ACADEMY 2026: Scene Study: The Plays of Arthur Miller
Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center
Moderated by Nike Doukas
Tuesdays, 6:30pm-9:30pm
$550 for eight 3-hour classes
This Academy Class is designed for professional actors at every stage of their career, from those just starting out to seasoned performers looking to refine their craft.
Scene Study: The Plays of Arthur Miller
As preparation for All My Sons, the second production of the Antaeus season, join Artistic Director Nike Doukas for an exploration of Arthur Miller’s works. Miller creates characters filled with conviction, passion, torment and humor, all in some of the most taut and compelling scenes in the American canon. For the seventh class, on March 24th, we’ll meet in the Antaeus lobby to attend All My Sons (ticket price is included in the class fee).
For the first class, please bring a prepared, memorized monologue from any of Miller’s plays. Scenes will be assigned for the following weeks.
January 13, January 20, January 27, February 3, February 10, February 17, February 24, March 3
*Please note, students under 18 require permission from the moderator to take this academy class. If you’re in this category, please reach out to us at academy@antaeus.org.
About Nike Doukas
NIKE DOUKAS has been teaching and coaching actors for much of her acting career. She was Head of Acting at the Art of Acting Studio, where she taught Script Interpretation and Shakespeare, before becoming Artistic Director at Antaeus.
At ANTAEUS (Directing): Cymbeline, The Tempest, The Hothouse; (Acting): The Zip Code Plays, Three Days in the Country, Hedda Gabler, Cousin Bette, Tonight at 8:30, The Liar, Patience, The Wood Demon. Other directing credits: Ensemble Theatre Company, A Noise Within, The Jewel Theatre, North Coast Repertory, Playwright’s Arena, PICT (Pittsburgh). Other acting credits: South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, The Ensemble Theatre Company, The Harold Clurman Theatre, PICT, Kinetic Theatre Company, ACT (Seattle), Shakespeare Festival LA, The Old Globe, The Mark Taper Forum, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The American Conservatory Theatre. TV: Recurring roles on the new Frasier and Desperate Housewives, and guest stars on NCIS and many others. M.F.A., The American Conservatory Theatre. Recipient of the 2011 Lunt Fontanne Fellowship.
