an acting studio

for everyone

our approach

Every actor has a unique path to achieving a truthful performance, and that uniqueness is what will get you cast.

By using the Katselas Technique as a foundation for our studies, our z/a studio faculty embraces your individuality, working with you to discover, build, and take control of your individual talent.

Learn about our approach

faculty

Rob Zimmerman and Peter Allas have a combined 75 years of industry experience and 50 years of helping to train hundreds of talented actors.

For the last ten years, they have run the most successful acting program (BHP/SF), now z/a studio in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Honolulu, HI. 

Meet our faculty

community

By joining z/a studio, you become a part of our close-knit community where students actively collaborate across all our locations to move their careers forward.

When an SF student is ready for LA, they have an acting community and teachers they’ve already worked with waiting for them.

Meet the z/a studio community