Instructor
Film/TV/Streaming, Acting, Screenwriting, Directing
Joe Whelski is an award winning NYC Director, Writer, Producer, Instructor & SAG-AFTRA and Equity Actor. His feature indie comedy “Yellow Scare” (director and co-producer), won best “Best Comedy” at the Golden Door International Film Festival (NJ), and his darkly comedic web series “Mystery Mansion” (director and co-producer), won “Best TV Pilot” at the Hoboken International Film Festival. His original work has been featured on Funny or Die and the UK’s number one Star Wars fan site, JediNews. Joe directed the national commercial campaign for Unpakt.com, and created international commercials for The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Born Free USA, and DAVSS (featuring ‘Doctor Who’ number 4, Tom Baker). His latest national commercial for the Duke Lemur Center features the VO of John Cleese. Joe is a founding member and creative director for the Magnet Theater Video Lab. As an actor, Joe has played various characters on ABC’s “One Life to Live”, appeared on “SNL”, and has starred in over 30 stage productions in NYC, NJ & PA. He’s had the privilege of working for legendary directors Ridley Scott, Sydney Pollack, Anne Bogart, and David Hugh Jones. He is an alumni of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The New School, The School for Film and Television, and earned his BFA in Communication Design from Kutztown University in PA (while also studying design at Buckinghamshire College, England).
For actors who want to direct, learn the techniques that will allow your actors both the structure and artistic freedom they need to create dynamic performances!
No pressure Acting! Dip your toe into the joyous pool of acting- 0% fear, 100% fun.
In Level 1 Acting, students will dive into the beginning of your Acting training here at The PIT. You’ll begin by doing some character work, to create realistic and true characters onstage, leading into performing truthful monologues as a given character.
In Level 1 Acting, students will dive into the beginning of your Acting training here at The PIT. You’ll begin by doing some character work, to create realistic and true characters onstage, leading into performing truthful monologues as a given character.
Movement, Voice, beginning of scene study.
No pressure Acting! Dip your toe into the joyous pool of acting- 0% fear, 100% fun.
Movement, Voice, beginning of scene study.