In this eight-week acting class for adults, you’ll dive into the principles of Method Acting while using improvisation to develop original scenes. Each two-hour session offers the opportunity to explore and sharpen your craft—whether you’re a beginner looking to build confidence or an experienced actor wanting to deepen your skills.

The scenes created in class will be filmed, and participants who wish to may use this footage to build or update their demo reels. Additionally, the material generated may serve as the spark for future film projects—just as The Joy of Mary, our 21 minute original comedic short film produced in spring 2025 at Gorton, grew out of a similar creative process. The Joy of Mary has been submitted to Chicago area film festivals. Watch a short clip from The Joy of Mary. 

Come to explore, create, and progress—with the possibility of seeing your work come to life beyond the classroom.

• Tuesdays
• September 23 to November 11
• 6pm to 8pm
• $400

Jeremy Kruse, Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio, is the author of “The Young Actor’s Handbook” (Applause Acting Series, 2017).The book was published in Korean and Chinese in 2022. 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