Name: Acting, a Performing Art
Start: 2026-03-17T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-19T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Main Street Baptist Church

The Schoolhouse Museum is sponsoring in collaboration with actors Antonio D. Charity and Gina Blount Jones a three-day workshop titled “Acting, a Performing Art.”
This free after-school program is opened to youth ages 12-18 who are interested in learning more about acting and related fields. The workshop will explore the basics of acting and provide an opportunity to assess participants’ interest in additional learning experiences in this field of performing arts.
Participants will learn some basics of acting. Topics covered will include vocal techniques, sense memory, improvision and script reading. Beyond this initial three-day session, SHM plans to offer additional sessions for participants, which will include more acting classes, public performance opportunities, field trips to the theatre, academic skills development as it relates to acting and career planning and preparation activities.
The instructor for this initial workshop is Antonio D. Charity whose acting credits include work with numerous Off-Broadway theatre companies such as the Negro Ensemble Company, TV credits including appearances on “Charmed”, “House”, “The Shield”, “Law &Order”, “All My Children”, “Bones”, “Sons of Anarchy”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “NCIS: Los Angeles”. He has also had recurring roles on HBO’s “The Wire”, Showtime’s “House of Lies”, and other series. He was cast in a supporting role in “Bumblebee”, part of the “Transformers” franchise, and in Christmas movies on Netflix (“Falling For Christmas”) and Hallmark (“A Cozy Christmas Inn”).
Gina Blount Jones, who will be present to support Mr. Charity and will lead other classes going forward is an award-winning actress. She has been featured in TV ads, plays and films, and had a breakout role as Gwendoyln Brooks in “The Heart” TV series. She received Best actress awards at the Paris Film Festival, London Film Festival, and Florence Film Festival for her compelling portrayal of Pearl Davis in Caring Field Films short drama “Samsara.”
For more information and to register for the workshop you may contact the Museum at 757-365-4789 or email: [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected].