Filipino actors are among the best in the world, but many have left the country in search for advanced training abroad.
Recognizing the deep hunger of the Filipino actor to continue to hone his craft and to bring acting to a higher, more challenging, and more fulfilling vista of creativity, Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) partners with The Stella Adler Studio of Acting to bring one of the most renowned acting studios in New York and Los Angeles closer to aspiring Filipino actors in Metro Manila.
This November, PETA hosts an intensive Voice, Text and Scene Study Advanced Class for Professional Actors to be conducted by Andrew Wade and Don Williams of The Stella Adler Studio of Acting. This Advanced Class for Professional Actors aims to equip and edify the Filipino actor with skills in Voice, Text and Scene Study.
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting of New York (and its West Coast branch, the Art of Acting Studio in Los Angeles) is known for creating an environment that nurtures theater artists who value humanity—their own and others’—as their first priority while providing art and education to the greater community. Stella Adler’s holistic approach strengthens and develops the actor’s intellect, body, voice, spirit, and imagination.
Among the actors who studied at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting are James Coburn, Kevin Costner, Melanie Griffith, Harvey Keitel, Jerome Robbins, Diana Ross, Anthony Quinn, Martin Sheen, and John Ritter.
Stella Adler believes that “Growth as an actor and growth as a human being are synonymous.” Adler’s philosophy has served as a guiding light to many prominent actors in the business today.
The actor’s artistic impulse—often cultivated and nurtured by a strong teacher or school—provides the fuel that propels him or her to work, which attracts agents, casting directors, producers, and, ultimately, audience.
Tom Openheim,
Artistic Director, The Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Enrollment for the Voice, Text and Scene Study Advanced Class for Professional Actors is ongoing. Classes will be held at The PETA Theater Center from November 25 to December 2, 2011. Reserve a slot now through:
PETA Marketing and Public Relations Office: (02) 725 6244, (02) 4100821-22, 0906 211 5003. Please look for Meann Espinosa.
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Reserve Slots Here
Andrew Wade
Mr. Andrew Wade joined the Royal Shakespeare Company as assistant voice director in 1987 and in 1990 became head of voice, a position he would hold for more than ten years. Mr. Wade recorded Working Shakespeare, a series of voice and text work featuring Helen Hunt, Samuel L. Jackson and Claire Danes. He also served as text consultant for the movie Shakespeare In Love. Now, Mr. Wade continues to work all over the world in a freelance capacity. Aside from The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, he also teaches at the Delaware University, the National Theater School in Montreal, and the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. He is also currently teaching Master Classes at The Juilliard School in New York.
Don Williams
Mr. Don Williams is the Associate Head of The Stella Adler Acting Studio. He has directed numerous off- and off-off Broadway productions such as Turn of the Screw, The Tempest, Macbeth, Miss Julie, and many others. Some of the productions he has directed at The Stella Adler Acting Studio are Death of a Salesman, Twelve Angry Jurors, Suddenly Last Summer, and The Blue Room—all sold out weeks before the opening. As a professional actor Mr. Williams has performed for the Harold Clurman Lab Theater, The Denver Theater Company, and the California Shakespeare Fest, among others.
