FALL SEMESTER CLASS

Master Class Series: Returning Master Class Students
Grades 7 - Age 21

Master Class: Ongoing Development

Days: Tuesdays

Times: 6:15 – 7:45 PM

Classes: August 19, 2025 – April 28, 2026 (This is a school year commitment.)

Class Size Limit: 12 Students

Student Ages: Grades 7 – Age 21

This series is a continuation of the Master Class (Level 1 & Level 2). Only those who took the 9-month series are eligible for this class. As with the first series, this master class guides actors to make the most productive choices in the art and business of acting for stage and screen.

Ongoing Master Class - Turning Goals into Success

In this ongoing series, students will actively work toward advancing their professional careers through focused goal-setting and hands-on creative development.

The Class will include:

Students will have ongoing training to continue strengthening their craft
Enhanced audition preparation & training
Intensive training on audition technique and protocol
Meeting industry self-taping requirements for film, TV, and theatre
Preparation and performance for live auditions and performances

Action Goal Sheets

Each student will create and execute a personalized action plan with targeted career goals, such as:

Actively seeking auditions through agents and casting calls 
Developing independent projects in theatre, film, and television 
Building professional relationships in the industry – including targeted searches for opportunities in professional theatre, production companies, and studio networks.

Project Development and Creative Authorship

Building on the foundation from Master Class I & II, by continuing to master –

The 8 key elements of script breakdown and character development
The 6 principles for crafting or identifying powerful monologues
The key elements to writing short plays and films

Students will develop their individual projects and plans to write and perform original works, designed to showcase their talent.

Master Class Showcase

Students will produce and perform their own evening of self-authored works for family to enjoy.
Talent agents will be invited to this Showcase to provide an opportunity for actors to gain representation (if desired).

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis for those who have completed the previous Master Class Series Level 1 or Level 2. Once the spots have been filled, additional requests will be placed on a waitlist.

Master Class Dates: August 18, 2025 - April 28, 2026

No Classes on November 11 (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)
No Classes on November 25 (Thanksgiving Break)
No Classes December 23 – January 5 (Christmas Break)
No Classes March 24 (Spring Break)
No Classes April 14 (Cinderella – Youth Edition)

TUITION:

Non-Refundable Deposit: $155 due at registration

Monthly Tuition: $155 will be due on the 1st of each month from September 2025 through April 2026.

Tuition payments are not based on the number of classes in any particular month. The entire course curriculum is divided up 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.

Tuition Discounts:

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.

Peter is currently making the festival film circuit around the US with his new film, When Angels Fear. He wrote, directed and co-produced this independent film that highlights Dan Lauria in a lead role.

His published book, The Monologue from Mystery to Mastery, has become a favored text in many college, university and secondary school theatre programs.

Location:

ACT Studios: Regular Classes

481 Windchime Place

Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Phone: 719-282-9101

Email: director@actcolorado.net