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HB Studio Faculty and Alumni featured in the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival!

SAPWStarring 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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HB Studio Selected for Thomas Barbour Playwright’s Award Readings

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.

 

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Casting Call: “Courtney” in BEACH TRIP

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

People Who Make Theatre: John Kander

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A Conversation with John Kander

Moderated by Lorraine Serabian

Monday, February 22 | 7:30pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
$10 suggested donation | $5 HB students/staff

RSVP

This program is made possible through the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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Talley’s Folly- A Benefit Production- Starring Judd Hirsch & Kathryn Danielle

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TALLEY’S FOLLY

by Lanford Wilson
starring Judd Hirsch & Kathryn Danielle
March 5, 6, 7, 8 at 8pm
HB Playwrights Theatre
124 Bank Street
New York, NY 10014

Ticket Options:
Premium $100 | Preferred $50 | Regular $25

Purchase Tickets here.

“I knew immediately that I wanted this to be unlike anything I had written.” – Lanford Wilson

Judd Hirsch returns to his Obie Award winning performance of Matt Friedman in Talley’s Folly by Lanford Wilson. Set in an old boathouse near rural Lebanon, Missouri in 1944, Talley’s Folly is a romantic comedy following the characters Matt Friedman and Sally Talley as they once and for all settle their feelings for each other. Wilson received the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work.

Set Design | Giovanni Villari
Lighting Design | Alexander Bartenieff
Sound Design | Chuck London
Costume Design | Catherine Siracusa
Stage Manager | Marlene Mancini
Technical Director | Brian Kafel
Production Manager | Daniel Nelson

This production is made possible through the generous support of Judd Hirsch. All proceeds will support HB Studio programs for theater training and practice.

Spring Term: Registration & Union Discounts!

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)

Enroll Now in Five Week Classes for the Winter Term! Starting Feb 15.

Sign up now for a class for the second half of Winter! Check out these 5-week offerings:

Intro to Stage Combat with Christian Kelly-Sordelet
Wednesdays | Feb 17 – Mar 16 | 7:00pm-9:00pm | $185

Alexander Technique with Stephanie Proessl
Wednesdays | Feb 17 – Mar 16 | 10:00am-11:30am | $155

Alexander Technique with Martha Bernard
Thurdays | Feb 18 – Mar 17 | 3:30pm-5:00pm | $155

Singing Voice 1 with Martha Bernard
Tuesdays | Feb 16 – March 15 | 1:00pm-3:00pm |  $205

Singing Voice 1 with Martha Bernard
Thurdays | Feb 18 – Mar 17 | 5:30pm-7:30pm | $205

Singing Voice 1 with John Bowen
Wednesdays | Feb 17 – Mar 16 | 7:00pm-9:00pm | $205

Singing Voice 2 with Martha Bernard
Mondays | Feb 15 – Mar 14 | 5:30pm-7:30pm | $205

Singing for the Musical Theater – Studio Practice with Robert McQueen
Wednesdays | Feb 17 – Mar 16 | 3:00pm-6:00pm | $255

THE CONDUCT OF LIFE

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THE CONDUCT OF LIFE

February 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 at 8pm
February 6 & 13 3pm matinee
HB Playwrights Theatre
124 Bank Street

by María Irene Fornés

Directed by George Bartenieff

With: Juliya Abdullayeva, Peter Alexandrou, Patricia Cardona Roca, Mateo Lamuño, Ibeth Massari

A family in 1940s Cuba. A woman, her husband, his captive, and the maid. A harrowing yet poetic look at the personal ramifications of political tyranny.

Technical Director and Set Designer | Brian Kafel
Lighting Designer | Devin Cameron
Stage Manager | Jason Edwards
Production Manager | Daniel Nelson

RSVP here!