Stan Roth's Cold Reading / Scene Study classes are intended for actors who want to perfect their acting skills and expand their career potential. The teaching focuses on developing reliable, consistent acting technique while also enhancing the actor's inherent talent. Actors are paired according to their level of ability and experience, as well as compatibility.

  Classes are conducted in a comfortable, air-conditioned studio located in the West Hollywood area, near Melrose and La Brea. The studio includes class space, a camera room for filming, a separate rehearsal room, and restroom facilities.

  Classes are scheduled weekdays, Monday through Friday, at 11:00am, 1:00pm, or 3:00pm. If a time conflict arises, a class can be re-scheduled within the same week of the originally scheduled class, according to your partner's and Stan's availability. The cost is $300 for six consecutive classes ($50 per class), due at the first class of each six-class series.

   In every cold reading class, actors are given sides from film and television scripts and assigned a role, chosen because the role is appropriate for the actor, because the role will stretch the actor in a new direction, or both.

  Actors are always given sufficient time to prepare for the reading before they perform the scene as if it were an audition. After the initial reading, the actors work with Stan on specifics of the scene, including explicit character choices, playing precise objectives, believability, emotional grounding, spontaneity, and improvisational skills. When scenes are filmed, the actors watch the playback of their first and last readings for comparison.

  Actors are usually requested to continue working on the scene outside of class, based on the notes given in class, and perform the scene again the following week as a memorized callback. In addition to the callback scene, actors are also given a new cold reading scene each week, so that they're working on two scenes in each class.

  Actors are also strongly encouraged to work on scene study scenes as well. These scenes are derived from established plays, providing the opportunity to more fully explore every aspect of preparation, acting techniques, and the process of bringing a character fully to life.

  Although Stan will suggest appropriate plays, scenes, and characters, it is the actors' responsibility to rehearse the scenes outside of class, on their own and with their partner, before they perform the scenes in class. A separate rehearsal room is available for actors who want to come early or stay after class to rehearse.

  The ultimate goal is to train each actor to achieve a maximum level of proficiency as quickly and efficiently as possible. No contracts or long-term commitments are required. Each actor only agrees to participate in a series of six classes, once a week, for six successive weeks, and then may commit to subsequent classes at their own discretion.