The Studio Journal

The Actor's Body and Voice: How to Train Your Most Important Instrument

Every musician tunes their instrument before they play. Every athlete trains their body before they compete. As an actor, your body and voice are y...

How to Choose and Prepare Your First Monologue — A Guide for Every Genre

Choosing and preparing a monologue is one of the most personal things an actor does. At The Actor Studio, we start where you are — with your person...

The Actor's Mindset: How to Handle Rejection, Stay Consistent, and Build a Long Career

The craft of acting is learnable. The mindset required to sustain a career is harder to teach — but just as essential. Merete Van Kamp shares the p...

How to Build a Self-Tape Studio at Home (Without Breaking the Bank)

Self-taping is now one of the most essential skills for working actors. This complete guide walks you through how to build a professional home self...

How to Book an Online Acting Class with Le Van Kamp Studio — Available Worldwide

The Actor Studio offers global one-on-one online acting classes led by Merete Van Kamp — actress, director, and founder of Le Van Kamp Studio. Book...

The Actor Universe — A Home for the Actor

Every actor needs a place that understands them. This is that place.The Actor Universe was built for the actor who needs more than a store. A home....

Your Mask Fell Off

Your mask fell off. You might as well stop pretending.

"Light the Sacred: Invoke Shiva — Destroy, Transform, Begin Again"

She destroys what no longer serves. She transforms, she dances, she loves. Shiva is not a god of endings. She is a god of necessary endings — the k...

Ganesha — the Remover of Obstacles, the Lord of New Beginnings

Ganesha — the Remover of Obstacles, the Lord of New Beginnings. In Hindu tradition, Ganesha is invoked before any important undertaking. Before a j...

Bienvenue à Paris

She arrives before you do. In the smell of bread through an open window. In the echo of heels on cobblestone. In the way the light falls differentl...