The Business of Acting is a 6-week course intensive, designed to give students the tools necessary for a long, fulfilling career in the entertainment business. This course is an actionable, step-by-step program for beginner and seasoned actors. Unlike other similar workshops, it does not sell you the promise of success, but the promise that if...
TV Writing I: Pre-Writing, Story, and Building the Puzzle introduces students to the essential first steps of developing an original television series. Focusing on process and structure, this course guides students through a step-by-step system for organizing early ideas, concepts, characters, and themes into a cohesive, workable show concept. Through instructor-led exercises, students will learn...
This 6-week course builds upon the foundational principles of improvisational theater, delving deeper into character development, narrative structure, and advanced game play. Through dynamic exercises and collaborative scene work, you will refine your spontaneity, strength your ensemble skills, and explore more complex improvisational forms. Please note, students do have graded assignments, assessments, and projects and...
TV Writing II: The Outline Is Your Map builds on the foundational work completed in TV Writing I, guiding students through the next critical stage of series development: outlining. Using the logline, Story Circle breakdown, and character work developed in the previous course, students will refine their pilot stories, learning how to weave multiple storylines,...
The Trilith Institute 365 Fund supports all aspects of the 501(c)(3) organization.
$250 pays for a single episode of the Trilith Institute Talks podcast.
$500 feeds cast and crew for one Creative Excellence Fellowship Grant film
$650 provides a one-week scholarship to the Script to Screen Summer Camp
$1000 covers a Dinner With… events where students talk with industry experts over dinner
No amount is too big or small.