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!
Starring Austin Pendleton has been accepted in the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival! The documentary film by HB Alumnus, David Holmes, features our very own faculty member Austin Pendleton. Footage was shot in Austin‘s classes at HB Studio over a period of a few years.
Starring Austin Pendleton, directed by Gene Gallerano and David H. Holmes. (USA) – World Premiere. The most famous actor you’ve never heard of; Austin Pendleton reflects on his life and craft while his A-list peers discuss his vast influence and what it means to be an original in a celebrity-obsessed world. Includes interviews with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Olympia Dukakis, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Also part of the Tribeca Film Festival short films lineup is the short film The Mulberry Bush, directed and written by Neil Labute which features our very own HB Alumnus Victor Slezak.
The Mulberry Bush, directed and written by Neil LaBute. (USA) – World Premiere. Two men sit next to each other on an autumn day in Central Park. They make small talk about the weather and the joys of summer. When the conversation turns personal, however, it becomes clear that this is no random encounter, and they are headed toward a startling confrontation.
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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 →
Thank you for spending 2015 with us here at HB Studio. We look forward to 2016 and another year of deep exploration together, as we reflect on our selves and the current state of our world through the timeless and invaluable practice of theater.
As you make your end-of-year giving plans, please consider a donation to HB Studio, to help keep this special place going strong. Your donation, small or large, will support the ongoing training and practice of more than 3,000 theater artists each year. Help us reach our $25,000 fundraising goal with a tax-deductible gift in any amount today.
Thank you, and have a safe and celebratory New Year! We will see you at the start of Winter term the week of January 11th.
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.
Eligible Projects may include, but are not limited to, the following: Continue reading →
