Link: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137360-Acting-Academy-Stella-Adler-Los-Angeles-Forms-Professional-Theatre-Company-

Acting Academy Stella Adler-Los Angeles Forms Professional Theater Company.

Famed acting school Stella Adler-Los Angeles has announced the formation of a new professional theatre company, the Stella Adler Los Angeles Theatre Collective, which will comprise academy alumni.

"The Collective is the fruition of the training," said Collective artistic director and academy executive director John Jack Rodgers in a press release. "Together we hope to bring theatre to life in the heart of Hollywood by working on plays of importance through actors, writers and directors who value, honor and continue the lineage that reaches to the next generation of actors currently studying at Stella Adler Los Angeles."

Stella Adler Los Angeles Theatre Collective members include Charlene Amoia, Sean Astin, Clifton Collins, Jr., Carly Craig, Benicio Del Toro, Milton Justice, Laura Leyva, Timothy McNeil, Jim Parrack, Rick Peters, John Jack Rodgers, Mark Ruffalo, Holland Taylor, Gary Ross, Christopher Thronton, Hillary Weaver and Matthew Weaver. Stella Adler-Los Angeles executive director John Jack Rodgers will serve as the Collective's artistic director.

We at SANET know that Sean studied with Stella Adler early in his career. We applaud this new project and hope to see news of Sean starring in one of their productions SOON!!!