Classes

We offer a variety of virtual private lessons ranging from dance to singing to many different instruments. Lessons available in packs of four, in either 30-minute or 1-hour sessions. All four lessons must be used within three months of purchase.

• Acting
• Bass
• Dance
• Guitar
• Piano
• Singing

In this exciting three-week online workshop, students will learn how to create their own television show and web series from brainstorming an idea through writing a script through filming and post-production.

Students will not only create the content as a team, they will be given exciting tasks and writing prompts to keep them engaged throughout the week. Students will also get to know exciting things about production and the secrets & lingo that goes with “being on set”.

Instructor: Ashley Kate Adams (Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Producer of AKA Studio Productions (Rules of Cool, Mulligan)

Mondays & Thursdays, April 13 – 30
Closed for Passover: 4/16 class will take place on 4/17

• Ages: 8 – 11 (2 – 3 pm)
• Ages: 12+ (4 – 5 pm)

Member: $75
Non-member: $100
Limited 12 people per class

During this hands-on six week class, students will learn on-camera techniques and how to tell your story in front of the camera. Practice using monologues and commercials to create your very own videos for professional critique and discussions. Open to all skill levels.

Instructor: Linda Leonard (Broadway National Tour of Cats; numerous credits in theater, TV, and film – Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, and abroad)

Tuesdays, April 14 – May 19

• 4 – 5 pm
• Ages: 10 – 15

Member: $75
Non-member: $100
Limited to 8 people

Create your own play in this fun and engaging class! Through creative exercises, brainstorming sessions, improvisation, character work, workshopping, and more, students write a play together as a group. Students learn all about the different elements which are required to write a play, and find their own creative voices and visions.

Instructor: Avra Aron; published writer, global acting and writing teacher, and Tisch School of the Arts graduate.

Sundays, April 12 – May 17

• 1:15 – 2 pm
• Ages: 8 – 11

Member: $75
Non-member: $100
Limited to 10 people

Write your own play and learn the fundamentals of playwriting! In this class, you will learn how writers play with elements of character, dialogue, plot, conflict, and more. Through in-class writing and weekly assignments (which are fun and engaging), students will find their own creative voices and visions.

Instructor: Avra Aron; published writer, global acting and writing teacher and Tisch School of the Arts graduate.

Sundays, April 12 – May 17

• 2:30 – 3:30 pm
• Ages 12+

Member: $100
Non-member: $125
Limited to 8 people

Ashley Kate Adams (AKA Studio Productions): is an award-winning Actress & Producer who made her Broadway Debut at the age of 23 in Tony Award Winning Revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. She has appeared on television in UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (NETFLIX), ROYAL PAINS (USA), RULES OF COOL (FULLSCREEN), can be heard in TRUE DETECTIVE (HBO), THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES (HBO)  in LOGAN LUCKY, GEMINI MAN & seen in films such as PITCHING TENTS (Hulu), 1 Message (Dish Network) & stars in the upcoming short film LOVE. She recently won the Best Actress Award at the 2018 New York Theatre Festival for the play LOVE and originated the role of Carole in “A Christmas Carole: A One-Woman Show”. Off-Broadway & Regional Credits include the Culture Project, Paper Mill Playhouse, NYMF, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, MTC and more. Proud Motion Capture Performer for Rockstar Video games, featured in RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 & GRAND THEFT AUTO V: ARENA WARS. She started her Production Company, AKA Studio Productions, in 2011 and their work has been selected for over 150+ film festivals. TV Properties include: MULLIGAN (2018 LA Film Festival, 1st Place Flickers RIIFF) , RULES OF COOL (FULLSCREEN), CAPITAL ADVICE (ITV Fest) & Films include: ACE (Toronto Inside Out Fest), photo op (Winner SENE Film),  and the upcoming film’s BLINDSIGHT (LA Shorts) & ABSENT MIND (Toronto International Shorts). She inspired and Co-Produced the feature film BEAUTY MARK which was an official selection of the LA Film Festival in 2017 and was distributed by the Orchard. Her feature film BOY HERO is slated to film in Fall of 2020 in Co-Production with Pigasus Pictures.

Linda Leonard has been a professional director, choreographer, teacher, actor (AEA,SAG/AFTRA), singer, and dancer for over 45 years, here in the Metroplex and in NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, and abroad. Linda was in the Broadway national tour of Cats. Linda has directed or choreographed for WaterTower Theatre, Stage West, Circle Theatre, Echo Theatre, CitiRep, and Theatre Three to name a few in Dallas and Fort Worth. Linda was the Education Director for WaterTower Theatre (3 years), is a professor at KD Conservatory, and her credits include award-winning roles such as Ann Richards (Critics Forum and Column Awards) and Aurora in The Kiss of The Spiderwoman (Leon Rabin, Column and Critics Forum Awards). Linda also has numerous credits in film and television, and is represented by The Horne Agency in Dallas/LA, and directed a web series about autism, “Saving Hope”, which premiered in March of 2019. Linda is dedicated to the process of creativity, nurturing, and empowering young artists in every aspect of the arts.

Avra Aron is a writer, actress, and teacher. A graduate from the Stella Adler Conservatory at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she spent the last eight years working abroad in London where she directed various plays and musicals, including one which was shown at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She also directed students in preparation for London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts examinations. Her writing has been published in literary journals, including one which was listed as a Notable Special Issue of 2018 by ‘The Best American Essays 2019.’ She was a finalist for the VanderMey Nonfiction Prize.