Classes & Auditions
Adult Acting Classes
Get in on the act through theater training. Many talented students have gone on to feature in future Firehouse productions, and beyond! Due to small student/instructor ratio, classes fill up fast!
All classes are held at the Firehouse Theatre, 1609 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Va. 23220. For more information call 804-355-2001.
Tuesday Evening Classes with Once-a-Year Actors’ Showcase
Eight-week session starts Tuesday, Jan. 26, and runs through Tuesday, March 16. Classes are 7-9 p.m.
Instructors: Carol and Morrie Piersol. Carol is the Firehouse Theatre‘s founding artistic director and Morrie has directed many plays at the Firehouse, most recently including highly acclaimed Howard Korder‘s Boys Life.
The final class on March 16 will be an Acting Class Showcase in which students will perform their final scenes onstage for family, friends and the public.
Cost: New students $160, Returning students, $120 for an eight-week session.
Firehouse Acting Class Student Update!
Sandra Clayton won a 2009 “Artsie” award for best ensemble acting from the Richmond Theatre Critics Circle for her part in Richmond Shakespeare‘s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Ms. Clayton is a former acting student at the Firehouse under Founding Artistic Director Carol Piersol.
Woody Czelusta was one of two leads in an ensemble production of Ayn Rand’s The Night of January 16th at Sycamore Rouge in Petersburg. The play ran from July 17-Aug. 8.
Bryan Leach played Rocky in a production of Rocky Horror Picture Show at Play On! in Charlottesville from July 16-Aug. 1. Read a Daily Progress review of the show.
Maurizio DeMaurizi has won a voice role in the On The Air Radio Players’ production of The Thin Man, March 3-4, 2009, at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen.
James Rees has been cast in Richmond Shakespeare’s Amadeus, opening February 12, 2009.
Debbie Walton appears in her theatrical debut in the Chamberlayne Actor’s Theatre 2009 production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons!
Ron Karnes appeared in the Henley Street Theater’s production of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull!
Stephanie Nightlinger recently ended a stint on stage in Chicago in a nine-month run of Awesome 80’s Prom!
Glenn Ryder and Prasad Tupe were featured in Sam Shephard’s The Late Henry Moss at the Firehouse Theatre!
Neil Sonenklar featured in A Shayna Maidel at the Jewish Community Center!