ACADEMY 2026: Scene Study with Geoffrey Wade
Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center
Moderated by Geoffrey Wade
Tuesdays, 6:30pm-9:30pm
$425 for six 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 with Geoffrey Wade
Classic American Comedy - The Deep Dive
This course will explore the form of ‘light comedy’; a style often disparaged, but difficult to master. It ain't Ibsen, but it still requires commitment, precision, and a fierce degree of honesty to accomplish successfully. By focusing on the classic American comedies of writers such as George S. Kaufman, S. N. Berman, and Neil Simon, with plays ranging from Philadelphia Story to The Front Page to Biography to The Odd Couple, actors in this class will get to sharpen those skills required in any form of acting -- imagination, truth-telling, investment in the situation, wit, concentration, and physical ease -- with a payoff you can hear. “Deep Dive” means you’ll take these scenes all the way, from table read to off-book performance over six classes.
February 17, February 24, March 3, March 10, March 17, March 24
*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 Geoffrey Wade
Geoffrey has been teaching at the ANTAEUS Academy since 2003, and guest moderated at schools including USC, Kent State, UCI, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He has performed on Broadway, played Snape in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, done National Tours and worked extensively in regional theater, most recently in the The Reservoir at Geffen Playhouse. Others include SCR (Little Shop...), La Jolla, Rep Theatre of St. Louis, Baltimore Center Stage, Guthrie, Denver Center, Cincinnati Playhouse, The Old Globe, and a long association with Vermont’s Weston Theater Company. LA work includes La Mirada, Odyssey, and The Winter’s Tale, Autumn Garden, and The Malcontent at ANTAEUS. He works in television (NCIS, Mad Men, Mentalist, Numb3rs, “ER,” four Law & Orders…), radio, and films such as Steven Spielberg’s The BFG. He directed acclaimed productions of A Walk in the Woods and The Crucible. Trained at Central in London.
