About OWAS, thanks for visiting!

Olander Wilson Acting Studio (OWAS) is a certified Minority-

Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) company operated by working actor and teacher, Olander “Big O” Wilson. Coach O graduated with his BFA in Theatre from the University of South Carolina, where he classically trained in Sanford Meisner, Method Acting, and Konstantin Stanislavski techniques.

OWAS offers group and 1:1 acting classes for children and adults. We provide a variety of services and acting techniques. How? Olander and his staff have over 15 years of experience as working actors, filmmakers, editors and they all understand the audition and booking process. Everyone has the opportunity to sweep someone off their feet, they just need the right broom. OWAS is the right broom!

Our actors come from a variety of educational backgrounds, including elementary, high school, and college. Our students have appeared in commercials, network television series, Broadway, and feature films available on Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime, to mention a few platforms.

• Sanford Meisner Techniques

• Konstatin Stanislavski Techniques

• Method Acting

• Commercial Audition Techniques

• Filmmaking

• 1:1 Private Session

• Acting for TV & Film: Dissecting a Character

• Scene Study

• High School Performance Arts & College Monologue Prep

• Self-tape Audition help

• Breaking into the Acting Industry

• Kid/Teen & Adult Beginner Acting

• Kid/Teen & Adult Advanced Acting