The Ruby Acting Level 1 class offers you lessons in the art of not-acting. Learn to connect and expand your emotional range. Learn to harness stillness, calm and power. Discover tools to live inside moments, and to execute scenes with reality and drive. This class is suitable for actors at all levels.

This course is 4-weeks long.

You may know instructor, Ptolemy Slocum, for his roles on The Sopranos, The Wire, the movie Hitch, appearances on Veep, How I Met Your Mother, Burn Notice, Pretty Little Liars and a ton of commercials. A member of, Neutrino, the famed improv team, Ptolemy has performed and taught improv for 15+ years, starting at the original UCBNY and moving on to the People’s Improv Theater. He’s not only a Nerdist School teacher, he’s the director and founder.

 Our classrooms are ADA compliant.

Price: $175

MONDAYS  7P – 9P
CLASS SESSIONS ON: January 21, 28, February 4, 11

Refund Policy

• The Ruby LA has a no-refund policy on all classes and shows. If we need to cancel or re-schedule a class for any reason, you are entitled to take that class or classes equal to the admission price of that class. You may use your class credit for up to two years, after which time it expires.
• The Ruby LA reserves the right to replace a course instructor, without notice, and at any time, with another equally qualified course instructor.
• The Ruby LA  also reserves the right to postpone or cancel a course if an emergency or unforeseen conflict arises. In the event of a complete cancellation, students’ tuition will be refunded or credited. Any fees incurred by students for travel, lodging, etc. will not be reimbursed by the Ruby LA.