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“KISSED OFF”

a 10 minute play by Andrew Marvel, directed by Michael Manuelian

Auditions:  Wed, March 12, 7 PM – 9 PM | Playwright’s Room, 2nd Floor, 122 Bank Street
Sides will be provided.
To be considered: Please send your headshot & resume, with the character name in the subject line, to Michael Manuelian: michaelmanuelian1@gmail.com

Event: This will be a full production of a ten-minute play, to be produced at the HB Playwrights Theatre in April 2014 as part of THE OFFICE PLAYS: A 10 Minute Play Festival. Five Performances.

Character breakdown:

• Jeannie Donahue: early 30’s, junior executive who’s spent her corporate career playing by the rules. Big heart. Buried ambitions. Desperate for change.
• Caroline Blatt: 50’s, in charge of Human Resources at a privately-owned company in NYC. Discombobulated. Shoots from the hip. Strives to do what’s right. Low tolerance for stress. An artist at heart.

“WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THINGS DONE IN WASHINGTON”

a 10 minute play by Andrew R. Heinze, directed by Eli Thacker Taylor

Auditions: Tuesday, March 4, 7pm – 9pm  |  Playwright’s Room, 2nd Floor, 122 Bank Street
Sides will be provided; no appointment necessary

Event: This will be a full production of a ten-minute play, to be produced at the HB Playwrights Theatre in April 2014, as part of THE OFFICE PLAYS: A 10 Minute Play Festival.

Character breakdown:

• LBJ (Lyndon Johnson): (m) 40-50s. Intimidating yet intimate. Captivating and tireless. A born leader. Preferably tall. Texas/Southern accent a must.
• BLUE: (m) 30s. Idealistic with a youthful energy.
• RED: (m) 50s. Warm and worn. Career politician. Southern accent.

Spring Term classes run 10 weeks, March 24 – June 8. Registration continues through April 13.

Browse our class offerings and register online today!

There will be no classes during Spring Clean-Up (April 29 – May 4) or  Memorial Day (May 26).

Spring Term auditions are now closed. Please stay tuned for Summer Term audition dates.

HB PERFORMANCE LAB

From a Co-Founder of LAByrinth Theater Company and a select group of advanced students from HB Studio

Conceived and directed by
David Deblinger

Developed and created with Nezam Ardalan, Paul Burke, Dominic Comperatore, Yun Hee Kim, Natalia Korablina, James Meneses, Cyndee Rivera, Jo Anne Sellers, Donna Svennevik, Jessica Winograd, and Karen Zechowy.

Music—singing—storytelling—bursting forth from the hearts and minds of an international and intergenerational group of artists.

This performance culminates a five-week ensemble-building process with a personal and playful performance exploration using one important theme and tool…
that is…“PLAY.”

Friday & Saturday, February 14 & 15, 8:00pm
HB Studio, First Floor Studio
FREE!

HB STUDIO IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2014 SEASON OF
FIRST FLOOR STUDIO PERFORMANCE PROJECT RESIDENCIES

• MAGIC BULLETS, by Buran Theatre Co. With Adam Burnett (director), Caitlin Bebb, Donna Jewell (choreography/performer), Jud Knudsen, Nick Kostner (set/lights), Catrin Lloyd-Bollard, CS Luxem (sound), Geraldo Mercado (video/performer), Erin Mallon, Casey Mraz (music), Anastasia Olowin, Kate Schroeder, Jennifer Stimple Kamei (costumes), and Mari Yamamoto.
• THE STORY OF YOU, written and performed by Brian Kelly. With Christina LaPrease (editor), Jun Mizumachi (sound), and Eric Michael Gillet (consultant).
• ABOMINATION, by Jason Jung. With Adam Delia (director), Jim Broaddus, and Adam Dodway.
• BRIDAL SHOWER, by Andrew Marvel. With Joshua Lombard (director), Fernando Torres, and more.
• GHOSTS AFTER IBSEN, by Thomas Kilroy. With Austin Pendleton (director), Debra Lass (producer/performer), Joe Stillman (producer/performer), Keegan McDonald, Christina Calph, and Jim Broaddus.
• THE BUTTER AND EGG MAN, by George S. Kaufman. With Amy Wright (director), Hugh Heckman (producer/performer), Phil Kushner, Eric Scholl, and more.
• SAND & SILENCE, written and performed by Rasa Allan Kazlas.

Stay tuned for performance details!

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

The Hagen Institute is now accepting applications for its Summer Intensive,  Teacher Training, and Core Training programs.

The Hagen Summer Intensive is a rigorous, 6-week workshop that probes the practical applications of Uta Hagen’s technique as discussed in her book A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR. It runs Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm, June 29, 2014 – August 8, 2014. READ MORE

The Hagen Teacher Training is a program for artists and educators interested in experiencing the depth and utility, for professional actor training, of Uta Hagen’s Object Exercises and scene study process. It runs Mon – Sat, 9:30am – 4:30pm, August 11 – 16, 2014. READ MORE

The Hagen Core Training is a full-time one-year training program for actors who seek full immersion in the practice of their craft. It runs Mon – Fri, 9:30am – 3:30pm, September 15, 2014 – June 5, 2015. READ MORE

Moderated talk with groundbreaking American theatre director

Monday, March 17th, 2014
7:30pm (doors at 7:00pm)
HB Playwrights Theatre
124 Bank Street, NYC

Moderated by Alan Pally

All are welcome! Followed by a reception.
$10 suggested donation/ $5 HB students, staff & faculty

RSVP HERE

STUART VAUGHAN’s productions as Founding Artistic Director of The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, producer) garnered the first Tony Award for that company, as well as Obie and Drama Desk Awards for himself. He has directed over 200 productions, 45 of them in New York. He was the Artistic Director of the Phoenix Theatre in New York, and the Founding Artistic Director of the Seattle Repertory Theatre.

Vaughan’s early career included acting in stock companies from Maine to Wisconsin, Off-Broadway appearances in the Tony Award winning THIEVES’ CARNIVAL and THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE, and Broadway stints in Shaw’s THE MILLIONAIRESS starring Katherine Hepburn, THE STRONG ARE LONELY, T.S. Eliot’s THE CONFIDENTIAL CLERK, and THE CHALK GARDEN.

He has been awarded two honorary doctorates for his work as a pioneer of American regional theatre. Vaughan is the author of produced plays (ASSASSINATION 1865, Goodman Theatre; GHOST DANCE, Trinity Square; and THE ROYAL GAME, The New Globe Theatre). He has taught at Harvard, and he held an Endowed Chair at the Florida State University as Eminent Scholar while heading the Asolo Theatre.

PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEATRE is a series of conversations with representatives of New York nonprofit theatre companies. Learn about their artistic objectives, their selection process, and how they accomplish their work.

This program is made possible through the New York State Council on the Arts with the supportof Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature

Come celebrate the life of a very special person, and HB Studio alumna, who touched the lives of so many, and left us too early.

There will be both tears and laughter as we recount our favorite stories, share photographs, videos & music that remind us of her legacy.

This event is free and open to the public.  Anyone who wishes to commemorate the life of this beautiful and creative soul is welcome. Whether you knew her well or only in passing, Anais left an impression on everyone she encountered.

Saturday, January 25, 2014
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Cinecycle, 330 Wythe Ave, Studio 4i
Brooklyn, NY 11211