In Davis: New Classes for Aspiring Movie and Television Actors

Have you always dreamed of becoming a movie and television actor? Aspiring actors of all levels are invited to learn about acting from the award winning actor, writer and director Sterling Anderson this fall at the John Natsoulas Gallery (521 First Street, Davis, CA 95618).

Sterling Anderson will be conducting scene study classes for mentoring actors, writers and future directors. There will be a weekly class of students who will replicate scenes from plays, movies, and television. Students will be trained in acting, directing and writing. Sterling’s goal is to build and enhance a solid foundations for kids and adults to bridge the gap between the dream of working in the film industry to a reality of working in the film and television industry based on Hollywood standards of excellence.

The first in a monthly series will begin with an adult class on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 from 7­-10:00pm and a young adult class (ages 14­-18) from 10­12:00pm, Saturday, September 12th . Early enrollment is encouraged as class size will be limited to twenty students. Sterling Norman Anderson is a three time NAACP Image Award nominee for best screenwriter and winner of the Movieguide Faith & Freedom award for ‘The Gabby Douglas Story’. He has written for some of the most popular network television shows, such as ‘The Unit’ on CBS, as well as NBC’s ‘Medium’ and ‘Heist.’ His teleplay The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn, written for CBS starring Sidney Poitier, garnered a ‘Best Actress’ Emmy nomination for Dianne Wiest and won an Image Award. Sterling’s extensive resume also includes screenplays written for Lifetime, Lions Gate, Disney, HBO, TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures. A graduate in English from St. Mary’s College, the accomplished writer also spent five years teaching screenwriting courses as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Sterling has written two books on writing: Go To Script: Screenwriting Tips From A Pro and 15 Steps To Becoming A Successful (Artist) Screenwriter and a fiction book called Five Seconds To Go. The author often guest lectures and panels on screenwriting at film schools and festivals across the country. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sterling spent his early childhood in Tuskegee, Alabama, before moving to Davis, California. He writes screenplays, novels, and non­fiction books on screenwriting from his home in Davis California today.

For questions or to enroll please contact Marcella Austin­Anderson at marcella@sterlingandersonwriter.com.