At Coates & Company, our objective is to offer a safe learning space for underrepresented actors. We provide a wide range of training options, from in-person acting classes and workshops to online acting classes for those preferring virtual learning. Our instructors bring over 80 years of professional acting experience in theater and film. They offer expertise for those pursuing careers in stage performance, as well as practical experience in film and TV acting.

We offer beginner acting classes for newcomers, advanced acting classes for experienced actors, and private acting lessons for personalized instruction. Our broader drama and voice classes include diverse acting-related training and focus on various acting techniques such as Stanislavski, Stella Adler, and Meisner, ensuring comprehensive education.

Acting teacher and coach Conrad Coates has developed a repeatable text analysis technique that helps students understand characters' needs, wants, and desires, facilitating true, honest expression. Our voice and dialect coach, Peter N. Bailey, has trained actors at The Stratford Festival, The National Theatre School of Canada, the Canadian Film Centre, and Sheridan College. His expertise in connecting actors to their characters' voices is crucial for authentic performance.

By joining our community, you will receive the support needed to develop into a credible and convincing actor.