PFF Workshops 2025
Presented by the YC Film & Media Arts Program
Contact for more information: helen.Stephenson@yc.edu
July 16th
Location: The Hazeltine Theatre Gallery Space
208 N. Marina St. Prescott
9:00 AM – Elevated Improv
Play games that allow you to discover characters, emotions, and relationships. Learn tricks to elevate your acting.
Presented by: Matthew Conde, Groundlings-trained improviser with 15+ years in film/TV.
10:30 AM – How to Create Characters—And Make Them Believable
Presented by: Alan Dean Foster, author of 140+ books and 150+ short stories.
July 17th
Location: Yavapai College Prescott Campus, 1100 E. Sheldon St.
Building 19, Room 147 (Community Room)
9:00 AM – Elevated Acting
Focus on what elevates your on-screen performance.
Presented by: Matthew Conde
10:30 AM – Writing and Acting in Synergy
Explore how writing and performance enhance one another.
Presented by: Derek Chase – WGA writer/producer, trained at Playhouse West under Bob Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum.
July 18th
Location: Yavapai College Prescott Campus, 1100 E. Sheldon St.
Building 19, Room 147 (Community Room)
9:00 AM – SACRED GROUND: Documenting the Loss of a Community Treasure
Documentary preview and Q&A.
Tiffany Antone: Producer/Director, playwright, Prescott native
Charissa Menefee: Artistic Director of The EcoTheatre Lab, former Prescott College faculty
10:30 AM – Crafting Character
Develop deep character psychology and motivation using examples from Jane Campion, Coen Brothers, and others.
Presented by: Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch (major motion picture starring Amy Adams)
July 20th
Location: Elks Theatre, 117 E. Gurley Street, Prescott AZ 86301
2:00 PM - TOM MIX in SKY HIGH
