theatre on main
Private Acting Coaching & Group Scene Study
Presence-based theatre rooted in time, space, and disciplined collaboration.
Theatre on Main offers acting training shaped by a deep study of space, stillness, and composition, informed by years of collaboration with visionary director Robert Wilson and grounded in The Viewpoints technique, our work invites actors to engage the stage as a living architecture—where placement, timing, and attention create meaning.
Through private coaching and small group scene study (maximum 8 students), actors at all levels develop text, character, and performance within a focused, supportive environment—strengthening both technique and individuality.
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Our Approach
physical experimentation and classical focus.
We draw from The Viewpoints technique to support and deepen Robert Wilson’s approach to theater, integrating principles of spatial awareness, physical precision, tempo, and stillness alongside traditional text analysis and scene work. Attention is given to how the actor inhabits space, listens, and allows meaning to emerge through restraint as much as action.
Training emphasizes the actor’s physical relationship to space, time, and stillness, allowing meaning to emerge through precision, structure, and restraint.
Private Coaching & Group Classes
Presence is Everything
1:1 Private Acting Coaching
Unlock your potential with one-on-one acting coaching tailored to your goals and experience. Each session focuses on character work and personalized feedback to help you perform with confidence. Build your skills, express yourself authentically, and take your creativity to the next level
Scheduled Privately
Duration: 1 hour
Tuition: $50
in person and virtual
THE HOLDING ROOM —
A THEATRE LAB
5-week acting intensive for adults
Rooted in Viewpoints & influenced by Robert Wilson
Weeks 1–3: Physical training through the 9 Viewpoints
Weeks 4–5: Scene composition, staging & final presentation
A process-driven space for presence, time, space & serious creative work.
Not an audition class.
Details:
• 5 weeks
• 2 hours per session
• Limited to 6–8 participants
• In-person
• Commitment to the full series required
This lab is best suited for artists who value depth over display and are interested in working consistently in a focused, intimate room.
Enrollment is limited to maintain the integrity of the work.
In person
Tuition $325
Every Saturday for 5 weeks
send us a message for the next start date
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Founder of Theatre On Main and Acting Instructor, Angela Bonacci is a Scranton native who studied acting in her youth at NEIU's Arts Alive program with Broadway playwright and actor Nancy Hasty and continued her artistic pursuits at Pace University in NYC where she received her BA in Theatre Arts with concentration in training in the The Viewpoints technique and established her acting career collaborating with International Theatre Director, Robert Wilson where her performance and collaborative work was featured in the New York Times.
Theatre On Main exists for everyone who wants to experience the joy of performance and self expression. No matter where you are in your journey - or in your life - there is a place for you here, a space to explore, create, and be seen. It's an honor to welcome you into our community and support you as you bring your one, unique and special story to the stage.
- Angela Bonacci
