Welcome to Gorton Drama Studio
Jeremy Kruse, Artistic Director

All are welcome. Gorton Drama Studio is dedicated to building and upholding a culture of inclusivity for everyone. We value the uniqueness of all people.


Gorton Drama Studio is dedicated to providing:

  • Professional caliber Method acting and dramatic writing education
  • Professional caliber performance opportunities on the stage and screen
  • A fun and inspirational environment where community members of all ages can express themselves creatively through both entertaining and artistic theater and film

Winter Classes

Little Storytellers, Instructor: Madison Kisst
Fridays, December 2 – 16, 10:30am – 11:30am, $75 LEARN MORE

Method Acting for Adults, Instructor: Jeremy Kruse
Tuesdays, January 10 – February 1, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, $300  LEARN MORE 

Acting 5 – 8 YO, Instructor: Jeremy Kruse & Madison Kisst
Tuesdays, January 10 – February 14, 4:00pm – 5:30pm, $225  LEARN MORE

Acting 9 – 13 YO, Instructor: Jeremy Kruse & Madison Kisst
Wednesdays, January 11 – February 15, 4:30pm – 6:30pm, $300  LEARN MORE

Acting for Boomers, Instructor: Jeremy Kruse
Wednesdays, January 11 – February 15, 10:00am – 12:00pm, $300  LEARN MORE

Method Acting (Teens, 14 – 18 YO), Instructor: Jeremy Kruse
Saturday, January 14 – February 18, 11:00am – 1:00pm, $300  LEARN MORE

                                                       About our Artistic Director:

Jeremy Kruse, Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio, is the author of “The Young Actor’s Handbook” (Applause Acting Series, 2017). Jeremy is a professional actor, published playwright, award-winning screenwriter, and award-winning filmmaker. Some of the classes he taught at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York include Method Acting, Comedic Improvisation, Sketch Comedy Writing, and Acting for Film and TV. He graduated from The Strasberg Institute at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in drama. Jeremy also teaches privately, one on one.     www.jeremykruse.com and www.jeremykruseactingtraining.com.

Physical Theatre Instructor: Madison Kisst: Madison is an actor and physical theatre teacher. She has taught for professional theater companies across the country and for the undergraduate acting program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Madison has extensive training in physical and classical theatre, voice and movement, and devising. She has her BA in Theatre Arts and Masters of Fine Arts in Performance.