Before Performance
Own the room through posture, breath, stillness, and energy awareness.
The CBAS Method™
Stop pretending. Start telling the truth.
CBAS is a disciplined, working studio for performers who are ready to close the gap between training and the real world of auditions, self-tapes, sets, and lasting careers.
“I don’t train actors to pretend. I train actors to tell the truth.”
Emotional Truth
Build honest work through subtext, listening, lived experience, and real connection.
Technical Precision
Break down the script, play the beats, layer the character, and calibrate the genre.
Professional Readiness
Move with confidence through auditions, self-tapes, branding, etiquette, and resilience.
Choose your room
Classes built for working actors.
Every program is practical: live work, direct coaching, clear adjustments, and a standard that prepares you to show up ready.
4-Week Acting Class
Two hours every Tuesday for scene work, on-camera technique, script and character breakdown, auditions, and actor mindset.
$150 • 2 hours • Tuesdays
240 N Jeff Davis Dr, Fayetteville, GA
1-on-1 Acting Intensive
Focused, individual work to sharpen technique, deepen emotional authenticity, and elevate your on-camera performance.
$250 • 2 hours • Wednesdays at 7 PM ET
4-week virtual session
Master Class
A four-hour deep dive for serious actors: live scene work, emotional truth, character development, audition work, and direct feedback.
4-hour intensive
TBD
Dr. Farah “Cocoa” Brown Actress • Comedienne • Educator
Meet your coach
Decades in the business. One standard in the room.
Dr. Farah “Cocoa” Brown is an accomplished film and television actress, nationally recognized comedian, and master acting coach. Her approach gives performers the honest feedback, technical language, and professional discipline needed to grow beyond the classroom.
- American Crime Story
- For Better or Worse
- Ted 2
- Single Moms Club
- In the Cut
- Screen Actors Guild Award nominee
On screen
A career made for the camera.
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Watch Cocoa work
The reel room.
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Open in Drive ↗The work starts here
Serious actors don’t wait to feel ready. They train ready.
Bring a monologue or scene, show up camera-ready, and be prepared to work outside your comfort zone. The room is supportive. The standard is real.
Secure Your SeatIn-person classesEvery Tuesday • 2 hours
Virtual coachingWednesdays • 7 PM ET
Studio locationFayetteville, Georgia
Before you book
Bring your talent. Bring your discipline.
CBAS sessions are designed as active working rooms. Please arrive on time, camera-ready, and ready to participate fully.
- All class purchases are non-refundable.
- A $75 non-refundable deposit secures a seat in eligible $150, Master Class, and Virtual Class offerings.
- For eligible partial refunds, cancellation must be made at least 12 hours before class; the deposit remains non-refundable.
- Same-day cancellations and no-shows forfeit payments made.