[NEohioPAL] Film Acting Classes for Teens and Adults with JW Myers, director and producer of "Doughboy" and "Random Acts"

[Mandy Miller]

Hello everyone! JW will be teaching one 4 week course before he starts filming "Random Acts" in March. There will be both a teen course and an adult one. Details are below. Thank you so much for your continued support!

Sincerely,

Mandy Miller
Education and Development Manager
Route 40 Classes
www.facebook.com/Route40Classes



A Course in Film Acting presented by JW Myers, director
and producer of "Doughboy"



What: An intense, hands on course in film acting with a pro



When: Thursday evenings, February 2 through February 23



 Teens: 4 pm to 6 pm   Adults: 6 pm to 9 pm



Who: Two Divisions: Teens aged 12 to 17 and Adults 18 and over



Where:  Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800
Rockside Woods Blvd, Independence, Ohio 44131



Cost: $150 for youth and $200 for adults

Space
is limited!
Submit early to secure your spot today!



To be considered for the course: Please
submit an email to (route40classes at gmail.com)
for review. Please give a short introduction of yourself, why you are
interested in taking the course. If you have a link to a demo real, or a sample
of your work, please attach that as well, but that is not a requirement. 
Beginning actors accepted, as long as you have a SERIOUS INTENT TO LEARN and
WORK IN FILM. 



Additional Information: The course is a high-energy,
fun, hands-on scene study/film acting technique course, conducted by a working
director. It will also cover a wide variety of topics, including
Auditioning/Cold Reading, Improvisation, the Business of Acting, Producing, and
the Film Business today. Actors should be prepared to work several times in
every session.



JW Myers Bio: JW is a seasoned veteran of the Los Angeles independent
film arena.  Recently, he produced and directed "Doughboy," a
feature film shot in Wheeling, WV. It enjoyed a Special Engagement with Marquee
Cinemas in WV.  It will be released widely through PB&K Media in February
2012. He also completed the feature "Special School," and is
currently in development/pre-production on three other untitled projects
with Route 40 Films/Flyover Films. He serves as the director and producer of
all of these projects. IN 2009, he directed an autism awareness DVD,
"The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Approach Volume I: It Doesn't Have to be This
Hard."

Early
in his career, he wrote, directed, and/or produced several indie features and
shorts. Along the way, he appeared as an actor in numerous television and
independent film projects over the years, including "Live Shot",
"America's Most Wanted", and "Angels Among Us". He also
taught at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los
Angeles, as well as his own school, IdiotCentral, and Scene Study classes with
Dee Wallace (Stone) and the (Christina) Hempstead Studios. He directed and
performed with several traveling improvisational groups, playing such venues as
The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, and The Ice House. He holds a B.A. in
Theatre from Frostburg State University in Maryland, and an M.A. in Psychology
from the University of Santa Monica in California. He currently resides in Ohio
with his wife and two young children.