Scene Study for the Professional Actor

April 20 – May 4, 2025

ON SALE SOON!!!!

A Five-Session Workshop:

Location:
The Studio at the Wilma Theater, 265 S Broad St

Cost:
$475
(At this time, no deposits, partial payments or refunds are available for this class.)

Enrollment Deadline: Sunday April 13th

Workshop Description

This 2-week scene study workshop is intended for the experienced actor – from Intermediate to Advanced – to share space with fellow theatre artists seeking to deepen their skills, practice their craft, and dive into experimental exploration. Participants will move, play, and collaborate with classmates to investigate scenes from contemporary plays. Tailored instruction will include in-class exercises in scoring scene work, responding authentically to an acting partner, and unlocking new ways of working on plays. Students will also be exposed to theatre methodologies employed by The Wilma’s resident company of actors and directors, The HotHouse. Training under acclaimed Philadelphia and Barrymore award-winning actor and director Justin Jain, this short intensive workshop will joyfully celebrate the process of investigating scene work, while embracing the spirit of ensemble and collaboration – core values of The Wilma Theatre.

During the course of 5 sessions over two weeks, students will:

Partner to explore scene work from contemporary plays

Engage with techniques in actor training and script analysis

Connect with concepts in a collaborative environment

Become more confident in full-bodied exploration and risk taking in rehearsals

Receive individual and tailored coaching and feedback through the work

More about this class:

It is imperative for registered participants to work and rehearse scenes with their assigned partners outside of the class sessions. These meeting times are at the discretion and location of each unique pair. Please be advised that the more work that is done outside of the studio, the further we can go in-session. Students are expected to meet a minimum of one rehearsal per week outside of the classroom hours.

Upon registration, you will be asked to fill out a quick intake form stating your interest in the course and demonstration of previous experience.

About Your Instructor

Justin Jain is a HotHouse Company member, previously appearing in Kiss, 12th Night, and The Cherry Orchard, among many others at The Wilma. When not onstage, he’s making new work with his Barrymore nominated alt-comedy theatre company, The Berserker Residents (www.berserkerresidents.com). Additionally, Mr. Jain has performed Off-Broadway and with many regional theaters including: 1812 Productions, Arden Theatre Company, InterAct, Lantern Theatre, Azuka, People’s Light, FringeArts, Shakespeare in Clark Park, McCarter Theatre, Theatre Horizon, Passage Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, The Assembly in Edinburgh, ASU Gammage, and Ars Nova NYC, among others. Justin won the 2019 Barrymore for Outstanding Performance in a Play for his work in The Great Leap. He currently appears on the PBS / WHYY TV Show Albie’s Elevator.

As a Director, Justin’s recent credits include The Wilma’s Good Person of Setzuan, The Chinese Lady at InterAct Theatre, No Child… at The Arden, This is the Week That Is at 1812 productions, among many others. As a Dancer and Movement Coordinator / Choreographer, Justin has worked with choreographer David Gordon, Headlong Dance Theatre, The University of the Arts, 1812 Productions, among others. Justin hails from a dance and ballet background, later moving into theatre as an actor and is in constant pursuit of the actor’s full expression of the body as a vehicle for transcendent storytelling.