designed for actors—not filmmakers.
You’ll create everything using your phone, practical effects, ambient lighting, and simple editing techniques. The emphasis isn’t expensive equipment—it’s believable performances and compelling action.
