In the online environment we are provided the opportunity to connect from any location and the ability to broaden and reimagine our creative workspace. Our virtual doors are open, not only to the professional actor or playwright, but to any serious beginner or aspiring artist.
HB Studio is pleased to offer a host of online classes (see offerings below).
Read about our online acting classes in The New York Times.
Online Studio Class Offerings
HB Studio offers a series of online classes and special-focus workshops. Build your own schedule of studio classes and workshops. Classes are offered at Levels 1, 2, 3, and Studio Practice. Learn more about level placement.
With the exception of our writing and directing classes, all online classes are offered in two 5-week parts. Our online offerings include:
- Acting
- Acting with the Camera
- Scene Study
- Speech
- Movement
- Musical Theater & Singing
- Playwriting & Screenwriting
- Directing
- Acting for Young People
- Special-focus Workshops (updated regularly, please check back)
The HB Faculty is comprised of practicing theater artists: browse classes by teacher. To browse classes by day of week, view the class calendar.
Train with HB Studio From Any Location
All classes will be held online via Zoom. Train with HB Studio’s notable faculty and connect with a dedicated and supportive community of professional actors, playwrights, and directors, from wherever on the globe you happen to be.
All classes are held in NYC’s Eastern Time Zone.
Classes Tailored to the Online Space
HB Studio will tailor its teaching and the topic to the virtual space, taking advantage of the medium’s unique creative possibilities. Please check each course page for more information on how teachers will conduct specific classes online.
Using Zoom
Please visit Using Zoom for full details on Zoom system requirements and set up, how to get your class’ Zoom meeting link, tutorials on using Zoom, HB’s online code of conduct, and more. Be sure to read this page before you start online classes at HB Studio.
Audits & Registration Policies
We do not accept refunds, credits, withdrawals, or transfers after 24 hours before the first class, except in the case of serious illness or withdrawal for military service. Please take a moment to review HB Studio’s registration policies.
We offer the opportunity for new and existing students to audit online classes in order to observe the instructor’s teaching style and the culture of the class before making the commitment to register. We encourage you to try virtual learning with us by auditing a class.
Financial Aid Available
HB Studio is committed to providing access to those with financial challenges. For artists that demonstrate talent and commitment but lack the means to study, HB Studio offers two types of financial aid opportunities: scholarships and work study.
Auditions and Prerequisites
AUDITIONS: Interested in our upper level classes? Audition & consult with a panel of HB’s faculty, or send in an online placement submission. For details and sign up info, visit Auditions & Prerequisites.
REEL SUBMISSIONS: Are you a working professional seeking a place to practice? Submit your reel for placement into our studio practice classes.