Welcome to The Richard Lawson Studio.
My purpose in teaching is to, by divine influence, arouse, impassion, enlighten, entertain, impinge and rehabilitate artists using my expertise, experience and knowledge through the perpetuation of the fundamentals of the Katselas Approach to creation.
What is the ‘approach’? There are several definitions of approach that I like a lot;
- A way or means of reaching something; an access.
- The method used in dealing with or accomplishing.
- The steps taken by a bowler before delivering the ball.
A way or means, a method used or steps taken to deliver, deal with or reach something or someone.
Arguably so, Milton Katselas is the preeminent master acting teacher in the world today. His success as a teacher is founded in his experience and recognition as a world-renowned director, painter, writer, photographer and architect. He brings a wealth of experience, wisdom and mastery of craft that is unparalleled by most because the basis of his teaching is founded in the fact that he is the eternal student. He is at the forefront of an artistic renaissance.
As the senior teacher at the Beverly Hills playhouse, having studied with Milton since 1976, and teaching for him since 1980, I’ve had the pleasure of being the main conduit of infusing this artistic renaissance into thousands of the industries most successful actors, directors, writers, producers, comedians, dancers and singers.
My relationship with Milton and the BHP will be ongoing and everlasting, but it is time to open my own doors and bring to an abundant and thriving industry, the combination of the knowledge and legacy gleaned from teaching the ‘Katselas approach’ and my own experience, expertise and concepts in helping artist bring that approach to the screen thru the use of technology.
If you are interested in finding out more about the school, please email me.
The following is a partial list of actors and directors who studied at the BHP:
Leslie Ackerman |
Ana Alicia |
Ed Aimes |
Anne Archer |
Jennifer Aspen |
Catherine Bach |
Alec Baldwin |
Catherine Bell |
Barbi Benton |
Crystal Bernard |
Valerie Bertinelli |
Bibi Besch |
Robert Blake |
Steve Bond |
Sonny Bono |
Zev Braun |
Burk Brinkerhoff |
Delta Burke |
Colleen Camp |
Jean Carol |
Jim Carrey |
Nancy Cartwright |
David Cassidy |
Joanne Cassidy |
Kim Cattrall |
Kyle Chandler |
George Clooney |
Jeff Conaway |
Martha Coolidge |
Joe Cortese |
Nicholas Coster |
James Cromwell |
Cathy Lee Crosby |
Denise Crosby |
Mary Crosby |
Tyne Daly |
Ted Danson |
Tony Danza |
Patti Davis |
Bruce Davidson |
Donna Deitch |
Howard Deutsch |
George DiCenzo |
Stephanie Dunnam |
Ron Eldard |
Jenna Elfman |
James Farentino |
Tovah Feldshuh |
Miguel Ferrer |
William Forsythe |
Penny Fuller |
Allen Garfield |
Troy Garity |
Willie Gault |
Cindy Gibb |
Gloria Gifford |
Beth Grant |
Harry Hamlin |
Pat Harrington |
Mel Haris |
Mary Hart |
Wings Hauser |
Daryl Hickman |
Peter Horton |
Kate Hudson |
Finola Hughes |
Elaine Joyce |
Jayne Kennedy |
Kevin Kilner |
Gladys Knight |
Carol Kritzer |
Marty Kove |
Tammy Lauren |
Brandon Lee |
Len Lesser |
Lisa London |
Carol Lynley |
Cheryl Ladd |
Adam Lazarre-White |
Stephen Macht |
Paul Le Mat |
John Livingston |
Dorothy Lyman |
Farhad Man |
Edie Maclure |
Justina Machado |
Ed Marinaro |
Marilyn McCoo |
Heather Menzies |
Marian Mercer |
Larry Miller |
Donna Mills |
Lynne Moody |
Ken Norton |
Chris Noth |
Walter Olkewicz |
Donna Percow |
Michelle Pfeiffer |
Jeff Pierce |
Robert Pine |
Priscilla Presley |
Larry Pressman |
Kelly Preston |
Lee Purcell |
Leah Remini |
Gene Reynolds |
Giovanni Ribisi |
Doris Roberts |
Salli Richardson |
Mimi Rogers |
Rock Rosenthal |
Sara Rush |
Joe Santos |
Camille Saviola |
Joel Schumacher |
Tom Selleck |
Cotter Smith |
Jojo Starbuck |
Gene Stein |
Patrick Swayze |
Jeffrey Tambor |
Sarah Thomspson |
Jonathan Tolins |
Robert Townsend |
Robert Urich |
Chick Venerra |
Robert Walden |
Fred Ward |
Keenan Ivory Wayans |
Barry Williams |
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