Acting for Adults

Open to all experience levels, this class is designed for adult actors to learn and hone their acting skills. Students will work on a combination of exercises, games, focused text study, and scene rehearsal.  We will discuss and try a number of methods for delivering lively, believable, and moving performances -- without getting too pretentious about any of it.  Above all, we're going to create a safe and encouraging environment where we'll all be comfortable taking risks, trying new techniques, and workshopping our skills.  Let's play!

Spring 2025 Semester Focus: Improv and Theater Games

This semester will be a fun one!  Since it's a few weeks shorter than usual (6 weeks instead of 8) we're just going to embrace the short-form aspect of things and do all games all the time.  There's a great deal of skill and practice that can be derived from improv games and theater exercises, so we'll still be getting plenty of technical training. However, games are games -- so expect to have a lot of fun!

Meet your Teachers:

Trevor Hoffmann -  Trevor is a theater educator with over 20 years' professional teaching and coaching experience.  His work on Sonoma County and North Bay stages has included roles in over 50 plays and musicals, and he has directed professional productions throughout Sonoma County.  He is most known outside the Bay Area for his Voice Acting work in the Telltale Games Series "The Walking Dead".

Jarrett Galante - Jarrett Galante is an Actor, Writer, & Director. He has worked and studied with A.C.T. and Jean Shelton in San Francisco as well as The Groundlings, UCB, and Stella Adler in Los Angeles. He has taught comedic Improv for The Upfront Theater in Bellingham Washington, formerly run by Ryan Stiles. He loves to bring fun and excitement into all his classes, and believes that a sense of play is crucial to the art of acting. "It's only worth doing if you're having fun!"