Contact us today to register for summer classes. Pre-register for summer classes or get on our wait-list for spring classes. Go to our classes page for more info.
Teens! Now's the time to pre-register for our summer Teen Immersion Course.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Dog Sees God. The show was a hit and you all did an amazing job.
Check out this incredible Ithaca Times cover story by Jim Catalano about the show.
And. . . check out Anne Marie Cummings terrific cover story in the Ticket section of the Ithaca Journal.
Congrats to cast member Dayna Jorgenson. She did a lovely job with her interview for the Ithaca Journal. Check it out!
Click here to view our amazing cast courtesy of Eliza VanCort's Facebook page.
Check out this Ithaca Times article about our showcases.
Go to our press page and read cover stories from the Ithaca Times and the Ticket section of the Journal about our most recent showcases. These articles are a great way to get to know the Workshop better and learn about our prominent alumni.
On Dec. 13th a gaggle of Workshop students and alum performed with WingSpace Theater Company. Great job everyone!
Kudos to Workshop T.A. Masa Gibson. He recently received a great review for his work in the action/horror flick Patriotic Danger. Check out this link to learn about the film and read the review.
Congratulations to Esosa Edosomwan for landing a leading role in the SAG film "The Wedding." Can't wait to see the film.
Hats off to Workshop alum Amanda Setton who continues to win rave reviews for her role on One Life to Live. Look at page 1-2 and ;_blank">page 3-4 to read her latest press in Soap Opera Digest. To learn even more about Amanda, check out these links from Fuse and People Magazine Online. Finally, we don't usually post excerpts of reviews, but this most one from soapcentral.com is just too good not to print for you:
Just like in Showgirls, the supporting character is more interesting than the lead - Kim is Gina Gershon to Stacy's Elizabeth Berkeley. Amanda Setton has clear acting chops, and in just a week she's done something as Kim that Stacy never has - she made me laugh. Kim may (or may not) be just as trashy, slutty, and morally void as Stacy herself, but somehow, Setton's warm, enthusiastic embrace of the madness has suddenly elevated this storyline. With Kim around, Stacy is almost bearable; the gaudy bimbos suddenly become sort of a Marx Brothers-by-way-of-thongs. There's just no way not to giggle as these two tramps strut around town enacting their "brilliant" plan to get several uninterested guys, two of whom are gay, to sleep with Stacy - they think they're so smart, but we know they're in for a letdown. That's what makes this fun, all of a sudden: For the first time, we knew Stacy was going to fail at something, and we knew she was going to fail before she even got started. In the past, she's just been smug, cold and invincible. Now, thanks to Kim's enervating presence and the screwball antics bound for catastrophe, Stacy's portion of the storyline has become entertaining. I still don't care what happens to Stacy, but I find her watchable because the tone of the story has shifted, almost to a quasi-Tina comic level, with Setton-as-Kim pulling most of the weight. Setton may be a keeper if they can allow Kim to begin to feel remorse, or disgust with Stacy's toying with a child's life. When Kim spoke to Schuyler on Friday about Stacy's delusions, the character danced the knife-edge between truth and put-up job; you knew she was there to try and soften Sky to Stacy, but you couldn't say for certain whether despite her friendly assistance, Kim might also believe what she was saying about Stacy being delusional about Rex, and lost in her fantasies. If that is the case, Kim has a shot at longevity on the show. Stacy, on the other hand, can still hit the bricks. Her Nomi is nothing without Kim's Cristal. [emphasis added]
Kudos to alum Helen Highfield who recently appeared on "Law & Order: SVU" on NBC. Go Helen!
And finally, here's a link to our very own Tom Knight's new Garbage Monster video. If you have kids, let them watch; it's wonderful!
At the Workshop we're proud of our student's successes. Our staff loves getting regular updates from our alumni about their most recent accomplishments. While most of your headshots and resumes hang in the wall of the greenroom, we want to know what you're doing now! Please email Eliza your recent news at: elizavancort@mac.com. This goes for all of our artistic grads, including singers, dancers, songwriters, filmmakers, and of course actors.
I can honestly and whole heartedly say that without my experience at the Actor's Workshop under the instruction of Eliza VanCort, I would not have the necessary tools or confidence to be a working actor.
- Amanda Setton
Taking the class started me on an incredible journey that changed my life. I'm now a successful actress in film and theater ... Though I'm far from Ithaca now, I will never, ever forget the amazing place I started.
- Esosa Edosomwan
[The Workshop] laid the foundation for nearly every single performance I've given on stage or on screen.
- Maria "Ria" Victoria
I loved being young and connected to peers older than my parents in such an open way, which is not common in extracurricular activities at the high school age. It definitely contributed to my wisdom and maturity.
- Sierre Carrere
The beauty of this is its spontaneity, its unpredictability and its authenticity.
- Jimmy Liao
I think you do develop better skills as a listener, which is applicable to pretty much any professional or personal situation.
- Ellen McCollister
