Playhouse West-Philadelphia presents

3 Original One-Act Plays

Suicide Watch

by Nicole Rose D'Arecca

A young girl, about to graduate high school, finds herself in a mental hospital at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic after an attempt to kill herself and is forced to face her past, and herself. 

Cast: Nicole Rose D'Arecca, Brian Scott Campbell, Annaliese Schreiber

The Trouble With Stacey

by Tony Savant

A high school student's suspension forces her to confront the roots of her troubles.

Cast: Annaliese Schreiber, Matthias Lojewski, Sarah Morrison-Cleary

Something to Fight For

by Joe Henderson

A small-time boxer, who's worked tirelessly for years to become a professional fighter, finally gets his big shot in the ring on the day he finds out his girlfriend is pregnant. 

Cast:  Joe Henderson, Haley Cassidy, Navia Prezeau, Akil Logan-Haye

Notes About the Plays

This production is the world premiere of both Suicide Watch and Something to Fight For.  The Trouble With Stacey had it's one and only other public presentation in 2014, in West Chester, PA.  We are so pleased to be able to present these original plays to the public. 

Playhouse West-Philadelphia

Playhouse West is a training ground for actors, writers and directors founded by Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum.  Since 1981, Playhouse West has been highly regarded and recommended by industry professionals as one of the premiere acting schools in the country. Many of our members have gone on to achieve success at all levels of the entertainment industry, from Academy Award nominations to Golden Globes, from film producers to creators of television shows, from starring in motion pictures and television to Emmy Awards for acting and writing, to starring on Broadway.  PW alumni includes James Franco, Ashley Judd, Scott Caan, Sean Astin, Mark Pellegrino, Tessa Thompson, Jim Parrack, Cassidy Freeman, Scott Haze, Scott Wolf, Kylie Bunbury, Lake Bell, Michael Trevino, Chace Crawford, Heather Graham, Jordana Brewster, Alain Uy, Jean Elie, and many more.  We are very proud of the fact that Playhouse West is always among the top programs in having the highest rate of working actors in film and television.

Playhouse West’s unique process was brought to Philadelphia by long-tenured senior instructor and Artistic Director, Tony Savant, in August, 2012.  Mr. Savant is one of the foremost respected acting teachers in the country – who has trained hundreds of working actors, and many of the top actors in film and television.  No teacher in Philadelphia has taught more working actors, and actors who work at the highest levels of industry, than Mr. Savant.  His students can be seen working in major motion pictures and starring in television shows every night of the week.  After almost 30 years in Los Angeles, he established the Playhouse West-Philadelphia branch in 2012.

As an adjunct to our on-going acting classes, we produce plays using exclusively our current students, which are directed by Playhouse West staff members and students. Modeled upon the Group Theatre of the thirties, and owing much to its founders, Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, Harold Clurman, and Elia Kazan, Playhouse West has been dedicated to keeping alive and promulgating a passion for realistic acting and the presentation of ensemble productions that address the current social moment.

Playhouse West is also intrinsic in the production of film projects, from feature lengths to shorts.  Since 1997 we present an annual three day Film Festival featuring projects our members have played a role in generating.  In total, over 400 films which have premiered or screened at our Film Festival have gone on to win over 600 awards at other festivals around the world.

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