Gary Imhoff’s Artists Workshops

Gary Imhoff is a wonderful, effective, intuitive, professional, life-​altering and extraordinary Acting /​Musical Theatre Teacher! I’ve known Gary for over 20 years, first studying with him at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, under the tutelage of Milton Katselas. Gary has many gifts and talents, and he uses them to encourage artists to be the best they can be! Gary comes from an impressive schooling and performance background from both East and West Coasts. Gary’s students, past and present, continue to thrive in the ShowBiz Industry, ranging from Primetime TV, Major Motion Pictures, and Broadway! Gary has a huge heart, and at the same time a laser precision when working one on one with a performing artist. No matter where you are in your career or skill set, Gary has the ability to see your talents and guide you towards your dreams.

I’ve been studying with Gary In is Musical Artist Workshop and I love it! I wanted to create a one woman show and now I am developing it in this class! Gary creates a safe creative environment for all artists to flourish and prosper in! I highly recommend this class! Gary is an exceptional teacher!

I studied with Gary for about 9 months (in 2012) and though he is a nice guy, I excepted more out of his class and teaching for what I paid for in the advance class.
I feel the lack of structure of the class (you aren’t assigned material but rather sign up for a slot and it’s up to you to bring in what you want to work on) is one of the disadvantages of this class. Since he doesn’t teach a technique (something I personally needed to work on) I felt I had no direction in how to improve myself as an actor.
Perhaps it’s because he came from the Milton Katselas’s school of teaching (from the Beverly Hills Playhouse) but a 20 – 30 minute critique of a 5 minute scene wasn’t my cup of tea nor did I feel it benefited me as an actor. You were just given the notes and told to come back with it again at a later date. That is not a teaching style that works well for me, as I rather work on the material right then and get hands on coaching.
I have since moved on and found a studio that better suits my needs and growth as an actor; The Actors Workout Studio just down the street.

Gary’s class has led me to such a stable and winning place in my career. Not only am I able to hone my basic skills that lead to booking work consistently, but I am also free (and encouraged) to bring in my own writing and try out wild choices in a safe place. The other artists in class are so supportive, talented and feel like family. I am now working as a lead in a critically acclaimed play as a result and winning greatly in all aspects of my art. This is THE place to study if you are ready to dedicate yourself to becoming the greatest artist you can be.

Some acting schools teach that the the only way is theirs. Some teach by tearing students down and building them back up again. Others have no real heat or examples of working actors in their classes…
Gary Imhoff’s Professional Artists Workshops teach the student to dedicate themselves «to their art, not their teacher» which is REALLY refreshing. The class itself is a mix of directors, actors and writers all working to hone and refine their craft.
My class has some great working actors in it that star on The Mentalist, Sounthland, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, True Blood, Greek, to name a few of the TV shows, and its teacher has over 25 years experience helping artists mine their unique talent.
It feels kind of revolutionary to watch someone create a character or work a scene from their own script, and see it blossom into something that goes viral or gets picked up by a network or finds a theatrical release.
I’m glad to have a safe place to try things so I can bring what I know and can do, confidently to my career.

When I had already been calling myself an actor, Gary taught me how to really act. I’ve been a student off-​and-​on of Gary’s for over a decade now and I couldn’t possibly recommend him more.
He is an amazingly supportive teacher — not in that BS «everybody is a winner» kind of way, but from an honest understanding that everybody does have SOME particular talent within them and that it needs to be discovered, honed and polished. His class is the safest place I’ve ever witnessed in the over two decades I’ve spent as an artist. He’s firm, but kind — driven, but patient, and if you have some deep, down dream within you to become some kind of artist and you want to set it free, you’ll find no better mentor than Gary Imhoff.