Adult Education Programs
Vision & Mission
Our classes offer an accessible, safe and inclusive space for novice adult learners, or the more experienced. We value diversity and respect each community member and their contributions equally. Click HERE to read more about our Vision & Mission for all of our education programs.
On-Site Classes
Intro to Stand-Up
Learn how to put together a stand up set and perform on Auburn Public Theater’s Main Stage. Taught by Carey Eidel. Mondays 6pm-730pm.
Who: Carey Eidel will be the instructor.
What: This stand-up class provides an eight-week course that guides you through writing and performing your own stand-up material.
When: Eight consecutive Mondays from 6:00pm to 7:30pm starting Monday, March 3rd through Monday, April 21st. Participants will have a showcase for friends, family, and the general public on Monday, April 28th at 7pm!
Where: Auburn Public Theater Cinema.
Cost: $200/participant.
About the Instructor:
Carey Eidel is a founding member and the Director of Finance & Grants at Auburn Public Theater (APT) and holds a B.A. in theater from Bucknell University. He is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse in NYC, where he studied under Sanford Meisner and Wynn Handman. He began his stand-up career at Catch A Rising Star in NYC and performed in clubs both as a solo act and with a partner for many years. After moving to Los Angeles, Carey performed comedy at The Improv and The Laugh Factory, as his acting career developed. He starred in the Fox sitcom, Daddy Dearest with fellow comedians Don Rickles and Richard Lewis and continued acting in movies (The Lost World: Jurassic Park and television (The Amanda Show). Carey was also a sitcom writer for CBS and had his own acting studio in LA for many years. After moving to Auburn and helping to found APT, he performed in numerous productions at Syracuse Stage and taught acting, screenwriting and film production as an adjunct professor at Cayuga Community College. Carey is a member of The Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG/AFTRA) and the Actors Equity Association (AEA).
APT educational programs are made possible through the generous support of:
The Cayuga Community Fund, The Central NY Community Foundation, The Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, The John Ben Snow Foundation, The Nelson B. Delavan Foundation, The Mimi Fishman Foundation, The M&T Charitable Trust, The Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation, and The United Way of Cayuga County.