Adult Acting Classes
Whether you’re interested in becoming a great actor or directing one, we’ve got a class for you! All classes are held at RPAA inside the Dominion Energy Arts Center in downtown Richmond, VA.
Upcoming Classes
Monologue Audition
with Denise Simone
This class is designed solely in preparation for a theatre audition requiring contemporary monologues. Class work concentrates on tools to relax you and help you focus. Whether you are reworking a monologue or learning to stay in the moment, this workshop can help. Students will leave with two audition-ready monologues and may select and bring in their own material to work on (no monologues from film, please) or receive suggestions from the instructor. Memorization is required for this class.
Tuesdays & Thursdays 7-9PM
October 28 - November 13, 2025
Ages: 18+
Tuition: $300
The Business of Acting
with Brian Landis
Acting is an art, but it’s also a business. In this workshop, Brian shares how actors find work, market themselves, and stand out in a crowded field. What makes a self-tape shine? What really happens behind the casting curtain? And what are the tough realities of building a career? Join Brian for insider tips, practical strategies, and a candid look at the business side of acting.
Tuesday 7-9PM
November 18, 2025
Ages: 18+
Tuition: $75
Educators: Ask us about Professional Development points!
Contact laine@cadencetheatre.org
Instructors
Brian Landis
Instructor
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Brian Landis (he/him) is an actor, writer, filmmaker, and professor of Cinema at Virginia Commonwealth University. A Virginia native, he’s spent his career moving between stage, screen, and music—fronting noise rock bands, creating indie films like “Kill Jar”, “Song of the Common Loon”, and “Manhammer”, and acting in projects such as M. Night Shyamalan’s “Servant”, Focus Features’ “Harriet”, and Apple’s “Swagger”.
Denise Simone
Associate Artist / Instructor / NNPN Liaison
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Denise Simone (she/her) has pursued a life in the professional theatre for the past 40 years as an actor, director, teacher, administrator and consultant. Between 1996 and 2016, Denise served as Company of Fools’ Co-Producing Artistic Director. She also served as a commissioner for the Idaho Commission on the Arts and as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. Denise is currently an advisory board member for the Sun Valley Playwrights Residency as well as a member of Actors’ Equity Association and Screen Actors’ Guild. For her work in the theatre, Denise was awarded the Idaho Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.