On Tuesday March 10th we were fortunate enough to have Jeff Perry come not just to lecture ,but to share his life's work over the last 30 years with the famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, as well as his journey as an actor apart from Steppenwolf. The Company's recent Pulitzer Prize & Tony winning work of "August O'Sage County" and the development of that Project from the Chicago Stage to Broadway and more recently to the London Stage was also a topic of discussion. Jeff's often hilarious and sometimes
poignant antidotes of life & travels in Theatre, Film and Televison couldn't be contained in a simple 3 hour class format All 18 students were also led through a Master class exercise similar to Jeff's classes held at Steppenwolf West in Los Angeles. It is a rare thing for students to be able to work even briefly with actors of your caliber and experience. Thank-you Jeff for your generous contribution of an entire day in our class and at UCSB.
On Tuesday March 10th we were fortunate enough to have Jeff Perry come not just to lecture ,but to share his life's work over the last 30 years with the famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, as well as his journey as an actor apart from Steppenwolf. The Company's recent Pulitzer Prize & Tony winning work of "August O'Sage County" and the development of that Project from the Chicago Stage to Broadway and more recently to the London Stage was also a topic of discussion. Jeff's often hilarious and sometimes poignant antidotes of life & travels in Theatre, Film and Televison couldn't be contained in a simple 3 hour class format All 18 students were also led through a Master class exercise similar to Jeff's classes held at Steppenwolf West in Los Angeles. It is a rare thing for students to be able to work even briefly with actors of your caliber and experience. Thank-you Jeff for your generous contribution of an entire day in our class and at UCSB.
