PLAYHOUSE WEST-PHILADELPHIA HAS REOPENED!
We are excited to be back to in-studio acting work!
Potential students may once again Audit Our Classes.
Please read our REOPENING PLAN. It contains our safety guidelines and protocols.
We are excited to be back to in-studio acting work!
Potential students may once again Audit Our Classes.
Please read our REOPENING PLAN. It contains our safety guidelines and protocols.
TO ENROLL AT PLAYHOUSE WEST - PHILADELPHIA
ALL POTENTIAL STUDENTS MUST FIRST AUDIT A CLASS.
Appointment is Required. Audit is free.
Auditing an entire class is REQUIRED because we want you to see and experience how our classes are run and how we train people. Membership is granted on the basis of an interview with Tony Savant, Director, or Associate Instructor, Ed Aristone. The interviews are brief and take place immediately after the audit.
**In Philadelphia we accept students as young as 14, however anyone under 18 or still in high school must be accompanied by a parent when they audit and interview.
**In Philadelphia we accept students as young as 14, however anyone under 18 or still in high school must be accompanied by a parent when they audit and interview.
TO AUDIT IN PHILADELPHIA:
You will be auditing a multi-level class. Due to Covid-19 Restrictions and our phased approach to reopening the school, there are 3 classes available for audit in Philadelphia.
You will be auditing a multi-level class. Due to Covid-19 Restrictions and our phased approach to reopening the school, there are 3 classes available for audit in Philadelphia.
LOCATION:
PHILADELPHIA STUDIO 1218 Wallace Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 USE SIDE ENTRANCE! Please Enter & Exit through Backstage Entrance along the left side of the building. (There is a Daycare on the first floor, and we may not enter in front.) Parking: Wallace Street has only 2 hour parking on weekdays until 6:30 p.m., but there is free parking on 12th & 13th Streets, also on Melon Street & 12 Street, Marvine Street, Fairmont Avenue and Brown Street. The studio is also easily accessed by public transportation. We are only a few blocks from the Broad Street line at either Spring Garden or Fairmont Avenue. |
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Any questions will be answered at the time of your audit. Our classes are three hours in length.
You will be auditing a multi-level class, where some students will be doing the Intermediate or Advanced level work, including scenes or other advanced exercises, while other students will be doing the Level I work. Level I, or the beginning level, is the fundamental technique level of the work where all new students begin. The students at this step will have either just started their training or may have been working with us for several weeks or months. The exercises and scenes you will observe have at their root two clear guidelines: (1) acting is more instinctive than intellectual, and (2) it is vital for the actor to connect with his working partner. These basic principles are emphasized and trained into the actor in various ways until they become habit.
As the actor moves through the program there is progressively more scene work, accompanied by advanced exercises, culminating in “Scene Day/Nights”, and participation in Playhouse West theatrical productions and/or work in the many film projects that use our acting company.
You will be auditing a multi-level class, where some students will be doing the Intermediate or Advanced level work, including scenes or other advanced exercises, while other students will be doing the Level I work. Level I, or the beginning level, is the fundamental technique level of the work where all new students begin. The students at this step will have either just started their training or may have been working with us for several weeks or months. The exercises and scenes you will observe have at their root two clear guidelines: (1) acting is more instinctive than intellectual, and (2) it is vital for the actor to connect with his working partner. These basic principles are emphasized and trained into the actor in various ways until they become habit.
As the actor moves through the program there is progressively more scene work, accompanied by advanced exercises, culminating in “Scene Day/Nights”, and participation in Playhouse West theatrical productions and/or work in the many film projects that use our acting company.
Class & Fee Structure
Classes are ongoing and can be entered into at any time during the month. Membership is on a month-to-month basis. The monthly fee is due on the first class of each month.
**Notice: Our Class Structure has changed!**
Due to Covid-19, as part of our Phase One REOPENING PLAN, our class structure has changed from 2 acting classes per week, to 1 acting class in the studio, and 2 online classes per week. Plus a free, one hour online Voice and Speech class per week (a $50 discount). The online classes cover topics related to acting, including scene interpretation, play and film analysis, screenwriting exercises, Q&As with industry professionals. All online classes are recorded and can be viewed later. This new class structure will remain in place until further notice.
**Notice: Our Class Structure has changed!**
Due to Covid-19, as part of our Phase One REOPENING PLAN, our class structure has changed from 2 acting classes per week, to 1 acting class in the studio, and 2 online classes per week. Plus a free, one hour online Voice and Speech class per week (a $50 discount). The online classes cover topics related to acting, including scene interpretation, play and film analysis, screenwriting exercises, Q&As with industry professionals. All online classes are recorded and can be viewed later. This new class structure will remain in place until further notice.
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Class is $200/month
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**In September, 2020, we plan to return to our regular schedule of two classes per week in the studio. At that time, all weekly online classes will cease, and will only be scheduled periodically.
Playhouse West has been training actors, directors, and writers in Los Angeles for thirty-nine years. Our students have gone on to achieve success at all levels of the Industry, from Academy Award nominees, to Golden Globe & Emmy winners. From film producers to TV show creators. Our actors regular star in film, television and Broadway.
Students at each branch of the school are considered full members of Playhouse West.
Students at each branch of the school are considered full members of Playhouse West.
