Our Online Classes
Due to City of Philadelphia new Covid restrictions, through December, 2020, our training will be conducted online. These classes are available to our current and former students, as well as non-members. All sessions are recorded and can be watched later. (SEE FULL SCHEDULE BELOW.)
It is important to note that the Online Classes are not acting classes, which cannot be taught authentically online. However, the classes cover subjects relevant and valuable to all actors, writers, directors and producers.
Tuition is $200 per month. All non-students interested must register below.
The online classes are not eligible to be audited.
It is important to note that the Online Classes are not acting classes, which cannot be taught authentically online. However, the classes cover subjects relevant and valuable to all actors, writers, directors and producers.
Tuition is $200 per month. All non-students interested must register below.
The online classes are not eligible to be audited.
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December 2020 - Online Classes
Click on a class to read description FILM ANALYSIS: RED
Tuesday, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY December 1, 2 & 3 6:30 – 9:30 pm 
This three-part class will be a course on filmmaking as well as film analysis. We will be deconstructing the award-winning short film, RED, starring Jim Parrack (9-1-1 Lone Star, True Blood, Fury), Evangeline Young (On The Rocks, Emergence), and using it to illustrate all aspects of the filmmaking process, from concept to writing the script, pre-production, rehearsals, meetings, scheduling, shooting and post-production. We will be going over the script, watching the film, discussing filmmaking principles, with Tony Savant the writer/director/producer of the film. We tentatively may have other guests, including some of the actors and other key crew who helped make the film.
VOICE & SPEECH
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 11 AM - 12 PM This class begins with a vocal warm up, followed by various voice and speech exercises. SCENE INTERPRETATION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 6:30 - 8:30 PM We will read a scene(s) and go through the steps of how to break them down, what questions to ask, and how to make smart, strong interpretive acting choices. Screenwriting: Discussion on "Premise"
Tuesday, december 8 12 - 3 pm Every piece of dramatic literature, whether it is a play or a screenplay, is a dramatization of some idea that has a point to it. We call that point the premise or theme. This class will be a discussion on what a screenplay really is, and the fundamental elements contained in all excellent scripts. Will also include a writing exercise. SCREENWRITING: DISCUSSION on "cHARACTER: the anatomy of a story"
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 6:30 - 9:30 PM This session will be devoted understanding how to design and form three-dimensional characters, as well as objectives, character spines, growth and transition and much more. The class will also involve a writing exercise. 
This session will be an in depth discussion of Mr. Pellegrino's film and television career. Mr. Pellegrino is one of the best, most respected, actors in Hollywood. He has an incredible body of work and credits, and he has worked with some of the top talent in the industry. His film credits include TheBig Lebowski, Lethal Weapon, Capote, National Treasure, Beirut, etc.. He has an enormous body of television credits, including as a series regular on Dexter, Lost, Being Human, Quantico, Supernatural and currently on 13 Reasons Why. Mr. Pellegrino recently joined the cast of a news series set in Pittsburg, Rust, with Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney, set to begin filming this winter.
SCREENWRITING: DISCUSSION on "conflict"
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 6:30 - 9:30 PM This class will focus on the nature and origin of conflict, crisis and action, as well as understanding the 4 different kinds of conflict. The class will involve a writing exercise. VOICE & SPEECH
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 11 AM - 12 PM This class begins with a vocal warm up, followed by various voice and speech exercises. SCENE INTERPRETATION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 6:30 - 8:30 PM We will read a scene(s) and go through the steps of how to break them down, what questions to ask, and how to make smart, strong interpretive acting choices. FILM ANALYSIS: tootsie
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 16, 17 6:30 - 9:30 PM An unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, Tootsie was directed by Sydney Pollack, and stars a tremendous cast of Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Terri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Billy Murray, Charles Durning, Sydney Pollack. This three-part class will involve watching and deconstructing the film, scene-by-scene, for analysis and interpretation. We will look at the acting, writing, directing and overall filmmaking to illustrate what constitutes a well-made, outstanding film. VOICE & SPEECH
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 11 AM - 12 PM This class begins with a vocal warm up, followed by various voice and speech exercises. PLAY ANALYSIS: DINNER WITH FRIENDS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 6:30 - 8:30 PM A discussion and analysis of this outstanding play by Donald Margulies, Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. We will deconstruct the play and discuss the theme, spines of all the characters. FILM ANALYSIS: MARRIAGE STORY
Monday, December 28, 12 – 3 pm MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 6:30 - 9:30 PM tuesday, december 29, 6:30 - 9:30 pm Noah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together. Written and directed by Baumbach, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Alan Alda and Ray Liotta. Nominated for 6 Academy Awards (Dern won for Best Supporting Actress), Marriage Story thrives on simple, deep and alive acting from a tremendous cast. This three-part class will deconstruct the film, scene-by-scene, for the acting, writing, directing and cinematic story-telling choices. We will analyze the theme, spines of the main characters and use it to illustrate sound screenwriting and story-telling. |
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Our store has over 20 products with our logo.
There are Regular T-Shirts, Hoodies, Women's V-Neck T-Shirts, Long Sleeve T-Shirts, Jackets and more! High quality! To see all products go to the Product Page below.
Purchasing any of these items helps to support our Theater Company and the Playhouse West Arts Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization. All proceeds go toward the production costs of our plays, school events, as well as purchasing lighting equipment and other renovations we are doing at our theater.
