Bongo Productions - Michael Caruana

Bongo Productions - Michael Caruana Actor & Coach Michael Caruana offers foundational training for beginners & advanced classes for pros.

On-camera intensive workshops, private and semi-private coaching, audition prep, self-tapes, and training for actors of all ages and experience.

“You’re on an ocean liner on the high seas. Bad weather is threatening and the crew rushes to string a rope on the deck,...
10/01/2026

“You’re on an ocean liner on the high seas. Bad weather is threatening and the crew rushes to string a rope on the deck, the length of the ship. When the storm arrives and you’re losing your footing, what do you do? You reach for what you NEED, your goal, your objective, that’s what you reach for. It’ll get you where you have to go.”

Stella Adler as paraphrased by James Lipton.

Now is the perfect time to sign up for all or any of the 3 steps our comprehensive CERTIFICATE PROGRAM!

STEP 1: PRIVATE COACHING -

6x1hr sessions, learn or re-enforce the essentials, with trusted process preparation techniques and direction, we prepare and tape contrasting monologues. Add to your reel! $399 + tx.

STEP 2: SEMIPRIVATE, SCENE-STUDY -

3x2hr sessions. I partner you, we review and apply the preparation techniques. We tape 2 scenes with playback, notes and direction, with a focus on on-camera technique - living in the scene! Add to your reel! $299 + tx.

Or .. alternate STEP 2: THURSDAY NIGHT SCENE-STUDY CLASS -

In this Scene-study class, we’re preparing and taping scenes, telling compelling stories, applying process preparation techniques and analysis, with a focus on screen acting skills and technique, using 2 cameras.

OCTOBER THURSDAY NIGHT SCENE-STUDY CLASS - SIGN UP NOW! Oct. 8,15,22,29.
6:30-9:30 pm. $299 + tx.

STEP 3: THE SUCCESSFUL AUDITIONS WORKSHOP - 2 days, sharpen your audition skills, plus SELF-TAPE AUDITIONS, for commercials and film and TV series, we tape your 2 auditions, with critique, coaching, direction and demonstration. Next: DEC. 12-13, repeats every 3rd mth. $199 + tx.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (ALL 3 STEPS) Comprehensive training! $899 + tx. (Discounted package price - take advantage!)

All taped work is your’s, for your reel! Agent referrals! For more information, contact Michael:
416 294-3754 / bongoproductions.com.

Professional coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted, since 1996! www.bongoproductions.com

It would be easy for a lazy actor awaiting their cue to use those periods of silence to go over their list of things to ...
09/29/2026

It would be easy for a lazy actor awaiting their cue to use those periods of silence to go over their list of things to do the next day or decide where to go for dinner after the show.”

However:
 
“... as every good actor knows, LISTENING is the key to a credible performance. But it’s not a lesson that every actor learns.”

Michael Caruana

“Michael has created a safe space for young actors to grow and challenge themselves. Sophia has taken part in many workshops, programs, scene studies and private coaching sessions over the years with Michael, and has developed a genuine trusting relationship with him, allowing her to let her guard down and be vulnerable, which is so important and can be very difficult to achieve, especially when working with a teen. She always loves her time working with him as he truly knows how to bring out the best in her, challenging her and encouraging her. He has been such an amazing mentor to both Sophie and I as we were figuring out how the industry works, always having her best interests at heart. Whenever she has an important audition, she turns to Michael for support, advice and coaching in how to do her best work for each new role she is working towards. His belief in her and her potential have been truly transformative for her as an actor and as a young woman and we are so lucky to have him on our team.”

Isabelle Kunicki, Founder and Director at The Clover School, Toronto

Come train with actor and coach, Michael Caruana. Expert guidance and coaching, trusted, since 1996, at bongo productions.

Private Coaching.
Scene-study.
Audition Technique

Comprehensive training with our Certificate Program.

Michael Caruana offers you real tools and support. It’s getting busier again and you want to keep your acting tools sharp.

Professional coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted, since 1996! www.bongoproductions.com

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09/28/2026

Lucie, Francesca & Mia ❤️❤️❤️

LAST MINUTE OPENINGS for the SUCCESSFUL AUDITIONS WORKSHOP!!!!September 26th & 27thA bongo classic!In this two-day works...
09/24/2026

LAST MINUTE OPENINGS for the SUCCESSFUL AUDITIONS WORKSHOP!!!!

September 26th & 27th

A bongo classic!

In this two-day workshop, you’ll dive into auditioning and self-taping for commercials, film, and TV.

You’ll get hands-on coaching, honest feedback, and guidance that builds your confidence and sharpens your skills while learning about the industry!

"Hi Michael. Thought I'd let you know that I have had a lot of auditions - I kept your instructions in mind - then I got several call backs and I ended up booking two commercials! Thank you for all your help over the last year. I learned from you and I applied your knowledge and it worked for me."

-Wes Malek, Toronto Actor

Book a FREE consultation with Michael at bongoproductions.com or contact us at (416) 294-3754

Come train with actor and coach, Michael Caruana. Expert guidance and coaching, trusted, since 1996, at bongo productions.

Private Coaching Scene-study.
Audition Technique
Comprehensive training with our Certificate Program.

09/23/2026

Spots are RUNNING OUT for the OCTOBER THURSDAY NIGHT SCENE-STUDY CLASS!!!!

Book a FREE consultation with Michael at bongoproductions.com or contact us at (416) 294-3754

Expert coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted, since 1996!

"Let's talk about your part. You will work it out for yourself, and what's more, you'll do it right. If you have done all the work you say you have and if the part is within your range, you cannot fail. Work and patience never fail.
Notice everything around you - watch yourself cheerfully. Collect and save in your soul all the riches of life and the fullness of it. Keep those memories in order. You can never tell when you will need them, but they are your only friends and teachers in your craft.
They are your only paints and brushes. And they will bring you reward. They are yours - your own property. They are not imitations and they will give you experience, precision, economy, and power."

- Richard Boleslavsky, Acting, The First Six Lessons

THE OCTOBER THURSDAY NIGHT SCENE-STUDY CLASS

OCTOBER 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th

In this Scene-study class, we're preparing and taping scenes, telling compelling stories, reviewing foundational process preparation techniques, character and script analysis, with a focus on screen acting skills and technique, using 2 cameras. We're living in the scene.

We're delving, offering inspiration, discovery, challenge, exploring your talent, your strengths and development with joy, confidence reinforcement and play!

Come train with actor and coach, Michael Caruana. Expert guidance and coaching, trusted, since 1996, at bongo productions.

Private Coaching Scene-study.
Audition Technique
Comprehensive training with our Certificate Program.

Spots are running out for the October Thursday Night Scene-Study Class, get yours while you can!!!"Acting can be the hea...
09/22/2026

Spots are running out for the October Thursday Night Scene-Study Class, get yours while you can!!!

"Acting can be the healthiest profession in the world, because it allows you to do things you can't do in real life. It allows you to understand more than just what life provides you."

-Stella Adler

NOW is the perfect time to sign up for all or any of the 3 steps our comprehensive CERTIFICATE PROGRAM!

STEP 1: PRIVATE COACHING -
6x1hr sessions, learn or re-enforce the essentials, with trusted process preparation techniques and direction, we prepare and tape contrasting monologues. Add to your reel!

STEP 2: SEMIPRIVATE, SCENE-STUDY:
3x2hr sessions. I partner you, we review and apply the preparation techniques. We tape 2 scenes with playback, notes and direction, with a focus on on-camera technique - living in the scene!

Or .. alternate STEP 2: SIGN UP FOR THE OCTOBER THURSDAY NIGHT SCENE-STUDY CLASS:
OCT. 8, 15, 22, 29 from 6-9 pm.
We're preparing and taping scenes, telling compelling stories, applying foundational, analytical preparation techniques, with a focus on screen acting skills, using 2 cameras.

STEP 3: THE SUCCESSFUL AUDITIONS WORKSHOP:
2 days, sharpen your audition skills, plus SELF-TAPE AUDITIONS, for commercials and film and TV series, we tape your 2 auditions, with critique, coaching, direction and demonstration. Next: SEPTEMBER 26th & 27th

Come train with actor and coach, Michael Caruana. Expert guidance and coaching, trusted, since 1996, at bongo productions.

Private Coaching Scene-study.
Audition Technique.
Comprehensive training with our Certificate Program.

Expert coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted, since 1996!

Book a FREE consultation with Michael at bongoproductions.com or contact us at (416) 294-3754

09/17/2026

"I was like a dull knife - I had the tool, I just needed to sharpen it.
My life is my reference. I know what it feels like to laugh. I know what it feels like to cry. I know what it feels like to feel pain, I know what it feels like to bury somebody. I know what it feels like to be loved, I know what it feels like to not be loved. I know what it feels like to be hungry and have only a dollar in your pocket. Those are real things; you can't fake that stuff."

-Luis Guzman (Boogie Nights, Traffic, Punch Drunk Love)

Come train with experienced actor and coach, Michael Caruana!

Expert guidance and coaching, trusted, since 1996, at bongo productions.

DATES FOR OCTOBER THURSDAY NIGHT SCENE-STUDY CLASS:

OCTOBER 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th - 6-9 pm.

Book a FREE consultation with Michael at bongoproductions.com or contact us at (416) 294-3754.

In this Scene-study class, at my bongo productions studio, we're preparing and taping scenes, telling compelling stories, reviewing foundational process preparation techniques and analysis, with a focus on screen acting skills and technique, using 2 cameras.

Revitalize your screen acting experience!

Private Coaching Scene-study.
Audition Technique.
Comprehensive training with our Certificate Program.

bongo productions is a proud member of AACE! (Association of Acting Coaches and Educators)

09/11/2026

From my uber talented & VERY BUSY student & friend RYAN O’Neill: “Best compliment I got at tiff party number one...people need to watch you and learn that there is no such thing as a small part because no matter what part you’re doing, big or small, you steal every scene you’re in. 😃

bongoproductions.com

09/11/2026

"Michael is a wonderful coach. My confidence level increased thanks to the feedback and experience given by Michael. I credit my recent sucess to the experience and familiarity I obtained from Michael. Simply put, Michael provided the shoes for the race that is the actors life."
-Farid Yazdani, Toronto Actor

NOW is the perfect time to sign up for all or any of the 3 steps our comprehensive CERTIFICATE PROGRAM!

STEP 1: PRIVATE COACHING -
6x1hr sessions, learn or re-enforce the essentials, with trusted process preparation techniques and direction, we prepare and tape contrasting monologues. Add to your reel!

STEP 2: SEMIPRIVATE, SCENE-STUDY:
3x2hr sessions. I partner you, we review and apply the preparation techniques. We tape 2 scenes with playback, notes and direction, with a focus on on-camera technique - living in the scene!

Or .. alternate STEP 2: SIGN UP FOR THE AUGUST THURSDAY NIGHT SCENE-STUDY CLASS:
OCT. 8, 15, 22, 29 from 6-9 pm.

We're preparing and taping scenes, telling compelling stories, applying foundational, analytical preparation techniques, with a focus on screen acting skills, using 2 cameras.

STEP 3: THE SUCCESSFUL AUDITIONS WORKSHOP:
2 days, sharpen your audition skills, plus SELF-TAPE AUDITIONS, for commercials and film and TV series, we tape your 2 auditions, with critique, coaching, direction and demonstration. Next: SEPTEMBER 26th & 27th

Come train with actor and coach, Michael Caruana. Expert guidance and coaching, trusted, since 1996, at bongo productions.

Private Coaching Scene-study.
Audition Technique.
Comprehensive training with our Certificate Program.

Expert coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted, since 1996!

Book a FREE consultation with Michael at bongoproductions.com or contact us at (416) 294-3754

09/09/2026

Never lose yourself in your acting. Always act in your own person, as an artist. The moment you lose yourself marks the departure from truly living your part and the beginning of exaggerated false acting. Therefore, no matter how much you act, how many parts you take, you should never allow yourself any exception to the rule of using your own feelings. To break that rule is the equivalent of killing the person you are portraying, because you deprive him of a palpitating, living, human soul, which is the real source of life for a part."

- Constantin Stanislavsky

NEW DATES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL AUDITIONS WORKSHOP:

SEPTEMBER 26th & 27th, 10 am - 2pm

A bongo classic!

In this two-day workshop, you'll dive into auditioning and self-taping for commercials, film, and TV.

You'll get hands-on coaching, honest feedback, and guidance that builds your confidence and sharpens your skills while learning about the industry.

Use your taped auditions to elevate your reel, impress casting directors, and book more roles!

Come train with actor and coach, Michael Caruana. Expert guidance and coaching, trusted, since 1996, at bongo productions.

Private Coaching Scene-study.
Audition Technique.
Comprehensive training with our Certificate Program.

Expert coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted, since 1996!

Book a FREE consultation with Michael at bongoproductions.com or contact us at (416) 294-3754

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2142 Bloor Street West, #4
Toronto, ON
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