Acting Technique Series w/ Sam Parker and Tom Pecinka

Break down scenes with Sam Parker and workshop them on-camera with Tom Pecinka! In this multiple week course, Sam and Tom will teach students the steps on how to prepare and perform audition material. Actors will first meet with Sam Parker and analyze scripts, identifying character clues and utilizing techniques to create an honest and emotional performance. Students will then meet with Tom Pecinka and perform the previously assigned scenes. Tom will give actors individual direction, adjustments and feedback to sharpen their on-camera technique and simulate audition scenarios. Sam and Tom are so excited to offer their expertise and guidance in this brand new, collaborative workshop!

Sundays, April 2nd - April 30th (except April 9th)

Sam will be teaching both classes on weeks #1 and #2 (4/2 and 4/16)

Tom will be teaching both classes on weeks #3 and #4 (4/23 and 4/30)

Ages 9-12: 4 - 5:30pm ET

Ages 13-17: 5:30pm - 7pm ET

Private Prep Students Only

In Person Only 

$175 / student for all classes

$55 / student for drop-ins

Learn more about your instructors here!

Sam Parker is a New York City-based actor, educator, and improviser. He has extensive experience in coaching and acting with young artists of all ages. He holds a BFA in Musical Theater from Otterbein University (Westerville, OH). He completed an Internship with Tara Rubin Casting, where he was part of the team that cast the hit Broadway musical, “School of Rock.” He has lead numerous school-based acting workshops throughout New York City for The Shubert Foundation and served as an acting coach for iTheatrics at the Junior Theater Festival. Most recently, he stars as the lead character, Jason, in the South Korean children’s television show, “EggSchool.” Sam’s role involves acting, singing and dancing on set with child actors aged 8-13, including a few very talented students from The Prep!

Sam prides himself on his preparedness, patience, professionalism, and positivity. He is excited to instill these same qualities into a new generation of aspiring actors.

Tom Pecinka is a teacher and actor based in NY. He specializes in On-Camera, Classical Theatre, and Contemporary Drama acting techniques. His credits include: TV/FILM: The Kill Room (with Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson), New Amsterdam, The Survivalist, American Rust (Showtime) NY Theatre: Troilus and Cressida, Richard II (Public Theatre) Timon of Athens, He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box (TFANA); The Soldier’s Tale (Carnegie Hall); Torch Song (Second Stage). Regional: Ghosts, Member of the Wedding (Williamstown); Father Comes Home From the Wars... (Yale Rep, ACT); Arcadia (Yale Rep); Cloud 9, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hartford Stage); Deathtrap, Design for Living, Cat and the Canary (Berkshire Theatre Festival); As You Like It, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare on the Sound). Education: BA: Fordham University; MFA: Yale School of Drama. www.tompecinka.com