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Designed by renowned architect Horace Trumbauer in 1896, the Elkins Estate boasts two of only a few surviving examples of retreat homes in Elkins Park, an area that once provided a popular refuge for the Philadelphia’s wealthiest businessmen and their families. This 42-acre oasis was the country sanctuary of Philadelphia, PA entrepreneur William L. Elkins. In the 1930’s the Elkins family sold the retreat to the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de Ricci, who maintained the Estate as a women retreat for for 75 years.

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    Elkins Estate

    1750 Ashbourne Road
    Elkins Park, PA 19027

    Phone: 215-782-8520   |   Official Website

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      06/12/12- 08/07/12	Gister Master Acting Class Elkins Estate Gister Master Acting Class Presented by White Pines Productions at Elkins Estate June 12-August 7, 2012 This class is a tribute to Earle R. Gister, Associate Dean of the Yale School of Drama and Head of Acting from 1980-1994. Earle was a seminal figure in the creation of the American regional theater and at the center of the birth of American conservatory acting training in the '60s and '70s. He ran the program at Carnegie-Mellon for years before coming to Yale to work with the newly appointed Dean of the Drama School, Lloyd Richards. There, he trained a generation of American actors including...
      06/13/12- 08/09/12	The Young Actor - Acting Class for Young Adults Elkins Estate The Young Actor - Acting Class for Young Adults Presented by White Pines Productions at Elkins Estate June 13-August 9, 2012 This is a scene-study acting class with the young actor in mind, taught by Benjamin Lloyd, MFA Yale School of Drama. He's looking for a class of between eight and twelve 15-20-year-olds to work on fun scenes and learn some great acting exercises during the summer. Scenes will be drawn from his favorite plays for young actors, plays he has been using in his classes for many years. Classes will be divided into three sections: exercises the whole class will participate in, scene...
      07/09/12- 08/10/12	Summer Theatre Camp in Elkins Park Elkins Estate Summer Theatre Camp in Elkins Park Presented by White Pines Productions at Elkins Estate July 9-August 10, 2012 White Pines Productions, in conjunction with Yes! And… Collaborative Arts, has recently announced the formation of its summer theatre camp for kids called Yes! And... White Pines. The camp is an exciting, creative, and transformative summer experience for young people ages 8-14. Children are not required to have any theatrical experience in order to participate in the five-week long camp. Additionally, they can take part in one or all of the weeks. The...
      07/14/12	Our Town Elkins Estate Our Town Presented by Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company at Elkins Estate July 14, 2012 Our Town by Thornton Wilder Directed by Allen Radway In its 8th year of bringing free rheatre to the Greater Philadelphia area, Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company will provide audiences with a production that bears the hallmarks of the thoroughly established CCTC style: energy, accessibility, clarity, passion, and heart. Our Town, in its celebration of the everyday moments of life, is truly a reflection of all that is glorious and fragile in being alive. This...

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    06/12/12- 08/07/12	Gister Master Acting Class Elkins Estate Gister Master Acting Class Presented by White Pines Productions at Elkins Estate June 12-August 7, 2012 This class is a tribute to Earle R. Gister, Associate Dean of the Yale School of Drama and Head of Acting from 1980-1994. Earle was a seminal figure in the creation of the American regional theater and at the center of the birth of American conservatory acting training in the '60s and '70s. He ran the program at Carnegie-Mellon for years before coming to Yale to work with the newly appointed Dean of the Drama School, Lloyd Richards. There, he trained a generation of American actors including...
    06/13/12- 08/09/12	The Young Actor - Acting Class for Young Adults Elkins Estate The Young Actor - Acting Class for Young Adults Presented by White Pines Productions at Elkins Estate June 13-August 9, 2012 This is a scene-study acting class with the young actor in mind, taught by Benjamin Lloyd, MFA Yale School of Drama. He's looking for a class of between eight and twelve 15-20-year-olds to work on fun scenes and learn some great acting exercises during the summer. Scenes will be drawn from his favorite plays for young actors, plays he has been using in his classes for many years. Classes will be divided into three sections: exercises the whole class will participate in, scene...
    07/09/12- 08/10/12	Summer Theatre Camp in Elkins Park Elkins Estate Summer Theatre Camp in Elkins Park Presented by White Pines Productions at Elkins Estate July 9-August 10, 2012 White Pines Productions, in conjunction with Yes! And… Collaborative Arts, has recently announced the formation of its summer theatre camp for kids called Yes! And... White Pines. The camp is an exciting, creative, and transformative summer experience for young people ages 8-14. Children are not required to have any theatrical experience in order to participate in the five-week long camp. Additionally, they can take part in one or all of the weeks. The...
    07/14/12	Our Town Elkins Estate Our Town Presented by Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company at Elkins Estate July 14, 2012 Our Town by Thornton Wilder Directed by Allen Radway In its 8th year of bringing free rheatre to the Greater Philadelphia area, Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company will provide audiences with a production that bears the hallmarks of the thoroughly established CCTC style: energy, accessibility, clarity, passion, and heart. Our Town, in its celebration of the everyday moments of life, is truly a reflection of all that is glorious and fragile in being alive. This...

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    04/20/12- 04/29/12	Come on Get Happy Retreat Elkins Estate
    12/03/11	Mingle at the Mansion A Stop Hunger Now Benefit Elkins Estate
    09/02/11- 09/17/11	Kabbalah: the Musical Elkins Estate
    07/20/11	Farm Tour in Elkins Park Elkins Estate
    02/13/11	Klingon Klez Elkins Estate
    09/08/10- 12/08/10	2nd Wednesday Evening Concerts at Elkins Estate Elkins Estate
    05/16/10	Tony Trischka Elkins Estate
    05/15/10	The Midlife Shift Seminar Elkins Estate
    04/11/10	Livingston Taylor Elkins Estate
    03/20/10	BiblioBash Elkins Estate
    03/14/10	Old Goats Elkins Estate
    12/13/09	West Philadelphia Orchestra Elkins Estate