“Great in so many ways!” exclaims Maroon 5’s Mickey Madden. It’s Chris DeCarlo’s Actors’ Workshop at Santa Monica Playhouse, helping you conquer the critic within, overcome competition fear, and have fun discovering your artist’s voice. And it’s arguably the only workshop in town where you get to hone your skills and then put them in action in an original play – not a showcase - performed for the public at the end of the session – every Actors’ Workshop session offers a new play, a new opportunity, a new role written especially for you. Unleash your creative self in a unique experience that uses theatre to enhance communication, build self-confidence, and explore interpersonal relationships. It’s a great tool for actors at all levels of proficiency, augmenting audition, cold reading and scene study techniques. “I always leave the workshop energized and ready to take on the acting world!” says actress Julie Smith, and an empowering experience for anyone who would like to power up t