HB Studio offers both online classes and in-person classes at the Studio. Before your first class, please review the information outlined on the relevant page(s). Class titles below indicate which are running online vs. in person
IN-PERSON CLASSES meet for the full 10-week term.
ONLINE CLASSES are offered in 5-week Parts. Sign up for either Part A or Part B independently (5 weeks each), or join both for the full 10-week term. You may join Part B without taking Part A
A combined class for intermediate and advanced actors. Scenes are presented in class for critique, then reworked to explore and apply feedback.
At the intermediate level, you apply the lessons of Acting 1 and 2 to the preparation, rehearsal, and presentation of scenes from contemporary realist plays (mid-20th century to present). Technique exercises may be introduced diagnostically to address problems as they arise.
At the advanced level, you will apply advanced lessons in technique and text analysis to scenes from a range of contemporary and classic plays. The work may incorporate Modern (19th/early 20th century) and Classical texts, as well as heightened, non-linear, and experimental material. Extensive research, preparation, and rehearsal are expected outside of class.
Skills: understanding and realizing the event of the scene; layering conscious and unconscious behavior; applying technique as a tool to solve challenges outside your comfort zone; transformation of self. Through extensive examination, research, and experiment, you discover and rediscover the level of action and commitment needed to fulfill the form and idea of the play.
Expected rehearsal time outside of class: 3-6+ hours / week
SCENE STUDY 2-3 INSTRUCTORS
Paul Pryce | Josiah Bania
Recommended reading: A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR by Uta Hagen.