Announcements

Over Halfway to Our Goal!

HB is delighted to announce that $18,187 has already been raised to help support our programs for theater artists.

Thank you, dear friends and generous supporters, for getting us OVER halfway to that $30,000 goal!

Let’s get ALL THE WAY by August 31^st!

If you have yet to make a gift, please join us now. Your support will help provide our professional and aspiring actors, playwrights, and directors with classes and workshops led by experienced artists and master teachers, residencies for project development, and opportunities to explore work in performance.
Contributions can also be earmarked for our scholarship fund to help those students with the greatest need, The Hagen Institute, performances and productions, or improvements in our classrooms and buildings.

Click here to donate today! You can make a difference in the lives of the 3,000 theater artists we serve each year.

The Alan M. Bluestone Teen Intensive Scholarship

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
Apply Online

The Books are Piling Up …

HB is delighted to announce that $15,857 has already been raised to help support our programs for theater artists.

Thank you, dear friends and generous supporters, for getting us halfway to that $30,000 goal!

Let’s get ALL THE WAY by August 31^st!

Click here to donate today! You can make a difference in the lives of the 3,000 theater artists we serve each year.

Five Week Classes in July & August!

Union Discount: AEA and SAG/AFTRA members receive 10% off Summer Term enrollment when registering by July 30. 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)

Summer Registration, Early Bird Discounts, & Auditions!

Summer Term registration is now open. Summer Term will run 10 weeks, June 15 – August 23, with several 5-week class offerings.

Early Bird Discount: To receive 10% off Summer Term enrollment, register by June 1st with code SUMMER15*

Union Discount: AEA and SAG/AFTRA members receive 20% off Summer Term enrollment when registering by June 1. Please present your membership card in the registration office, or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org. After June 1, Union Members can still receive a 10% discount until July 26.*

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

Browse classes and register online.

Sign up for your audition! May 8 & 12 and June 1 & 2. New students wishing to study at an upper level are asked to audition before a faculty panel. For audition schedule, details and sign up info, visit the Auditions & Prerequisites page. Level 1 offerings are open to all without prerequisite or audition.

Seeking Stage Management Interns, Theatre Technicians and Run Crew

HB Playwrights Theatre seeks:

1.) Stage Management Intern for DESIGN FOR LIVING
2.) Theatre Technicians & Run Crew for DESIGN FOR LIVING
3.) Stage Management Intern for June’s THE CENTRAL PARK PLAYS

Position Details: Continue reading →

Spring Clean Up 2015

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS:
Please join us as a volunteer April 28 – May 1 to help spruce up our working home. 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 Mark Klaman at development@hbstudio.org with offers of food donations.

KEY STUDENTS, FA’S & SA’S:
All Key Students, FA’s and SA’s are required to participate in one 4-hour shift (Tue, April 28 – Fri, May 1). Use this online form to sign up: KEY, FA & SA SIGN UP

Spring Registration, Union Discount, & Auditions

Register Now for the Spring Term. Spring Term will run 10 weeks, March 23 – June 7 (with no classes during Spring Clean Up, April 28 – May 3, and no classes on Memorial Day, May 25). The last day to register is April 12.

Union Discount! SAG/AFTRA and AEA members get 10% off Spring registration. Please present your membership card at the Registration office to receive the discount.*

Browse classes and register online.

Sign up for your audition! March 4, 5 & 21. New students wishing to study at an upper level are asked to audition before a faculty panel. For audition schedule, details and sign up info, visit the Auditions & Prerequisites page. Level 1 offerings are open to all without prerequisite or audition.

(*Cannot be applied retroactively; not valid for workshop offerings)

Stage Management Internship Opportunity

HB Playwrights Theatre seeks a Stage Management intern for the upcoming 10 Minute Play Festival: The Central Park Plays.

Production dates are as follows: Tech rehearsals 4/20 – 4/22. Performances 4/23 @ 8pm, 4/24 @ 8pm, 4/25 @ 2pm & 8pm, 4/26 @ 2pm. Strike follows final performance on 4/26. Intern would need to be available for all Tech rehearsals and performances.
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Info Session with SUNY Empire State College

For students interested in applying their theatre training and experience for potential college credit towards an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree, HB will host an information session with SUNY Empire State College.

CANCELLED
Please stay tuned for more information down the line!

Wednesday, March 4 | 1pm – 2:30pm
Speech Room, 3rd Floor | 120 Bank Street

Join Christopher Rolley, Senior Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, to learn how SUNY’s Prior Learning Assessment process works to help students apply prior training and experience toward a college degree.

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