ACTING EDUCATION for the CURIOUS and the SERIOUS.
led by professional actors & educators JEREMY KENT JACKSON and ADRIANNE ALVAREZ-JACKSONat home in GIG HARBOR and ONLINE!
ABOUT.
WHAT IS actorcraft p2s?
Actorcraft PAGE, STAGE and SCREEN (p2s) is a brave space in which to identify, explore, experiment with, and apply the skills necessary for delivering compelling performances onstage and screen. It is a toolkit comprised of the mind, body, and spirit that empowers the artist to analyze, invent, express, and refine. It is a journey fueled by curiosity, ignited by inspiration, and driven by joy through which artists, no matter their age or experience, build greater awareness of self, those around them, and the world in which they live.
p2s = Page, Stage and Screen (‘p‘ + 2 x ‘s’)
classes and career coaching
productions and projects
workshops and seminars
kindship studio - UPTOWN GIG HARBOR, WA - and online
MISSION and VISION
We are on a mission to inspire, encourage, and empower artists, both curious and serious, to cultivate confidence, heighten awareness, unearth passion, and realize dreams.
We envision a world in which the craft of the actor contributes to a more empathic and connected community.
VALUES
- Safety in mind and body and the bravery it elicits.
- Transparency in communication and the trust it engenders.
- Inclusivity in action and the diversity it generates.
- Collaboration in practice and the community it encourages.
- Imagination in process and the possibility it inspires.
SUMMER BOOTCAMPS FOR ALL.
ACTORCRAFT IS ALIVE THIS SUMMER AND YOU ARE INVITED TO ENGAGE!
Join us in the studio and outdoors in Gig Harbor this summer as we together create original action sequences through our SWORDPLAY & STAGE COMBAT BOOTCAMP, cultivate audition pieces through our AUDITION TECHNIQUE BOOTCAMP, refresh your fundamental acting skills through our ACTING FOUNDATIONS BOOTCAMP, and make original films through our second annual summer camp, PAGE to SCREEN: A 32 HOUR FILM FRENZY.
With programs available for all age groups, YOUTH, TEEN, and ADULTS, this summer’s bootcamp series is sure to add sunshine to an already sunny season.
Register for one or all now!
PAGE to SCREEN: A 32 HOUR FILM FRENZY SUMMER CAMP 2025
JULY 14 – 18 2025
Ages 8 – 18 Welcome!
9:00am-3:30pm, Mon-Fri
The Kindship Studio, Uptown Gig Harbor
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SUMMER-FUN BOOTCAMP: AUDITION TECHNIQUE
TEENS & ADULTS
6:30p-8:45p
2 Mondays
June 23 & 30
The Kindship Studio
Uptown Gig Harbor
$125 per session
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SUMMER-FUN BOOTCAMP: SWORDPLAY & STAGE COMBAT
TEENS & ADULTS
6:30p-8:45p
2 Mondays
July 28 & Aug 4
Outdoors – TBA
Uptown Gig Harbor
$125 per session
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SUMMER-FUN BOOTCAMP: ACTING FOUNDATIONS
TEENS & ADULTS
6:30p-8:45p
3 Mondays
Aug 11, 18 & 25
The Kindship Studio
Uptown Gig Harbor
$175 per session
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YEAR-ROUND CLASSES FOR YOUTH AND TEENS
YOUTH and TEEN acting foundations
TEEN and YOUTH ACTING FOUNDATIONS provides weekly opportunity for young actors to develop the physical, vocal, and emotional skills necessary for crafting compelling performances.
Over the course of 20 weeks (delivered in 2 ten-week sessions) students will nurture awareness, cultivate confidence, and develop collaborative skills while exploring technique, analyzing and creating scripts, engaging in the rehearsal process, and performing scenes on STAGE and SCREEN.
YOUTH & TEEN FOUNDATIONS I: PAGE to STAGE
TEEN (13-18): 10:30a-12p
YOUTH (8-12): 12:30p-2p
Saturdays
March 15-May 17
The Kindship Studio
Uptown Gig Harbor
$375 per session
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YOUTH & TEEN FOUNDATIONS II: PAGE to SCREEN
TEEN (13-18): 10:30a-12p
YOUTH (8-12): 12:30p-2p
Saturdays
Sept 13-Nov 15
The Kindship Studio
Uptown Gig Harbor
$375 per session
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YOUTH and TEEN crafting the character
Building on the lessons learned in the Acting Foundations and presented over the course of 18 weeks (2 eight-week sessions), Crafting Character provides students the opportunity to strengthen physical, vocal, and emotional skills necessary for expanding range of performance.
Through an imaginative exploration of the tools associated with the Michael Chekhov technique; improvised performances; and scene work, students completing this course will harness the ability to unearth truly transformative characters.
YOUTH & TEEN CRAFTING THE CHARACTER I: BODY & RHYTHM
TEEN (13-18): 10:30a-12p
YOUTH (8-12): 12:30p-2p
Saturdays
Sept 13-Nov 1, 2025
The Kindship Studio
Uptown Gig Harbor
$375 per session
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YOUTH & TEEN CRAFTING CHARACTER II: ATMOSPHERE & PSYCHOLOGY
TEEN (13-18): 10:30a-12p
YOUTH (8-12): 12:30p-2p
Saturdays
SPRING 2026
The Kindship Studio
Uptown Gig Harbor
$375 per session
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BOOK A COACHING SESSION
Big audition coming up? Looking for some college or career advice? Or just want to hone your craft one-on-one with a professional? Book an online coaching session now with one of our team.
YEAR-ROUND CLASSES FOR ADULTS.
ADULT acting foundations
Adult Acting Foundations provides weekly opportunity for adult actors to cultivate the physical, vocal, and emotional skills necessary for crafting compelling performances.
Over the course of 20 weeks (delivered in 2 ten-week sessions) and building on the skillset earned through the Adult Lab, students will continue to refine their instrument and dive deeper into technique, script analysis, story and dialogue creation, and the rehearsal and performance process… PAGE, STAGE and SCREEN.
ADULT ACTING FOUNDATIONS I: PAGE to STAGE
MONDAYS
RETURNING SOON!
The Kindship Studio
Uptown Gig Harbor
$485 per session
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ADULT ACTING FOUNDATIONS II: PAGE to SCREEN
MONDAYS
RETURNING SOON!
The Kindship Studio
Uptown Gig Harbor
$485 per session
Register early and save!
ADULT crafting character
Building on the lessons learned in the Adult Lab and Acting Foundations and presented over the course of 20 weeks (2 ten-week sessions), Crafting Character provides students the opportunity to strengthen physical, vocal, and emotional skills necessary for expanding range of performance.
Through an imaginative exploration of the tools associated with the Michael Chekhov technique; improvised performances; and scene work, students completing this course will harness the ability to unearth truly transformative characters.
CRAFTING CHARACTER I: BODY and RHYTHM
MONDAYS:
RETURNING SOON!
The Kindship Studio
Uptown Gig Harbor
$485 per session
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CRAFTING CHARACTER II: ATMOSPHERE and PSYCHOLOGY
MONDAYS
Sept 15-Nov 3, 2025
6:30-8:45p
The Kindship Studio
Uptown Gig Harbor
$485 per session
Register early and save!
BOOK A COACHING SESSION
Big audition coming up? Looking for some college or career advice? Or just want to hone your craft one-on-one with a professional? Book an online coaching session now with one of our team.
PRODUCTIONS.
MAURITIUS
A play by Theresa Rebeck
MAURITIUS follows two sisters battling to claim what’s left of their family, a most-rare and valuable stamp collection. This tense, fiercely funny, oddly romantic drama examines the complexities of relationship, the nature of desire, the consequences of betrayal, and the cunning some dare to employ in pursuit of love, profit, and power.
By attending, you will be supporting our first fully-produced, semi-professional production benefitting the Peninsula High School Drama Club. Ticket proceeds beyond expenses will be donated to the Peninsula High in an effort to expand opportunity and refine facilty for participating students.
DIRECTED BY Adrianne Alvarez-Jackson
STARRING Aubrey Jean-MacGregor, Peter Hiebert, Heidi Michelle, Tim Sobie, and Jeremy Kent Jackson
MARCH 7 & 8, 2025 | PENINSULA HIGH THEATER, GIG HARBOR
COMING SOON.
PRESS ROOM.
THE SOUND ON STAGE
Stage Review
by Greg Heilman
“If the best advertisement for any acting school is how well their students perform on stage, then Actorcraft P2S can ask for nothing better than what they put up on stage at the Penninsula High School theatre this past weekend.”
GIG HARBOR NOW
A New Acting School brings some Hollywood to the Harbor by Julie Warrick Ammann
“Have you ever dreamt of being in the movies, or auditioning for a play or commercial? This is for you.”
SOUTH SOUND MAGAZINE
Actorcraft is Cultivating Community – and Honing Acting Chops
by Blake Peterson
“One of the most striking pieces of feedback received since opening their new acting school in Gig Harbor is how valuable it’s become not just as an artistic resource, but also as a source of community.”
THE SOUND ON STAGE PRESENTS:
GET TO KNOW A THEATRE
Over on the Kitsap Peninsula, there is no shortage of community theatre, and extend that over the bridge to Tacoma and there is a lot to choose from, but there has always been a vacuum between the bridge and Bremerton, a gap that has been made more gaping over the past few years. There’s also been a lack of places for aspiring actors, or even those with experience, to go on the “other” side of the water from Seattle to hone their craft or to follow their curiosity, a place to learn about acting for both the stage and screen. That’s where Actorcraft P2S (Page, Stage, and Screen) comes in. Click to watch the full interview!
TEAM.
jeremy kent jackson, msml
FOUNDER and MANAGING DIRECTOR
Jeremy Kent Jackson is an accomplished actor, educator, and entrepreneur. He has performed professionally in hundreds of films, voiceovers, commercials, television shows, and plays. Career highlights include his portrayal of regular recurring character, Douglas Davenport, on Disney’s long-running, live-action comedy series, Lab Rats; the lead character of Joker in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare; guest star roles on the television shows YOU, CSI, Without a Trace, CSI: Miami, and Drake and Josh; and lead antagonist, Robert Keller, opposite Stephen Dorff, Heather Graham, and Nicholas Cage in the 2025 Lionsgate film, The Gunslingers.
Jackson founded the theatre education company, DiscoveryOnstage, where he served as Co-Creator/Creative Director for more than 16 years; created and led for 9 years the drama program at Providence High School; and for 6 years served as Associate Dean of Performing and Entertainment Arts and Program Chair for BFA Acting at Studio School Los Angeles (aka HCLA, now AMDA). He holds a bachelor’s degree in theatre, a master’s degree in management & leadership, completed a six-level improvisation program at Minneapolis’ Brave New Workshop, and has been a member of SAG-AFTRA since 1999. Jeremy has been teaching and coaching actors for 30 years.
In addition to helming actorcraft p2s, Jackson serves as a member of the marketing department at Seattle’s ACT Contemporary Theatre and a board member for the Gig Harbor Film Festival.
To learn more about Jeremy as an actor visit his actor website and imdb page. To learn more about Jeremy as a leader, visit his digital portfolio.
adrianne alvarez-jackson, mfa, m.ed.
DIRECTOR of SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Adrianne Alvarez-Jackson is an accomplished director, actor, educator, and writer. She was the Founder and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles based theatre company, Theatre Pangaea, co-created the long-running educational field trip production, Shakepearience, directed and taught acting at the famed Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, and served for more than a decade as the Performing Arts Department Chair and theatre director at the private high school school, AGBU. Additionally, Adrianne was a casting associate at The Mark Taper Forum, helped to design and launch educational programming for The Glendale Center Theatre, and was an audition coach for a myriad of performers including Modern Family’s Ariel Winter and pop music star, Phem, and high school seniors who gained acceptance into prestigious college and university drama programs including UArts, NYU, USC, and The North Carolina School of the Arts.
As an actor, Adrianne performed on the television shows Charmed and All My Children as well as onstage in New Jersey Shakespeare Festival‘s Measure for Measure, Glendale Center Theatre‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Falcon Theatre‘s Marisol’s Christmas, and The Mark Taper Forum‘s adaptation of The House of Bernardo Alba starring Chita Rivera. Most recently she was seen in Cornerstone Theatre’s original production, Highland Park is Here.
Adrianne holds master’s degrees in acting and education, teaching credentials in Washington and California, and is a published children’s book author (Mele Lew and the Magic Lute). She currently serves as an ELA teacher and special educator for the Central Kitsap School District.
mabel jean
KEY GRIP and PERFORMER SUPPORTER
Mabel Jean, born in South Central Los Angeles, was adopted in 2020 as a puppy by the Alvarez-Jacksons. She has been a dedicated member of their family ever since, helped guide the troop through the pandemic, and, in the years following, became a regular visitor to their performing arts and special education classrooms. She is a support for students and teachers who welcome it, an epic floor sleeper, and a theatre and film storytelling enthusiast. She has been cheering for and cuddling artists of all ages for more than 3 years.
TESTIMONIALS.
“Once my high school drama teacher, Mr. Jackson later became my professional acting coach. He helped me land my first agent and manager and coached the audition that landed me my first TV gig… a guest starring role on the Showtime show, Shameless.”
“Kind, inspiring, and creative, Mr. Jackson has been a strong influence on my college and career success. As my high school drama teacher, he helped me identify my passion, select my ideal college, and then prepare the audition and portfolio
that got me in.“
“Their (Jeremy and Adrianne) coaching is simple, relevant, and easy to apply. They make all of my auditions better in a hurry and put my mind at ease before going into the casting room. Highly recommend.“
“Jeremy is someone we could all look to for guidance, for showing us what real work ethic looks like, and for demonstrating what it takes to succeed in life… and as professional storytellers in the entertainment industry.”
“I will never forget Dean
Jackson’s mentorship, lessons, and
inspiring leadership! He is hands down the best teacher/Dean
I’ve ever had and I’m forever grateful to have worked with him!”
“Ms. Alvarez-Jackson coached
me all the way to the National Shakespeare competition in New York City. I won second place, secured a big college scholarship, and got into the school of my dreams. I couldn’t have done it without her.”
“Jeremy & Adrianne’s
passion for the creative
process is infectious and it is
through love that they
consistently produce
such a crop of talent.”
“After several summers and
many a class with Adrianne and Jeremy, my daughter not only became pretty good onstage, she grew more confident, aware, and enthusiastic about
all things in life.“
“Professor Jackson intertwines his passion for acting with his deep understanding of the human condition. His professional approach and insightful lessons extend far beyond the set and stage. He inspired me as a student, an artist,, and a person.”
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