A DIFFERENT WAY TO ACT
What happens when you don’t rely on objectives, tactics, beats, backstory? Come find out.
Online Studio Membership
Make yourself at home at our Hollywood Studio anywhere in the world, anytime of the day.
Gain unlimited access to our suite of self-guided courses, twice a month live meetings with Ben, exclusive video and audio drops, co-working sessions, discounts and much, much more.
Price: $97/month
For a limited time
$77/month
What is the Online Studio Membership?
Get unlimited access to three online self-guided courses:
You, The Career
A holistic approach to acting, life and the biz, based off the wildly popular book by the same name by Crash Acting Founder Benjamin Mathes.
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78 modules taught by Crash Acting Founder Benjamin Mathes
An entire holistic approach to your acting career in a self guided course
90 page downloadable workbook
Practical and original solo quests to take your career to the next level
Exercises to do right at home led by Ben
How to change your Corporate Economy mindset to a Creative Economy mindset
How to find the internal axle (purpose) that drives everything you do in your career
How to network, make industry relationships, evaluate project opportunities, budget your time
How to challenge the negative internal voices that come up and encourage the positive voices
SO MUCH MORE!!!
The Acting Class
Learn Crash Acting’s Non-Dominant Approach to Acting. Whether you are brand new to acting or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive approach will liberate your mind, body, and spirit. Complete with lessons from Benjamin Mathes, classroom examples, and guided exercises to put everything you learn into practice.
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45 modules taught by Crash Acting Founder Benjamin Mathes
The entire Non-Dominant Approach to Acting in a self-guided course
Acting Dictionary for terms and ideas
Downloadable exercises to help follow along
Worksheets for further study
Lessons directly from Ben
Classroom demonstrations with Ben and actors
Exercises to do right at home led by Ben
Process work including text, belief, embodiment and play
Creative Analysis of the text using the 4-levels of reading
Expectation work, fantasy work, spinning on problem, and more belief-building exercises
Incarnation work, sounding the body, Isness, integration and many more embodiment exercises
+SO MUCH MORE!!!
Audition Mastery
Ready to take your auditions to the next level? This course will show you how.
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8 in-depth modules taught by Crash Acting Instructors Benjamin Mathes and Sol Crespo
How to approach auditioning with a whole new non-dominant perspective
How to apply newfound discoveries from The Acting Class course and You, the Career course into your auditions.
Practical advice on finding auditions and representation, what materials you need, what's your "type", etc
Discussions on rejection (if it even exists!?)
Examples of breaking down 3 sets of sides to explore function, hero's journey, story according to the given medium, etc
Comparing in-person auditions (for film, tv, theatre, musical theatre, and college auditions) to self-tapes
The callback and booking the job
An entire module of "frequently asked questions" answered
+SO MUCH MORE
That’s more than 100 modules in coursework!
Wait, there’s more: Membership Bonus Features!
Twice a month group calls with Benjamin, Crash Acting instructors, and guest teachers
Additional monthly video drops
Content Library and Archive
Discounts and early access to all Crash Acting retreats, workshops and intensives, and future online courses
Discounted access to 1:1s with Crash Acting instructors
Co-working sessions to help prioritizing acting in your schedule
Be a part of Crash Acting’s international network of actors
Take it with you everywhere!
All courses are accessible via your desktop or mobile/tablet app, so you can take the lessons with you anywhere — from your home, the audition waiting room, to your trailer on set.
Words you won’t hear
tactics, objectives, backstory, actions, beats, winning, script analysis, repetition, right/wrong, good/bad, better than/worse than, etc.
These words aren’t bad - they’re just not for everyone.
Words you will hear
practice, integration, inclusion, presence, “is-ness”, “why-lessness”, creative analysis, “web work”, image, sensation, belief, embodiment, “sounding the body”, recalls, stability, play, etc.
These words aren’t better than the others - we just believe everything you need you already have.
Testimonials
Hear John’s story…
The anywhere, anytime online course was the perfect solution for John, who was also managing a busy career.
Hear Alaina’s story…
A professional actor living in New Mexico, Alaina felt stuck before discovering Crash’s online courses.
Hear Candace’s story…
A working professional in Atlanta, Candace supplemented her training and learned to trust herself.
Membership FAQs
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The Acting Class Self Guided Course
You, the Career Self Guided Course
Audition Mastery Self Guided Course
Bi-monthly group calls with Benjamin, Crash Acting instructors, and guest teachers
Additional monthly video drops
Content Library and Archive
Co-working sessions to help prioritizing acting in your schedule
Be a part of Crash Acting’s international network of actors
Discounts and early access to all Crash Acting retreats, workshops and intensives, and future online courses
Discounted access to 1:1s with Crash Acting instructors
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Professional actors in major and secondary markets looking to stay in practice
Actors fresh out of training programs & tired of the old way of doing things
Enthusiastic hobbyists who don't have time or access to top level acting classes
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Our membership is a combination of self-guided courses and live (also recorded) meetings to supplement your learning and community.
Not only do the courses offer unprecedented access to to top acting teachers, but offer a complete integrated approach to acting process, career, and auditioning. It’s the full package.
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All meetings will be recorded to reference anytime!
Submit your questions ahead of time too if you have specific things you want addressed.
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August 1st, 2024!
On this day, all members will receive access to the self guided courses and we'll have our first meeting with Benjamin. Folks who cannot attend live will be able to watch the recording.
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The first 50 actors who sign up get a discount! Spots will get snagged before class officially starts, so registering now locks in your discount.
If you sign up before August 1st, you will not be charged again until September.
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Cancel anytime. If you cancel within the month, you’ll have the remainder of the month to enjoy benefits.
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Young adults are welcome as long as they understand that our spaces is intended for actors over 18.
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Actors will have access to the Online Membership benefits, including the self-guided courses as long as they are a member. If you would like to keep the course(s) forever, please consider our A la Carte section and payment plans available upon request.