HB Studio presents
BEACH TRIP
By Perry Guzzi
Directed by Amy Wright
April 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | 8pm
April 9, 10, 16, 17 | 3pm Matinee
RSVP Online Here
HB Playwrights Theatre
124 Bank Street
New York, NY 10014
How far would you go to remove yourself from peril?
For Tru and Baz, there’s only one answer: Pack your toothbrush and get to Mexico. Continue reading →
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
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 →
People Who Make Theatre
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
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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.
HB Studio Presents: Four Benefit Performances of
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.
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)
