WATERWELL
Founded in 2002 by Arian Moayed and Tom Ridgely, Waterwell has been nominated for three IT Awards, a Drama Desk, a New York Magazine Culture Award and a Village Voice Best of NYC. Since 2003, Waterwell has offered structured classes in collaborative playmaking, or "devising", the process by which the ensemble develops its material. This training addresses the student-artist holistically and demands they develop both as an interpreter and as a creator. Voice and movement work connects with scene study and theatre history; interpretation is exercised alongside original creation; and everything is designed to be in dialog with what's going on outside the classroom - in their homes, communities and the world at large. Waterwell has provided the Theatrical Arts and Drama programs at PPAS since 2010.
PPAS
The mission of the PPAS Theatre Department is to prepare you for a successful career in the performing arts by providing structured and integrated training in acting and the dramatic arts. You will develop a thorough technique based on history, theory, practice and performance. The curriculum is based on a wide range of disciplines from all over the world and is designed to help you reach the highest level of
professionalism, craftsmanship and respect for the theatre. For nearly twenty years PPAS has nurtured a new generation of actors who have gone on to college conservatories and professional work in theatre, television and film.
Stephen Karam, Inaugural NWL Writer, Pulitzer Finalist
Tom Ridgely Assistant Directors Shakespeare in the Park
New Works Lab's NOTHING IS THE END OF THE WORLD
Rodney Gardiner in AS YOU LIKE IT & HENRY V at Oregon Shakes
