The best acting school in Los Angeles. Founded in 1927, Theatre of Arts is now a multi media conservatory, specializing in teaching every acting discipline from Meisner to Stella Adler; from Lee Strasberg to Michael Chekhov. Learn on-camera film and television technique, advanced stage disciplines and the business of acting from our highly qualified faculty in our Hollywood studios, situated above Disney's El Capitan Theater and opposite the famous KODAK theatre, home of the Academy Awards.