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Christine O'Leary's Zoom Stand Up Comedy Workshop at The Ridgefield Playhouse Begins May 16, 2022

Award-winning comedian Christine O'Leary shares the tricks of her very funny trade at The Ridgefield Playhouse in a Six-Week Zoom Comedy Workshop on Mondays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm from May 16, 2022 to June 20, 2022.

Jeffrey Tambor Teaches Improvisation Class At The Ridgefield Playhouse June- July 2021

Students can now share the stage with award winning actor Jeffrey Tambor when he returns with his new Improvisation Class:  Beyond the Script. 

Jeffrey Tambor Returns To The Ridgefield Playhouse With New Acting Classes

Make 2021 the year that you take your acting aspirations to the next level!  With Zoom classes at The Ridgefield Playhouse beginner and advanced acting students will have the opportunity to work with Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jeffrey Tambor (The Larry Sanders Show, Arrested Development, Transparent), with two new workshops – Scene Study Tuesdays, January 26 – March 16, 2021 and The Art of the Personal Monologue Mondays, February 1 – March 22, 2021.  

Jeffrey Tambor, Samantha Cole and A.J. Gundell Return to The Ridgefield Playhouse with New Zoom Workshops

No matter where you live you can learn from award-winning instructors from the comfort of your own home! The Ridgefield Playhouse continues to make their most popular classes available via Zoom this fall!

Fall Zoom Classes Announced At The Ridgefield Playhouse

The Ridgefield Playhouse continues to make their most popular classes available via Zoom!  Now, even if you don't live locally, you can learn from award winning instructors from you own home! 

Zoom Workshops in Screenwriting, Songwriting and Public Speaking Announced at Ridgefield Playhouse

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??In addition to keeping the performing arts available to the community through film and outdoor concerts, The Ridgefield Playhouse is also making their most popular classes available via Zoom! 

Write Your Screenplay With Katie Torpey's Zoom Class At The Ridgefield Playhouse Beginning August 18

Did weeks in quarantine wake up your creativity?  Are you done watching Netflix and other online streaming platforms and thinking to yourself, a?oeI can do that!a?? Is there a movie idea tucked away in your head that you've always wanted to write? Well, right now is the perfect time to write that screenplay. Once Hollywood fully reopens in the next few months, it will need original content.

Jeffrey Tambor Brings A New Improv & Writing Workshop Via Zoom To The Ridgefield Playhouse

You can learn from anywhere with NEW Zoom classes at The Ridgefield Playhouse this summer!  Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jeffrey Tambor returns with a new Zoom Workshop a?' Acting & Writing Through Improv on Tuesdays, July 28 a?' September 29 from 7 a?' 10pm. 

Voice Coach Samantha Cole and Emmy-Winning Producer A.J. Gundell Bring Music Workshop to Ridgefield Playhouse

=Celebrity Voice Coach Samantha Cole and Emmy Award-winning musician/producer Andy Gundell present a professional one-day workshop at The Ridgefield Playhouse Sunday, March 22 from 11am - 5pm.

The Ridgefield Playhouse to Hold Performing and Songwriting Workshop

Write, Record and Promote like a pro! Celebrity Voice Coach Samantha Cole and Emmy Award-winning musician/producer Andy Gundell present a professional one-day workshop at The Ridgefield Playhouse Sunday, March 22 from 11am - 5pm.

Jeffrey Tambor Will Host A Creative Workshop At Ridgefield Playhouse

Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Jeffrey Tambor (a?oeThe Larry Sanders Show,a?? a?oeArrested Development,a?? a?oeTransparenta??) is bringing his 6-week creative workshop, Performing Your Life: The Art of the Personal Monologue to The Ridgefield Playhouse, Tuesdays, 7-10pm, October 15 - November 19. Over the past four decades, Tambor has been an inspiration both on and off-screen, bringing many iconic characters to life while cultivating a uniquely personal approach to his craft. Tambor's workshop guides actors, writers and directors through the art of the personal monologue in a hands-on exploration of process. This empowering class focuses on identifying and conquering the fears that keep us from trusting our own creative voices. The class culminates with a performance on November 22 on The Playhouse stage, starring some of the students of the class showcasing the monologues they have worked on. Students will walk away from this workshop with a five-minute monologue a?" perfect for an audition -- as they move on with more courage, confidence and creativity in their career. This workshop is part of Adam Broderick Salon & Spa Whole New You Series with support from Reliance Merchant Services. Scholarships are available through the Beth and Bruce Becker Scholarship Fund.

EDWIN, THE STORY OF EDWIN BOOTH to Bring Stage History Off-Broadway This Fall

For their inaugural offering, Great Circle Productions will present the world premiere of EDWIN, The Story of Edwin Booth, a dramatic musical that commemorates the 150th Anniversary (1866-2016) of the legendary actor's return to the stage, as well as the 400th Anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare, with music by Marianna Rosett, and book & lyrics by Eric Swanson.

Ridgefield Playhouse to Host Comedy & Screenwriting Workshops in February

Want to learn how to polish your comedy routine or write a saleable screenplay? Comedian Christine O'Leary is back with her wildly popular 8-week Comedy Writing Workshop at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Mondays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. beginning February 2 thru March 23. Katie Torpey's Screenwriting workshop is back on Thursdays starting February 19 thru April 9, from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. This workshop is sponsored by HamletHub.

Ridgefield Playhouse to Host Comedy Writing Workshop with Christine O'Leary in February

Songwriting with Kevin Briody Begins 9/18 at Ridgefield Playhouse

It's adult ed with a new kind of beat at The Ridgefield Playhouse when Emmy Award-winning songwriter/performer Kevin Briody teaches Songwriting on Thursdays for eight weeks - September 18 to November 6 -- 7:30-9:30 p.m. in The Ridgefield Playhouse Rehearsal Studio. The syllabus includes how to structure ideas, develop melody, lyrics and instrumentation and record a song! This class is part of the Hamlet Hub A Whole New You Series.

Ridgefield Playhouse to Offer Comedy, Songwriting & TV Writing Classes in September

Want to learn how to polish your comedy routine? Or try your hand writing songs or TV shows?

Top Drummers Mark Schulman, Daniel Glass, and Bruce Becker Announce 'Triple Threat' Drum Camp

World-renowned drummers, educators, authors and instructional DVD creators Mark Schulman (P!NK/Foreigner), Daniel Glass (Brian Setzer/Bette Midler) and Bruce Becker (Mike Stern/Ron Carter) will debut their first-ever drum camp July 18th - 20th at the Hilton Woodland Hills/Los Angeles located at 6360 Canoga Ave., Woodland Hills, CA. Produced by MUSO Entertainment, the Triple Threat 3-day drum camp offers a limited number of students the chance to play with and learn from three of the world's most experienced, educated and passionate drummers in an ultra-intensive, intimate classroom setting and a full day in the recording studio. At the camp each student plays along with the instructors on an individual practice drum kit allowing for an incredibly intense, hands-on educational experience that guarantees results. Each student will also receive playing time analysis in the Drumchannel.com recording studio.

Ridgefield Playhouse Offers Screenwriting Class with Katie Torpey, Beg. Today

For people who dream of turning a movie idea into a bona fide screenplay, Introduction to Screenwriting with Katie Torpey will be in session todays from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. starting today, June 10 thru July 29, at The Ridgefield Playhouse. Katie Torpey, an award-winning WGA screenwriter/filmmaker with an MFA from UCLA Film School, has worked for numerous networks and studios and sold several screenplays including the 2005 romantic comedy The Perfect Man (starring Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear and Chris Noth). With a good idea for a movie, those inner talents that are dying to be discovered can be honed with a little help from Katie.

Ridgefield Playhouse to Offer Screenwriting Class with Katie Torpey, 6/10

For people who dream of turning a movie idea into a bona fide screenplay, Introduction to Screenwriting with Katie Torpey will be in session on Tuesdays from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. starting June 10 thru July 29, at The Ridgefield Playhouse. Katie Torpey, an award-winning WGA screenwriter/filmmaker with an MFA from UCLA Film School, has worked for numerous networks and studios and sold several screenplays including the 2005 romantic comedy The Perfect Man (starring Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear and Chris Noth). With a good idea for a movie, those inner talents that are dying to be discovered can be honed with a little help from Katie.

Ridgefield Playhouse to Offer Comedy Writing Workshop with Christine O'Leary, 3/3