Grave Tales

09/03/2024

A Class Act Productions is casting a short film. Needed are an 9 to 11 year old boy, preferably blonde and blue eyed but not a deal breaker, a 9 to 11 year old girl, a large man preferably with long shaggy hair, a 30 to 60 year old caretaker.

The story is based upon the short story “Children of the Moon” by Richard Middleton.

https://ia800903.us.archive.org/18/items/ghost_stories_006_0809_librivox/middleton_children_of_the_moon.pdf

You are welcome to read it.

The film will be shot on green screen. If interested, please contact [email protected]. Supply a picture. Bio not needed.

09/26/2021

Thanks for the fun!
In 2006, I was teaching an acting class for beginners.

As some of you other acting teachers may know, sometimes it is challenging to get the students to fully memorize a monologue or scene. Everyone is in love with the idea of being an actor but not always ready for the work it entails.

One day I decided that I would have them work on a reader’s theatre style of acting; where the performer holds a script in their hand; no memorization.

As I was deciding what they should work on, someone mentioned it would be fun to do a presentation of one of the Buffy the Vampire TV episodes. And so, we did, as an exercise. Jeff Jenkins had been letting us use his Skinny Improv space and he saw us working on it and thought it was very funny. He asked if we would want to perform it for his late-night show. We did. After the show, other actors in the community started coming out of the woodwork to want to be a part of the concept.

It took us a few years to get through the series. But we also expanded into Star Trek Live Parodies, Twilight Zone Live Parodies, Batman Live Parodies, JAWS a parody, Supernatural Live Parodies, and several other comedic plays. Also, I had always wanted to do a show in the style of Grand Guignol; plays designed to horrify with gruesome scenes. One evening I met Sean Parker at one of our shows and he mentioned he was a horror writer. I pitched the idea and he was off and running on ideas. Grave Tales was born.
Eventually, we put the scripts down and started memorizing a show a month. Let me clarify…for many years, we rehearsed 4 to 6 nights per month and then charged onto stage for a crazy ride we shared with the audience. We did this every month. The pace was and has continued to be an insane pleasure; but grueling.

Through the years and several venues, with terrific dedication many actors have performed for A Class Act Productions. I want to take the time to thank everyone of them who gave of their time and talent to make A Class Act Productions a success. I also want to thank all our fans and followers who have supported us through the years.

But life has a way of sometimes telling us it is time to change course; our destiny lies elsewhere. I have been mulling things over for about a year and a half. The time for mulling has ended.

And so A Class Act Productions will be an taking an indefinite break. Perhaps in the future, a play here or there will move me to direct or produce. But for the time being, I must focus on personal and family health matters.

Again, I deeply thank you for letting A Class Act share with you our love of the lively art of theatre.

George Cron
Executive Producer

08/24/2021

Hear about the room where it happened..the torture room that is!
REPO this weekend!

Episode 30 of Visioncon Spotlight featuring special guests: part of the incredible cast and crew of A Class Act Productions' performance of the cult classic:...

07/30/2021

ATTENTION!
Due to a last minute illness in the cast, we have to cancel this month's show. We are not sure yet if it is Covid related but want everyone to be safe. We are so sorry. We were looking forward to sharing some gruesomeness with you! Please make a date in your calendar for next month, for our cult horror extravaganza REPO THE GENETIC OPERA! If you have ordered tix in advance, you money will be refunded, immediately. It may take a day or so to go through the Square app billing.
Thanks to all you for your support. We truly want to see you next month!

12/20/2020