Acting & Improv | Algonquin Arts Theatre
Acting & Improv
September 18 - November 6, 2025
Grades: 8th-12th
Thursdays, September 18th-November 6th
4:00pm-5:00pm
Cost: $140

Acting is fun! The ability to captivate an audience through live performance is an incredible art. This is an introductory class that teaches the fundamentals of acting and improv through acting exercises, scene study, character analysis, acting games, and other content relevant to stage performance.

Instructors

Teaching Artist: Patt Giblin

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Patt Giblin has over three decades of experience in all aspects of theatre. A graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, he also holds a B.F.A. from The New School for Social Research, with graduate studies in Education at The College of New Jersey. Mr. Giblin is a member of Actor's Equity Association, and has worked for The American Stage Company, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, TheatreWorks USA, The Vineyard Theatre, and The Women's Project, among others. He has taught Drama and Advanced Drama at Freehold Township High School for twenty-five years, and since he believes we never stop learning, takes teacher education courses at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He is currently the designer/technical director at Rumson Fair Haven High School.