Days: Tuesdays
Times: 4:30 – 6:00 PM
Classes: August 18, 2026 – April 27, 2027 (This is a school year commitment.)
Class Size Limit: 12 Students
Student Ages: Grades 7-12
This series will be taught by Peter DeAnello, who brings over 35 years in the professional stage and screen business to ACT. This master class guides actors to make the most productive choices in the art and business of acting for stage and screen.
The ART:
Students will work on exercises and skills for individual growth and to support stronger, more dynamic character choices – all to enhance their stage and screen work and make the most of audition opportunities.
The BUSINESS:
Smart tips for:
This class is for the serious actor who wants to develop their acting skills and be prepared to pursue school or ACT II productions, college acceptance, or professional work.
During coaching portions of the class, students will take turns performing up front. Students will need to be at a maturity level that allows them to be quiet and respectful while other actors are performing.
There will be work required outside of class and consistent attendance is required.
This is NOT a first-come, first-served registration. Instead, actors will need to email two one-minute filmed monologues to ACT. Once monologue should be comic and the other dramatic. Spots will be filled with a rolling acceptance process. This means that we will review applications as they arrive and determine if the applicant is qualified, then fill the spots accordingly. Once the class is full, the class registration will be closed. Those who audition after the class is closed will be added to a waitlist. Once accepted, you will be given a link to register for the class.
THE INTERNAL TO THE EXTERNAL
TUITION:
Monthly Tuition: $155 will be due on the 1st of each month starting September 2026 through April 2027.
Tuition payments are not based on the number of classes in any particular month. The entire course curriculum is divided into equal payments to make it easier on a family budget.
A 5% discount will be given if semester tuition is paid in full at the time of registration.
REFUND POLICY:
Since we are limiting the number of students accepted, registering for this class means that you are purchasing a spot in class for the school year. If a student withdraws from the Master Class before September 1st, no further tuition will be due. If a student withdraws any time after September 1st, the balance of the full course tuition will be due at that time.
Military Discount*
Students who have a military parent qualify for a 10% discount.
Multi-Class Discount*
We offer a 10% discount for each additional class a student takes in one semester.
Sibling Discount*
We offer a 10% discount for each additional sibling who participates in classes.
*Students may use only one discount per class and all discounts will be applied to the equal or lesser value class.
Peter DeAnello
Master Class Instructor
Peter DeAnello is a thirty-five-year veteran of the Entertainment Industry. He began his acting career on professional NY and Regional Theatre Stages and later transitioned to professional film, television and theatre work in NY and LA.
Peter completed his acting apprenticeship at Actors Theatre of Louisville in 1980 and is a graduate of The American Film Institute in Los Angeles. In 1998, after moving from LA to Colorado, he bought Big Fish On-Camera Talent Agency in Denver. Peter purchased the agency with a dream to nurture and encourage Colorado actors to take charge of their careers and create their own vehicles for success with added skills like writing, directing and producing. After fourteen rewarding years, Peter sold Big Fish Talent in 2012.
Peter has acted, and worked behind the scenes, with such luminaries as James Cagney, Art Carney, Christian Slater, Chazz Palminteri, Barbara Eden, Dan Lauria, Wendie Mallick, Penny Marshall, Danny DeVito, Sharon Stone, Brad Davis, Ellen Barkin, Kathy Bates, Tim Busfield, Chris Cooper and many other respected Industry professionals.
His play, Two Way Street, received critical acclaim in LA and Peter has had several plays produced on NY Stages and sold numerous screenplays. He continues to write film, TV and short/full length pays. He also teaches his Write to Act Workshop, 8 Points to Script Breakdown and Character Development and The Key Elements to Writing Dynamic Short Plays and Films, both over ZOOM and in live workshops and seminars.
JULY 10-11, 6:00 PM
Sand Creek High School Theatre
