SPOTS ARE RUNNING OUT FOR THE THURSDAY NIGHT SCENE-STUDY, GET YOURS WHILE YOU CAN!!!
First Build the Canoe
"I don't care when you learn the lines. And don't try to learn them in relation to the emotion you think you should have.
First build a canoe and then put it on the water, and whatever the water does, the canoe follows. The text is the canoe, but you must begin by putting the emphasis on the stormy river. I can't be any clearer than that."
- Sanford Meisner, On Acting
SEPTEMBER THURSDAY NIGHT CLASS DATES:
SEPTEMBER. 3, 10, 17, 24, 6-9pm
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.
(416) 294-3754
Private Coaching Scene-study.
Audition Technique
Comprehensive training with our Certificate Program.
Expert coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted, since 1996!
Visit www.bongoproductions.com to book a FREE consultation with Michael!
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.
08/01/2026
Every August, do you dream about being on the red carpet at TIFF? Do you want to become the actor you know you can be?
Check out our special TIFF deal!
Come to our August Thursday Night Scene-study Class. Aug. 6, 13, 23, 27. Prepare and tape two scenes, with coaching and direction with Michael Caruana.
You’ll get the class, plus a $200 gift certificate for headshots by celebrated, talented headshot photographer, Youseff Abdelmalek at YMA photo.
An amazing offer, you can’t say no to!
Join our community of actors at bongo productions for affordable coaching and classes, For beginners, working professionals, and everyone in between!
IN PERSON OR ONLINE COACHING with Michael Caruana at bongo productions.
Sign up for any of the 3 steps our comprehensive CERTIFICATE PROGRAM!
STEP 1: PRIVATE COACHING - 6x1hr sessions, learn or re-enforce the essentials, with trusted analysis techniques and direction, we prepare and tape contrasting monologues.
STEP 2: SEMIPRIVATE, SCENE-STUDY - 3x2hr sessions. I partner you, we review and apply the preparation techniques from Step 1. We tape 2 scenes with playback, notes and direction, with a focus on on-camera technique - living the scene! Add to your reel!
STEP 2, 2nd OPTION: Thursday night SCENE STUDY CLASS A challenging and inspirational class applying fundamental analysis to compelling scenes. Each actor prepares and tapes 2 scenes, with coaching and using 2 cameras. Perfect for beginners to build a stable foundation and working professionals to sharpen acting tools, with a playful vibe.THURSDAYS - 6-9 pm 🎬
STEP 3: THE SUCCESSFUL AUDITIONS WORKSHOP - 2 days, all about auditioning plus SELF-TAPE AUDITIONS, for commercials and film and TV series, we tape your 2 auditions, with critique, coaching, direction and demonstration. Repeats every 3rd month at bongo productions.
Professional coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted since 1996!
For more contact Michael at:
416 294-3754 or visit: bongoproductions.com
IN PERSON OR ONLINE COACHING with Michael Caruana at bongo productions.
Sign up for any of the 3 steps our comprehensive CERTIFICATE PROGRAM!
STEP 1: PRIVATE COACHING - 6x1hr sessions, learn or re-enforce the essentials, with trusted analysis techniques and direction, we prepare and tape contrasting monologues.
STEP 2: SEMIPRIVATE, SCENE-STUDY - 3x2hr sessions. I partner you, we review and apply the preparation techniques from Step 1. We tape 2 scenes with playback, notes and direction, with a focus on on-camera technique - living the scene! Add to your reel!
STEP 2, 2nd OPTION: Thursday night SCENE STUDY CLASS A challenging and inspirational class applying fundamental analysis to compelling scenes. Each actor prepares and tapes 2 scenes, with coaching and using 2 cameras. Perfect for beginners to build a stable foundation and working professionals to sharpen acting tools, with a playful vibe.THURSDAYS - 6-9 pm 🎬
STEP 3: THE SUCCESSFUL AUDITIONS WORKSHOP - 2 days, all about auditioning plus SELF-TAPE AUDITIONS, for commercials and film and TV series, we tape your 2 auditions, with critique, coaching, direction and demonstration. Repeats every 3rd month at bongo productions.
Professional coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted since 1996!
For more contact Michael at:
416 294-3754 or visit: bongoproductions.com
07/21/2026
This is your chance to continue your training at bongoproductions!
Write a Google Review on bongoproductions about your experience working with Michael and you will be entering the giveaway for a FREE 1-hour PRIVATE COACHING SESSION!!!
Entries will be accepted until the end of June (June 30th at 11:59 pm) and the winner will be revealed July 1st.
“I've been attending Michael's class for quite a while now and am connected to his students. It really is amazing to see how much passion he has for teaching and coaching his actors!! Michael is a true artist who teaches from his heart and his biggest reward is seeing his students perform and progress. His background as a college teacher sets him apart and puts him in a position of authority that certainly is a great asset to his students. I really could sit here and type all day, but to keep it short I cannot recommend Michael's
classes enough!!! He is the best at what he does. Often I am asked by actors who I recommend for coaching and workshops. My answer is always, Call Michael. He’s the guy. He’s highly respected in this industry and I trust him. Professional, generous, wise and talented. He’s the guy.”
-Youssef Abdelmalek from Ymaphoto - Actor Headshots
For more information or to sign up, call or text: 416 294-3754 or
email: [email protected]
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.
bongo productions is a proud member of AACE! (Association of Acting
Coaches and Educators)
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Really Talking, Really Listening
Twelve Angry Men, The Fugitive Kind, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, Q&A, Night Falls On Manhattan – these are just a few of the films Sydney Lumet has directed over the years. I can’t think of better words to commit to heart before actors cold-read and rehearse.
“How can we get actors with totally different life experiences and acting techniques to look like they’re making the same movie? The answer is remarkably simple, but like all simple things, it’s hard to achieve. Just as in life, really talking and listening to one another is very, very difficult. In acting, that’s the basis on which everything is built. By now I have an almost set speech I make just before the first reading of the script. I will say to the actors, ‘Go as far as you feel. Do as much or as little as you want to. If you feel it, let it fly. Don’t worry if it’s the right emotion or the wrong one. We’ll find out. That’s what rehearsals are for. But minimally, talk to each other and listen to each other. Don’t worry about losing your place in the script as long as you’re really talking and listening to each other. Try to pick up on what you just heard.
“Sanford Meisner was one of the best acting teachers of my time. With beginning students, he spent the first month or six weeks getting them to really talk and listen to one another. That’s all. It’s the great common denominator where different acting styles and techniques meet.”
Making Movies, by Sydney Lumet
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.
Professional coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted, since 1996! www.bongoproductions.com
IN PERSON OR ONLINE COACHING with Michael Caruana at bongo productions.
Sign up for any of the 3 steps our comprehensive CERTIFICATE PROGRAM!
STEP 1: PRIVATE COACHING - 6x1hr sessions, learn or re-enforce the essentials, with trusted analysis techniques and direction, we prepare and tape contrasting monologues.
STEP 2: SEMIPRIVATE, SCENE-STUDY - 3x2hr sessions. I partner you, we review and apply the preparation techniques from Step 1. We tape 2 scenes with playback, notes and direction, with a focus on on-camera technique - living the scene! Add to your reel!
STEP 2, 2nd OPTION: Thursday night SCENE STUDY CLASS A challenging and inspirational class applying fundamental analysis to compelling scenes. Each actor prepares and tapes 2 scenes, with coaching and using 2 cameras. Perfect for beginners to build a stable foundation and working professionals to sharpen acting tools, with a playful vibe.THURSDAYS - 6-9 pm 🎬
STEP 3: THE SUCCESSFUL AUDITIONS WORKSHOP - 2 days, all about auditioning plus SELF-TAPE AUDITIONS, for commercials and film and TV series, we tape your 2 auditions, with critique, coaching, direction and demonstration. Repeats every 3rd month at bongo productions.
Professional coaching, with Michael Caruana, at bongo productions, trusted since 1996!
For more contact Michael at:
416 294-3754 or visit: bongoproductions.com
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