Applications are now being accepted for Summer Term scholarships.
Application deadline: April 25
Scholarships generally support partial enrollment in one studio class, and are awarded on consideration of both merit and need. Summer Term will run 10 weeks, June 13 – August 21. Summer registration opens May 2.
Tina Benko, currently performing in THE CRUCIBLE on Broadway, joins HB this Spring to teach a Studio Practice Scene Study Class:
Studio Practice – Scene Study
Fridays, March 25, 2016 – June 3, 2016
10:00 am – 1:00 pm | $545
New to HB Studio? Submit your reel and resume online for placement into this class, or schedule an audition!
Come join us for a final presentation of Lorraine Serabian’s Kander & Ebb Workshop!
Friday March 18, 2016 | 8pm (please arrive by 7:45pm)
The Basement Studio | 120 Bank St.
All welcome! Free
March 11, 18, 25 at 7PM The Episcopal Actors’ Guild and HB Studio to Stage 2016 Thomas Barbour Playwrights’ Award Readings.
Readings will be held at Guild Hall at The Church of the Transfiguration, 1 E. 29th St., New York, NY 10016 (b/w Fifth Ave. and Madison Ave. – Trains: R/N @ 28th St.; 6 @ 28th St.)
Tickets: $10/EAG members/HB Students, $15/non-members (suggested donation). RSVP: (212) 685-2927 or matt@actorsguild.org.
by Perry Guzzi, directed by Amy Wright
Auditions held 4-7pm, Tues 3/1
First Floor Studio
Call main office: 212-675-2370 ex. 1 to schedule an appointment
To prepare:
Read from provided sides, which are currently available in the office to view in preparation, full scripts also available to read on site.
Character breakdown:
Courtney: 15-17, working as a cashier in a diner; drably dressed, dry-witted loner proud to be a liberal and rebel, with a toughness that covers her fragility. Inquisitive. Awkward. Searching for connection.
Performances will take place in the HB Playwrights Theatre, April 8 – 17
Mercedes Ruehl returns to HB this Spring to teach a 10-week course:
Scene Study – Studio Practice | Tuesdays, 5pm – 8pm
March 22 – May 31 | $545
Application required: Apply Online
Mercedes Ruehl has appeared in the films THE FISHER KING Continue reading →
THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR SPRING TERM!
Spring Term will run 10 weeks, March 21 – June 5
There will be no classes during Spring Clean Up (May 3 – 8) or on Memorial Day (May 30)
Browse classes & register online. We also offer a variety of workshops.
REEL SUBMISSIONS: Are you a working professional seeking a place to practice? Submit your reel and resume for placement into our studio practice classes.
Union Discount:* AEA and SAG/AFTRA members receive 10% off Spring Term enrollment. Please present your membership card in the registration office, or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org.*
*(Discounts not valid for workshop offerings, cannot be combined, and cannot be applied retroactively)
The HB Artistic Council is pleased to announce the 2016 HB Residency recipients:
Project #1: Feb – March, 2016
Amie Hartman, Barbara Cassidy & Sarah Buff: Diorama
Project #2: April, 2016
Elizabeth Maille & Jue Yang: In the name of hashtag
Project #3: June – July, 2016
Barefoot Theatre Company: The God of All Things
Project #4: July – Aug, 2016
The Greenhouse Ensemble: A Painted Window
Project #5: Sept – Oct, 2016
Title:Point: The Chroma Key
Project #6: Oct – Nov, 2016
Allison Plamondon & ensemble: The Tchaikovsky Vignettes Continue reading →
LUCKY PENNY
Friday January 15th & Saturday January 16th at 8pm
Sunday January 17th at 3pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
Free! RSVP online
Written and performed by David Deblinger*
Featuring Songs and sounds performed by Fred Johnson
Directed and Developed by Ben Snyder
From a juvenile detention center in New Jersey to a fabled plaza in Madrid, from the piers of San Francisco to a Staten Island state mental hospital, Lucky Penny is a hilarious and surreal tale of love, loss, and laughter interwoven with songs sung by renowned Jazz vocalist Fred Johnson
Stage Manager Katie Kavett*
Technical Director/Lighting Designer Brian Kafel
Production Manager Daniel Nelson
Graphics Achilles Lavidis
Equity Approved Showcase (*) designates member of AEA
