Author: Catrin Lloyd-Bollard

Scene Study with Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl returns to HB Studio this Fall to teach an advanced Scene Study – Studio Practice course. Open by application only.

Tuesdays & Thursdays | Sept 13 – Oct 20
6:30pm – 9pm | $545
(6 weeks / 12 sessions)

Applications for the fall term are now closed.

*Prior students of Ms. Ruehl’s may register without application.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
For professional performers who desire to return to, or maintain an ongoing relationship with a dynamic and fertile state of learning. The goal: to use the specifics of language, action, subtext, circumstance, and relationships in order to connect with the work at the deepest most personal level. You are encouraged to push boundaries with the aim of building ever more complex characters and situations, allowing and exploring what is powerfully, unexpectedly revealed.
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The Hagen Core Training – starting this Fall!

 A full-time one-year training program for actors who seek full immersion in the practice of their craft. There are still a few spaces left in the 2016-2017 Hagen Core Training program. Apply today!

The Hagen Core Training is an integrated progressive curriculum, taught by world-class faculty/practitioners, of essential classes: Acting Technique, Scene Study, Script Analysis, Movement, Alexander Technique, Voice and Speech…read more

September 11, 2016 – June 6, 2017 (3 Terms)
Classes meet Monday – Friday, 9:30am-3:30pm | Tuition: $13,500

Open by audition and application. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
APPLY ONLINE
(includes $50 non-refundable application fee)

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Scholarship and Work-Study Information for Winter Term

Registration for the Winter term begins November 1st. Winter term will run 10 weeks —
January 9 – March 19, 2017

Browse classes & register online. We also offer a variety of workshops.

WINTER TERM SCHOLARSHIP & WORK STUDY APPLICATIONS are now closed. Scholarships support partial enrollment in one studio class. Work Study (Studio Assistant or “SA”) positions support full enrollment in one studio class. Award notifications will be announced November 11. Click here for details.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT*: Please use code: WINTER17 when you register and receive 10% off when enrolling for the winter term. Early Bird Discount ends on December 15, 2016.

EARLY BIRD UNION DISCOUNT*: AEA, SAG/AFTRA & AGVA members receive 20% off when registering for winter term. Present membership card in the office or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org

INTAKE AUDITION / CONSULTATIONS: Interested in our upper level classes? Audition & consult with a panel of HB’s faculty to discuss your goals, where you are in the work, and plan your course of study at HB Studio. For audition schedule, details and sign up info, visit the Auditions & Prerequisites page.

REEL SUBMISSIONS: Are you a working professional seeking a place to practice? Submit your reel and resume for placement into our studio practice classes.

*Discounts not valid for workshop offerings, cannot be combined, and cannot be applied retroactively

Summer Term is Underway! Register Today.

Summer Term will run 10 weeks, June 13 – August 22.
Browse classes & register online. We also offer a variety of workshops.

UNION DISCOUNT*: Union members receive 10% OFF registration. Present membership card in the office or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org

INTAKE AUDITIONS: Audition for a panel of HB’s faculty to receive a consultation on where you are in the work, discuss your goals, and plan your course of study at HB Studio. For audition schedule, details and sign up info, visit the Auditions & Prerequisites page.

REEL SUBMISSIONS: Are you a working professional seeking a place to practice? Submit your reel and resume for placement into our studio practice classes.

*Discounts not valid for workshop offerings, cannot be combined, and cannot be applied retroactively

Casting: Seeking Men & Women 55+ for Kander & Ebb’s “70, GIRLS, 70” –

AN HB PERFORMANCE LAB

HB Studio will be doing a Performance Lab production of the Kander and Ebb musical celebration of maturity “70 GIRLS 70,” directed by Lorraine Serabian.

We are looking for men and women aged 55+ who sing. (Dance and movement a plus.)
The Lab will begin in August with performance dates in September. Click here for details.

If you are available please contact Lorraine as soon as possible at lserabian@hbstudio.org
Preliminary auditions will be announced shortly. You will be contacted directly.

Casting Call: HB Residency Project seeks Actor

The Greenhouse Ensemble is searching for an African American actor to play a character in their upcoming production, A Painted Window by Christy Hall, an HB Studio Residency project happening July 30-August 21, 2016.

This is a brand new three character play, Starring Johanna Leister. Please email greenhouse.ensemble@gmail.com to schedule an appointment. For more information on Greenhouse, check out www.greenhouseensemble.com. Continue reading →

Register Now for Summer Term! Early Bird & Union Discounts.

SUMMER REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Summer Term will run 10 weeks, June 13 – August 22.
Browse classes & register online. We also offer a variety of workshops.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT*: Register by May 31 and receive 10% OFF with code SUMMER16

UNION DISCOUNT*: Union members receive 20% OFF registration when registering by May 31. Present membership card in the office or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org

INTAKE AUDITIONS, May 20, June 4 & 10: Audition for a panel of HB’s faculty to receive a consultation on where you are in the work, discuss your goals, and plan your course of study at HB Studio. For audition schedule, details and sign up info, visit the Auditions & Prerequisites page.

REEL SUBMISSIONS: Are you a working professional seeking a place to practice? Submit your reel and resume for placement into our studio practice classes.

*Discounts not valid for workshop offerings, cannot be combined, and cannot be applied retroactively

 

Volunteer at Spring Clean Up!

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS:
Please join us for some time during May 3 – 6 to help spruce up our working home. All Key Students, FA’s and SA’s are required to participate in one 4-hour shift. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to volunteers! Use our online form to sign up:
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

SEEKING FOOD DONATIONS:
Can’t spare the time but want to support the effort? Donate refreshments to keep our volunteers well fed! Please contact Megan Foehr at mfoehr@hbstudio.org with offers of food donations.

The Hagen Summer Intensive – A Few Spots Left! Apply Today.

The Hagen Summer Intensive is a rigorous, 6-week workshop that probes the practical applications of Uta Hagen’s technique as discussed in her book A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR. Through acting technique, scene study, script analysis and technical exercises, “The Six Steps” will become an integral part of the actor’s craft. When you have strong technique and more confidence in how to find yourself in the role, acting will be joyful. Spots are going fast, so apply today!

Monday – Friday | 9:00am – 5:00pm | June 19 – July 29, 2016 | $3,250
Classes include: Acting Technique, Scene Study, Alexander Technique, Movement & Voice

Open by Audition & Application: For your audition, please prepare the following: Two three-minute contrasting, contemporary monologues. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Apply Online

(includes $50 non-refundable application fee)

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