Arthur Mendoza
Arthur Mendoza is an American stage actor and acting coach. He has taught in Los Angeles for more than 20 years and has worked with such talents as Khandi Alexander, Sasha Barrese, Peta Wilson, Finola Hughes, Branford Marsalis, Deidre Hall, and John Jopson after he won a scholarship to the Conservatory. He has performed in more than 124 plays and worked on television and in film, including episodes of "Falcon Crest" and "Our House" and the film "Deep Cover". Education. Mendoza earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Riverside, and an MFA from University of  California, San Diego. He studied with Stella Adler for 10 years before becoming the founding principal instructor at her studio in Hollywood. Career. Mendoza is the founder, artistic director and principal acting instructor at the Actors Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, California. He has directed productions at the Actors Circle Theatre, including "The Glass Menagerie". Mendoza coaches at the Santa Monica Playhouse, continuing his and Stella Adler's legacy of the Stanislavsky Method, finding an indirect pathway to emotional expression via physical action.