John Desotelle Studio

After a limited, beautiful run, we have closed Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat and Tell Tale Heart. What an eerie, unsettling, exquisite ride. Thank you to everyone who took the journey behind the bars and beneath the floorboards with us. Thank you to our exceptionally talented cast and ✨️ and to our wonderful crew .pimentell
"There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion." -Edgae Allan Poe 🖤🐈‍⬛️

Happy Birthday Dan! Help us celebrate him by joining as we venture down beneath the floorboards for one last performance of Poe's The Black Cat and Tell Tale Heart. 🖤🐈‍⬛️🩸

Only 3 more chances to see Edgar Allan Poe's Tell Tale Heart and The Black Cat ✨️🐈‍⬛️ Do you have your tickets yet?

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“It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain…
but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.”
— Edgar Allan Poe

Two tales. One unraveling mind.
Tickets disappearing fast.
🎭 POE: The Tell-Tale Heart & The Black Cat
Get your tickets here: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/desotellestudio/poe or at the link in our Instagram bio!

Madness doesn’t scream—it whispers.
Step into the darkness Edgar Allan Poe’s mind.
TERROR IN THE WALLS opens this week.
🎭 POE: The Tell-Tale Heart & The Black Cat
Do you have your tickets yet?
Get them here: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/desotellestudio/poe or at the link in our Instagram bio!

One says he’s not mad.
The other says it wasn’t his fault.
But the eye… and the heart… say otherwise.

🎭 TERROR IN THE WALLS - POE: The Tell-Tale Heart & The Black Cat
7 chances to descend into the dark.
Ticket Link in Bio!

Do you hear it?
The heartbeat grows louder…

The madness begins soon.
7 Performances Only. Including Halloween Night.
Get your tickets here: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/desotellestudio/poe

Something stirs beneath the floorboards.
A whisper follows you down the hall.
And on this stage… madness is waiting.

🎭 POE: The Tell-Tale Heart & The Black Cat
A fully staged descent into Gothic horror.
7 performances only — including Halloween night.
🎟️ Reserve now: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/desotellestudio/poe

Next Friday, this wonderful short play festival opens featuring our Meisner 1 graduates (soon to be Meisner 2 students!!) and a couple special guests ✨️ We are so proud of the work everyone has done and cannot wait for you all to see. Link in bio!

This On-Camera Acting class focuses on the practical aspects of working in front of the camera and on set. You will learn how to connect your acting craft to the camera and improve your auditions and on set performance – receiving feedback and coaching each time you work. This class is ideal for actors looking to practice and hone their skills for the screen.

Wonderful Meisner Workshop last weekend! We can't wait for the next one ✨️