About Us
Shannon Sturges and Aaron Speiser have been Los Angeles’ premier acting coaches for over 30 years.
Speiser/Sturges is a supportive community of actors and teachers dedicated to helping you become the best artist you can be. We believe your time at our studio will inspire and transform you.
When Shannon and Aaron partnered in 2015 to create Speiser/Sturges Acting Studio, they were excited to reenergize the studio while giving Aaron the opportunity to dedicate more time to his set coaching. Since 2019, he’s been consistently on set for Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez, two clients that have studied with him for most of their careers.
While Aaron is now our “Professor Emeritus” and no longer teaching at the studio or taking on new clients, he leaves you in good hands with Shannon, whom he has personally trained in every aspect of teaching. Aaron Speiser believes that Shannon is his equal. “One must observe her teaching to understand what a gift she is to us all”. He feels blessed to have a person of her abilities and talents to sustain the excellence of our studio into the future.
Our focus at the studio is to train you for film and television, and we thrive on diversity; whether you are an award-winning celebrity, a trained actor, or someone who just always wanted to try acting... our studio has a place for you "when you're ready to do what you came here for".