Adult Classes
at The Little
Theatre
Instructors
Britt Cannino
Britt Cannino has taught adult acting classes at the Little Theatre since 2018. She was last seen on stage as Sylvia the dog in ‘Sylvia’ as well as the “Kaleidoscope: the plays of Ray Bradbury” at the Little Theatre. She graduated with a degree in Acting and Directing from UNC Greensboro, where she created the first improv troupe and has performed with touring troupes such as the Second City and Upright Citizen’s Brigade. Britt has been studying, teaching, coaching and performing improv for many years and hopes to involve others, no matter their skill level in the magical world of on-the-spot thinking and performance.
Daphne Escalante
Daphne is a multidisciplinary artist with a BA in Acting from Columbia College Chicago. After graduating, she continued her training at Green Shirt Studio, where she deepened her work in the Meisner technique and is currently a Level Four student studying under Jack Schultz. In 2025, she was accepted into the MFA Screenwriting program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and has since made Winston-Salem her home. Over the past year, she has directed a one-act play for Camel City Playhouse and appeared on stage in What They Have with The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem.
Before relocating to North Carolina, Daphne was actively involved in theater communities across Indiana. She continues to grow as an actor, writer, producer, and now Meisner instructor.
Jack Schultz
Jack Schultz has been the proud owner of Green Shirt Studio since 2019, where he's logged thousands of hours in the classroom guiding students of all experience levels through Levels 1-5 of
Green Shirt's Meisner Acting Program. His passion for training actors is matched only by his love for building community-something he took to the next level in 2023 when he co-founded Chicago Actor
Staffi ng with his wife and creative partner, Alison Schaufl er. Before Green Shirt, Jack served as Artistic Director of The Agency, where his acclaimed solo show I'm Falling In Love All The Time played to sold-out crowds in Chicago's off -loop theatre scene. The show-an honest, humorous, and deeply human look at opioid addiction told through the lens of caffeine and romance-went on to tour colleges across the country, sparking meaningful
conversations around substance use and recovery. Jack's other stage credits with The Agency include I Wish To Apologize to the People of Illinois, The Spirit of '76, and Hellcab (2017 & 2018). He's a graduate of the iO Training Center, a 200-hour certifi ed RYT yoga instructor, and completed the True Acting Diploma Course with Master Meisner Teacher Larry Silverberg. Jack also appeared on The Carbonaro Eff ect (Season 7, Episode 2), where he was hilariously convinced that a Viking skeleton was attacking him at a construction site near O'Hare. To learn more, visit jackgschultz.com.
Policies
Attendance and Cancellation Policy: Regular attendance and participation are strongly encouraged. No make-up classes or reductions in fees will be provided for students who miss class. The Little Theatre's class sessions follow the WS/FCS public school calendar. If school is closed due to inclement weather, acting classes will be canceled and an extra class will be added at the end of the session. If The Little Theatre cancels a class for any other reason, caregivers/attendees will be alerted via email, and a make-up class will be added to the end of the session.
Refund policy: In the event that The Little Theatre cancels an entire course, camp or workshop, or if a student withdraws more than two weeks before the session begins, the choice between a full refund of tuition or a credit towards a future class, camp, or workshop held within the next year will be offered. Registration fee is non-refundable when student withdraws. Tuition is non-refundable for withdrawals made within two weeks of the start of a class, camp, or workshop.