Santa Fe Playhouse
As a cornerstone in its theatrical and artistic communities, Santa Fe Playhouse connects the artist with the audience. Through these interactions, the Playhouse engages in dialogue to examine, uplift, challenge, and heal through the visceral art of performance and storytelling. To make great theater. Santa Fe Playhouse’s professional standards and celebration of local diverse cultures will act as a catalyst, broadening our national recognition as a live arts destination.
Playhouse Studio Classes
Youth Theatre Intensive
produced by Santa Fe Playhouse • program director David Stallings
June 5-23 • Mondays through Fridays • 9 am - 2 pm
Santa Fe Playhouse • 142 E. De Vargas St.
Culmination Performance: AS YOU LIKE IT • JUNE 23, 5 PM • Purchase tickets here
Students ages 12–17 are welcome to experience a three-week intensive focused on pre-career training in theatre, from audition to performance. Industry mentors lead workshops in audition training, career paths, and acting techniques. During the intensive, students will mount a production of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, prepare an audition monologue, have a headshot session, and be enveloped by the enriching art of theatre. Each student will leave with a digital headshot, personalized resume, and having encountered a condensed application of theater from concept to performance.
Program Director
DAVID STALLINGS (he | they) Program director and lead teaching artist: David is a professional actor, playwright, and producer with years of experience as an acting coach and mentor. In 2006 David co-founded Manhattan Theatre Works (MTWorks) and served as its artistic director for a decade. Also in Manhattan, David led a teen theater camp for several summers at the 14th Street Y where he served as director of arts and culture. He is an alumnus of the College of Santa Fe and recently relocated to town. David is thrilled to be collaborating with Santa Fe Playhouse in building the second year for this program. David’s work as an actor and playwright has been seen across the United States and internationally in Ireland, Serbia, and Italy. David is a member of Actor’s Equity Association.
Teaching Assistants
SYDNEY ELISABETH (she, her) is originally from Detroit, MI. She was a member of Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit and was heavily involved in the performing arts program at Cass Technical High School. She then went on to get a BA at Rutgers University and spent time studying abroad at The University of Cape Town. Upon graduation from Rutgers she was accepted into the MFA Acting program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. During her time at NYU she studied abroad at the British American Drama Academy. She completed her master’s training in 2020 and is currently repped by Authentic Talent & Literary Management. She made her television debut on TBS’s The Last O.G. and is currently set to star in JJ Abram’s upcoming HBO Max Series Duster.
TERRI SCULLIN (she, her) is a professional actor and singer with over 30 years of experience teaching Performing Arts. She has Bachelor’s Degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance from Boston University and a Master’s degree in Integrated Arts in Education from the University of Montana. Terri presents teacher training workshops locally and nationally and has led corporate team-building workshops in drama and music for Cricket and American Express. She shared her love for Performing Arts and theatre with students in Massachusetts and Arizona before moving to Santa Fe in 2015 and currently teaches Performing Arts to students at the Rio Grande School. She is very excited to join the teaching team at the Santa Fe Playhouse this summer.