Train the Method This Summer

Two ways to go deeper at Arizona Actors Academy. A focused Intensive or a flexible weekly series.

Train the Method This Summer

Two ways to go deeper at Arizona Actors Academy. A focused Intensive or a flexible weekly series.

The Summer Method Intensive

A concentrated, three-day immersion into the core of the work. Reset your process, deepen your instrument, and step into the Method as it is meant to be practiced.

Ten Tuesday Nights

A flexible summer series with limited remaining space. Attend individual sessions or continue your work week by week.

The Summer Method Intensive

A concentrated, three-day immersion into the core of the work. Reset your process, deepen your instrument, and step into the Method as it is meant to be practiced.

Ten Tuesday Nights

A flexible summer series with limited remaining space. Attend individual sessions or continue your work week by week.

The Summer Method Intensive

A concentrated entry into the Method.

This is not a survey or a surface-level introduction. The Intensive is designed as a focused, immersive experience in the foundational tools of Method acting. Over the course of three days, actors work deeply with Relaxation, Sensory exercises, and the development of truthful inner life.

The goal is not performance.
The goal is access.
To concentration. To impulse. To real behavior under imaginary circumstances.

Actors leave with a clearer understanding of what the Method actually is in practice, and how to continue developing it in their work.

Best suited for:

  • Actors with some training looking to go deeper
  • Artists needing a reset in their process
  • Students ready for focused, immersive work

Ten Tuesday Nights

Continue the Work

Each session is a different door into the same house. From Relaxation and Sensory Work to Emotional Truth, Monologues, and Dream Work, this series offers multiple entry points into the same core training.

Attend one night or build your summer around the work.

⚠️ Most sessions are nearly full. Limited availability remains.

Not ready for the Intensive? Build your summer one session at a time.

Session Schedule

Expand each month to see the sessions and topics. Only one section will stay open at a time.

MAY

Add the May session dates and topics here. Example:
• Tuesday, May 6 — Relaxation
• Tuesday, May 13 — Sensory Work
• Tuesday, May 20 — Emotional Truth
• Tuesday, May 27 — Monologues

Add the June session dates and topics here. Example:
• Tuesday, June 3 — Dream Work
• Tuesday, June 10 — Scene Study
• Tuesday, June 17 — Character Building
• Tuesday, June 24 — Substitution

Add the July session dates and topics here. Example:
• Tuesday, July 1 — Sense Memory
• Tuesday, July 8 — Affective Memory
• Tuesday, July 15 — Private Moment
• Tuesday, July 22 — Final Showcase

Summer Series Pass

Want to guarantee your place all summer? Attend every eligible group session from May through July with one purchase and build real momentum over time.

AZAA Students: $330
Public: $405

Make This Summer Count

Whether you’re diving deep in the Intensive or building momentum week by week, this work is for actors ready to use the summer months intentionally. When the heat keeps life indoors, it creates space for focus, renewal, and growth.

  • Actors seeking a summer reset and renewal
  • Trained actors reconnecting with the Method
  • Artists ready to go deeper
  • Former AZAA students returning to the work
  • Current students accelerating progress

Make This Summer Count

Whether you’re diving deep in the Intensive or building momentum week by week, this work is for actors ready to use the summer months intentionally. When the heat keeps life indoors, it creates space for focus, renewal, and growth.

  • Actors seeking a summer reset and renewal
  • Trained actors reconnecting with the Method
  • Artists ready to go deeper
  • Former AZAA students returning to the work
  • Current students accelerating progress

Lineage-Based Training

Brandy Hotchner trained under Barbara Poitier and Sandra Seacat, both direct students of Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan. This is lineage-based training passed teacher to teacher, artist to artist.

“When you work with Brandy, the lineage is clear: Lee Strasberg to Barbara Poitier to Brandy. She creates a safe, joyous, and rigorous environment found only in the classroom of a precious few coaches living today.”

— Gabe Fazio

Train with us this summer.

Summer Method Series

Summer Method Series

All of our communications are through email, please give us your best contact.
Are you currently enrolled in another AZAA class?
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All sessions are Tuesday evenings, 8:00pm–10:00pm or 10:30pm.
Get Started:
All sessions are Tuesday evenings, 8:00pm–10:00pm or 10:30pm.

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Terms of Enrollment
• PAYMENT Your total tuition fee will be presented before submitting and charged upon completed registration using the information provided.
• REFUNDS Your payment is non-refundable. Cancellations should be made with at least 48 hours notice to pursue credit for future AZAA classes.
• INSTRUCTOR EMERGENCY In the event of emergency, we will send email notifications if classes are cancelled. Any cancelled classes will be offered a make-up class with ample time to adjust your schedule.

• Class Etiquette

We strive every day to create the safest creative environment for artistic development. This requires a working space of the highest integrity for personal risk taking and artistic exploration, both on and off the stage.

Please review our student expectations.

Class Waiver & Policies

Waiver of Liability:
As a participant in any program or class at Arizona Actors Academy/Theatre Upstairs (Hotchner Studios LLC), understand and agree that in participating in any acting/voice/movement class, workshop, rehearsal or performance, there is a possibility of physical injury or death. I recognize and acknowledge there are certain risks of physical injury, and I agree to assume the full risk of injuries, including death, damages or loss that I or my minor child may sustain as a result of participating in any activities connected with or associated with such program or class. I agree to waive and relinquish all claims I or my minor child may have as a result of participating in any program or class against Arizona Actors Academy/Theatre Upstairs. (Hotchner Studios LLC) and its officers, agents, servants, employees and independent contractors. I further agree to indemnify and hold harmless and defend Arizona Actors Academy/Theatre Upstairs (Hotchner Studios LLC) and it's officers, agents, servants, employees an independent contractors from my claims resulting from injuries including death, damages and losses sustained by me or my minor child that arise out of, in connection with, or in any way associated with the activities of this program.

Optional Waiver:
Please check this waiver if you will permit use of you or your child's image as described below. If you do not check this waiver, we will not use you or your child's image. I understand that Arizona Actors Academy/Theatre Upstairs (Hotchner Sudios LLC) is a non-profit organization that promotes acting as an art form not only to it's students, but also to the community at large. As such, articles, brochures, videos and websites may be used either promotionally or educationally and may include images of Arizona Actors Academy/Theatre Upstairs (Hotchner Studios LLC) students or other participants in our programs. I hereby permit the use of my, or my daughter/son's image to be photographed, videotaped or otherwise recorded for the use in Arizona Actors Academy/Theatre Upstairs (Hotchner Studios LLC) publicity or educational materials. These materials include, but are not limited to, photographs of classes and performances, newsletters, various other school publications, Arizona Actors Academy/Theatre Upstairs (Hotchner Studios LLC) internet webpage and video of class/performances.

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  • Full tuition payment is required to register.
  • All tuition payments are non-refundable.
  • Please contact us at info@azactorsacademy.com with questions and enrollment concerns.
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