Enrollment is now open for our first Acting Academy Sessions.
Have you dreamed of being an Actor?
Do you have some experience and are looking for a way to improve your skills and knowledge? Are you planning to apply for an advanced Actor training program and need some help perfecting an Audition piece? Would you like to work with The Catskill Public Theater in Summer 2024 for our initial season? These classes will be a great way to introduce yourself.
Consider joining our eight week, 16 class, Spring 2024 Acting Academy.
Starts on Monday, May 6, 2024, and meeting every Monday and Thursday from 6:30-8:00p, at the Livingston Manor consolidated school.
Ending on Thursday, June 27 with a recital of our Work for an invited audience of friends and family.
Only $5 per class. Pre purchase 16 classes for only $60 and receive a 25% discount. Perfect for Holiday gifting.
The the curriculum will include:
Improvisation and Theater Games in the “Spolin” Technique, used by the famous Second City troupe, where many important Actors have trained.
Introduction to breathing exercises, plus beginning voice and diction training.
Introduction to “The Method,” developed by Konstantin Stanislavsky, pioneered by the renowned Actor’s Studio, and originated by Lee Strasbourg in LA and NY.
Selection and rehearsal of scenes to be presented at our Class ending recital.
The class will be taught by the Founder and Managing Director of The Catskill Public Theater, Marshall Shnider. With extensive experience in Theater, Film and TV, Shnider trained at The Juillard School Drama Division in a class that included Robin Williams, William Hurt, Kelsey Grammer, among others. He appeard in eight seasons of The American Shakespeare Festival, the Soap Opera “The Doctors,” on Broadway in “The Love Cure” and “A Matter of Gravity,” (Katherine Hepburn’s last appearance on Broadway), and six Films including both parts of Superman, and Robert DeNiro’s first film, “Bang The Drum Slowly.” Shnider, and surprise Guest teachers, will supervise an exciting and instructive environment, for students to explore and maximize their talent and potential.
To enroll and purchase the discounted “Full Class” Package, fill out below form.