Weekly Notice

Winter Term runs 10 weeks, January 6 – March 17

• In-person Classes and Online Classes are available
• Most classes run for 10 weeks, while some classes are offered in two 5-week parts (Part A & Part B) which can be taken independently or together:
  • Winter Part A: Jan 6 – Feb 10 (no class Jan 20)
  • Winter Part B: Feb 11 – Mar 17
    • A $15 discount will apply when registering for both parts. Sign up for either Part independently (5 weeks each), or join both for the full 10-week term. You may join Part B without taking Part A.
• Browse Classes and Register Online. Classes are available in:
  • Acting
  • Speech & Voice
  • Movement & The Body
  • Musical Theater & Singing
  • Playwriting
  • Directing
  • Young People – Acting for Kids & Teens

Snezhana Chernova performs (in Russian) in the play, At The Limit of Feelings, based on a letters and diaries of Elena Bulgakova Friday, Dec 13 at 6pm at HB Playwright Theater.

David Maurice Sharp received the 2024 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award for his book, A Bell for Maury’s Bicycle.

Peter Francis James returns to Broadway in Left on Tenth at James Earl Jones Theatre. Performances run Nov 5–Feb 2.

Rachel Christopher join the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway, playing Hermione Granger.

Jean-Marc Berne won the Earphones Award for the audiobook narration of House of Bone And Rain, written by Gabino Iglesias.

Christopher Abbott stars in the feature Wolf Man, a reimagined take on the 1941 classic gothic horror film. Expected to release in 2025.

Fred Weller performs in the upcoming Amazon Prime series, Better Sisters with Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel.

Jessica Hecht returns to Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in Eureka Day. Runs Nov 25–Jan 19.

Jack Vincent Moran performs in Zero Day, streaming soon on Netflix.

Chad Kaydo‘s play I’m Repeating Myself is performed at The Brick. Runs Feb 27–Mar 15. Use code: ARTISTS5 for $20 tickets for these Feb 27, 28; Mar 4, 5, 6 at 8pm and Mar 1 Matinee

Kate Surinskaya star, produced and wrote the short film, Parallels. streaming on Omeleto.

Chris Jaymes has been cast in the upcoming film Deliver Me  From Nowhere starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen, playing Dennis King, Springsteen’s sound engineer, with a Fall 2025 release from 20th Century Fox.

Alexander Pennecke guest stars in Brilliant Minds on NBC/Peacock.

Eric Roffman speaks in a dive about eXtended Reality and an introduction into what AI can do (and should not be allowed to do), XR (& AI) Today & for The Next Four Years. The emphasis is on aspects of story-making and story-telling, for actors, directors, writers, producers, and other creative artists.

Renée Stork, who studies with Michael Beckett, recently appeared in a recurring role as Judge Whitney on the season finale of NBC’s Law & Order. She guest starred as Rachel Picaggli in the 4th season finale of FBI: Most Wanted on CBS. Renée will also appear as Ruth Hill in the highly anticipated mini series, The Penguin which begins streaming on Max in September 2024.

Ted Brunetti co-stars in Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Adele Batchelder is featured in The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out, can be rented on Amazon Prime.

Youlim Nam along with Sophia Treanor and Deborah Black collaborate on a new podcast, In The Particles, exploring postmodernism in performance and beyond.

Jane Kotlyar is featured in the short film, Strays, which will be screening at Newport Beach Film Festival.

Chris Jaymes just completed shooting the upcoming FOX series Rescue Hi Surf and has a recurring role on season 5 of Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Katharine Cullison is co-stars in Fantasmas, Season 1, Episode 6: The Void, now streaming on HBO Max.

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