A collaborative staged reading of selected 10 minute plays from the students of Julie McKee, directed by the students of Jack Hofsiss.
Friday & Saturday | December 4 & 5 | 7:00pm
Free! | First come, first served
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street
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A FIRST FLOOR STUDIO RESIDENCY
Workshop Presentation
Written by Julia Izumi
Directed by Logan Reed
Produced by Natalie Gershtein
Saturday & Sunday
November 21 & 22 @ 7:30pm
FREE! | RSVP ONLINE
HB Studio, First Floor Studio
120 Bank Street
In the beginning there was darkness. And a giant egg and mud and puppies and snakes and cow chips and kettles and scones. And loneliness too. In the beginning storytelling brought us together and gave us reason and hope, as they still do today. THE MAKERS is a mash-up of creation myths and origin stories from around the world in attempt to find what unifies us all as human beings.
First Floor Studio Residency
Friday October 23 (Open Rehearsal)
Saturday October 24 (Open Rehearsal)
Sunday October 25 (Performance)
7pm | First Floor Studio, HB Studio | 120 Bank Street
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Directed by: Amy Wright
Designed by: Nikolay Sviridchik
SM: Ingrid Wheatley
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People Who Make Theatre
A Conversation with John Jesurun
Moderated by Asta Hansen
Monday, October 26 | 7:30pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
$10 suggested donation | $5 HB students/staff
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John Jesurun is a writer, director and media artist based in New York. His presentations integrate elements of language, film, architectural space and media. Continue reading →
HB STUDIO ARTISTIC COUNCIL
2016 PROPOSAL GUIDELINES AND CALL FOR PROPOSALS
HB STUDIO FIRST FLOOR STUDIO PERFORMANCE RESIDENCIES
Deadline for Proposals: Monday, November 23, 2015
Selected Projects will be announced by: December 31, 2015
HB Studio is dedicated to training and practice for the theatre. The Studio will, at intervals throughout the year, make workshop performance space available in our First Floor Studio, for the development of creative projects that further the training and artistic practices fostered at HB. The Studio is not a producing organization, nor should these presentations be construed as “showcases.” Rather, we offer an opportunity for practicing theatre artists to collaborate on experimental projects, to be shared among peers and colleagues, for constructive critical feedback and mutual growth.
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People Who Make Theater
The World of Agnes de Mille: A Conversation with Gemze de Lappe and Helen Gallagher
Moderated by Mindy Aloff
Monday, October 19 | 7:30pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
$10 suggested donation | $5 HB students & staff
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HB is exploring the canon of the American musical theater this year, with support from the Frederick Loewe Foundation.
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It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Jeanne Kaplan this past weekend. Jeanne taught Acting Technique and Scene Study at HB from 1986 to 2014 and was a student of Herbert Berghof, Michael Howard, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Julie Bovasso, and others. She began her professional career as Beatrice in Ulu Grosbard’s Sheridan Square Playhouse production of Arthur Miller’s A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE with Robert Duvall as husband Eddie Carbone and Jon Voight as cousin Rudolfo. On Broadway she did Jack Gelber’s THE CUBAN THING with Raul Julia, Rip Torn and Maria Tucci. A marvelous actress, teacher, and soul — generous, loving, funny, wise and true — she will be greatly missed.
Her memorial will be held on Sunday, September 20th @ 3:00 pm at the Riverside Memorial Chapel, 180 W 76th Street, entrance just east of Amsterdam Avenue.
People Who Make Theatre
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Playing Pal Joey
A Conversation with Helen Gallagher & Rita Gardner
Moderated by Robert McQueen
Helen Gallagher (No, No, Nanette, Sweet Charity, Ryan’s Hope) won her first Tony as Gladys Bumps in the 1952 revival of Rodgers & Hart’s Pal Joey. This production also starred Elaine Stritch, as Melba, Harold Lang as Joey with Bob Fosse as Lang’s understudy. Rita Gardner (Luisa in the original cast of The Fantastics, Ben Franklin in Paris, The Wedding Singer) played the role of Linda English in the 1963 revival which featured Bob Fosse as Joey along with Viveca Lindfors. Robert McQueen, director of HB’s fall performance lab of Pal Joey, will join Helen and Rita in conversation about playing in this provocative Rodgers & Hart gem, which was based on a series of short stories by John O’Hara and scandalized audiences at its 1940 premiere. This evening is made possible with support from the Frederick Loewe Foundation and is part of HB Studio’s series celebrating the American Musical Theater canon.
Monday, September 21 @ 7:30pm
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street
$10 suggested donation, $5 HB Students & Faculty
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A LECTURE WITH DRAMATIC READINGS
Thursday, September 10, 6:30 P.M.
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street
Hosted by Alan Pally (HB Board Member and former Manager of Public Programs at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center)
With readings by Rochelle Oliver & Fritz Weaver.
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This event will provide the general public with an introduction to and overview of the history of the HB Playwrights Theatre. Geared towards newcomers interested in becoming acquainted with HB and its history.
The HB Studio was already a thriving fixture in New York City’s cultural landscape when in 1965 founders Herbert Berghof and Uta Hagen realized their dream of establishing a theater. From his work on the film Cleopatra, Berghof earned the money to purchase the one-story garage they would convert to a 73-seat performance space.
For 50 years HB has presented productions, readings, panels, talks, and other theatrical events in this West Village gem. Now in its 70th year, HB Studio continues to provide a nurturing space for theater artists to work and practice, free from pressures related to commercial success.
Join us for a talk about the history of HB and its theater with short readings by HB notables from a few of the many plays performed there.
Established in memory of Alan M. Bluestone, this scholarship is intended to encourage a young person’s interest in theatre and lend critical support to emerging talent. Support is offered for a student to attend a full year (3 terms) of the Hagen Teen Intensive.
Applications due: August 18
Awards will be announced by August 25
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