Have you dreamed of being an Actor?

FREE Acting Classes

• Have you ever dreamed about being an Actor?

• Are looking for a way to improve your skills and knowledge?

• Are you looking for a versatile Actor training program?

• Need some help perfecting an Audition piece?

• Do you feel intimidated when addressing a group of people?

We can help. Consider joining our eight week, 10 class, Spring 2024 Acting Academy. Our Acting Classes are like the other offerings of CPT: Donations only. Pay-what-you wish. Classes are from 6:30-8:00pm. Attending our Academy is a great way to network with other Actors. All levels of experience and different ages are welcome. It will be fun, instructive, exciting and memorable, just like The Catskill Public Theater’s other functions.

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, pionered 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 in our acting classes or purchase the discounted “Full Class” Package, please submit the adjacent form.

Please fill out this form to apply to our acting classes: