SCOTT SEDITA
 Scott
Sedita, winner of BackStage West’s 2008 Acting Teacher
of the Year, is one of the most well respected and busiest acting
coaches in Hollywood.
He has starred as the Acting Coach on VH1’s “New
York Goes To Hollywood,” the E! series “Fight
For Fame”, USA Network’s “Character
Fantasy,” Fox Sports Network’s “Helmets
Off, ” and MTV’s "Adventures
in Hollyhood" starring Three 6 Mafia. He is also
the author of two bestselling books, “The Eight
Characters of Comedy, A Guide to Sitcom Acting and Writing,”
and “Scott Sedita's Guide To Making It In Hollywood:
3 Steps to Success, 3 Steps to Failure.”
A graduate of Boston University’s Film and Television
program, Scott has more than 25 years of experience in the entertainment
industry. He began his career in New York as a talent agent,
where he helped to launch the careers of many of today’s
top stars, including Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc,
Christopher Meloni, Dylan Walsh, Jerry
O'Connell, Vincent D’Onofrio and Teri
Polo, just to name a few.
In 1990, Scott relocated to Los Angeles where he worked as a sitcom
writer for Howie Mandel, Bobcat Goldthwait and others.
In the mid-90s, Scott worked as a casting director for Danny Goldman
Casting until launching his Scott Sedita Acting Studios in 1998.
Today, Scott and his staff teach the craft of acting to the
hundreds of actors who walk through his doors on a weekly basis.
Scott has coached and taught many hot new stars such as Josh
Duhamel (Las Vegas), Jennifer Finnigan (Close To
Home), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl), Brandon Routh (Superman
Returns) and many others who have appeared in film, soaps, prime
time dramas and sitcoms.
Scott's bestselling comedy book, “The Eight
Characters of Comedy,” not only has become the
‘must read’ book for actors, it’s also becoming
a valuable resource for comedy writers and producers, as well
as a textbook taught in colleges and universities. Scott has
been hired as a Comedy Consultant on sitcoms in the United States
and Canada. Scott's new book, “Making It In Hollywood,”
is also becoming an essential guide to motivating actors to
achieve success.
Scott can also be heard on radio stations around the world
as the “Hollywood Expert.” He’s been
featured in such publications as; Soap Opera Digest,
Inside TV, BackstageWest and TV Soap to
name a few. He has also appeared on numerous TV Magazine and
reality shows such as “Extra,” “Starting
Over” and “Faking It.” KTLA
Channel 5 did a story on Scott entitled “Where Young
Hollywood Goes and Studies” and referred to him as “one
of the hottest coaches in town.”
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Deborah quayle
 Deborah
has been a respected acting coach for the last 6 years. In addition
to her private coaching she also taught drama and audition technique
at Chad McCord's Acting Studio. She began her professional training
in NYC where she completed the 2-year Meisner program with William
Esper. She continued her training by studying script analysis
with Tim Phillips and a range of acting techniques with other
noted professionals. She has been a series regular on ABC's
daytime drama "Loving" and UPN's "Dangerous Women". She has
worked in theatre in NYC and Los Angeles, can be seen often
in film and television, and on numerous national commercials.
Recent acting credits include the ABC pilot "Football Wives"
directed by Bryan Singer, the film "Order Up" starring Illeana
Douglas and the award winning short "Janie".
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TODD ROHrBACHER
 Todd
is an alumnus of the acclaimed ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles,
where he performed with the ACME Players in the Main Company.
He also directed ACME’s Sunday Company of up and coming
talent and has taught all levels of comedy improvisation for
more than 10 years. Todd has worked in many facets of the industry:
Theatrical and commercial casting, television writer, playwright,
director and continues to be a working actor. He has appeared
in several network pilots and dozens of commercials. Additionally,
Todd was a Network Dialogue Coach for NBC’s GOOD MORNING
MIAMI.
Todd is a proud graduate of Warner Bros.’ renowned Comedy Writers
Program and has produced and taught Comedy Workshops for Disney’s
Animation Studios. Todd continues to perform regularly as Founder
and Artistic Director of his improv group Captain Creamsicle’s
Laughateers: www.thelaughateers.com. Todd joined the teaching staff
at Scott Sedita Studios in 2002 and is now the head of the TV and
Film Comedy Department.
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ELIZABETH BAUMAN
 Elizabeth
Bauman has taught at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
both in New York and Los Angeles, and at Scott Sedita's Acting
Studios for the past ten years. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from
New York University's Tisch School of The Arts, a Masters Degree in Educational
Theatre from NYU and a Masters Degree in Drama Therapy from The Drama
Therapy Institute Of Los Angeles.
She has privately coached and taught thousands of children.
She has worked with and counseled children and teens in group homes,
rehabilitation centers, the developmentally disabled, and those on the autistic
spectrum as well as in her private practice.
Elizabeth is a new director and filmmaker. Her last two short
films were made Official Selections at The Los Angeles International
Children's Film Festival and The San Francisco International
Childrens Film Festival. Her films showed with distinction
at The Kids Space Museum in Pasadena as well at The Wondercon
Theatre in San Francisco. Elizabeth usually casts many roles
from her students since they have a rapport, common working
language. Her book Private Stories Monologues for Young Actors
ages 8-16 is sold at Samuel French Bookstores, Borders and Barnes
and Noble.
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patrick munoz
 Patrick
teaches Nuts and Bolts, the foundational acting class at the
studio. He is a highly regarded voice and speech coach in Hollywood
and the resident speech teacher at the studio.
He is a graduate
of Dartmouth College and holds an MFA in Acting from Temple
University in Philadelphia. As an actor, he has appeared in
CBS' "The Agency" and regional theaters across the
country, including the Berkshires, Meadowbrook, Old Globe, and
many times at the Laguna Playhouse.
As a voiceover artist, Patrick has recorded for Blockbuster,
Sega, The Luxor Hotel, and the educational series "PK's
Place".
Patrick has been a dialect coach for CBS's top-rated series
"Without a Trace" and coached actors for big-budget
as well as independent movies, including "Van Helsing",
"Imagining Argentina", "Masked and Anonymous",
and "Head in the Clouds". He has coached for "LA
Dragnet" and was featured on the Discovery Channel's "Joy
of Lex". His clients include Penelope Cruz, Eva Longoria,
and Roselyn Sanchez.
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Tony Rago
 Tony
Rago has been studying and acting since the age of nine. With
over fifty theatrical productions under his belt, Tony moved
to Los Angeles from Chicago to focus on film and television.
He has directed three short films, one of which was an homage
to the great silent comedians and another which received critical
acclaim. Tony also is a member of ACME Comedy Theatre’s
Zebra improv company, as well as the Bravo sketch company.
Tony also travels around the country with a scripted and
improvised murder mystery, and recently went over seas to Bosnia
with the show to perform for the troops on a USO tour. He joined the
Scott Sedita Acting Studio as a student and has been seen in the
live game show The Comedy Competition. Recently, Tony joined the
staff of the studio and now we can’t stop laughing.
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