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TOO CLOSE by Luigi Laraia, directed by Pablo Andrade

Presented in partnership with LAKEARTS FOUNDATION 

TOO CLOSE

A new play by Luigi Laraia
With Richard Tanenbaum & Daniel Owen
Directed by Pablo Andrade

September 13, 14, &15 | 7:30 pm | $25*-35
TICKETS
HB Playwrights Theatre
124 Bank Street, New York City

In true Hitchcockian style, the author sets the play in an everyday space and invites the audience to share it with the actors.. Claustrophobic, gripping, relevant.
— Capital Fringe Festival

A parable about climate change and its impact on two unsuspecting individuals trapped in an elevator in a modern-day high rise. At its simplest level, TOO CLOSE is a microcosm of a world in which depletion of resources leads to the inhumanity of man against man.

Each evening will also feature leading scientists, writers, and climate change activists discussing the global impact of climate change on our daily lives and ultimately the relationships within our community. Followed by a complimentary reception.

*$25 Student Tickets are available in limited quantities!

HB Rehearsal Space Residency – HAK

HAK The Play is part of HB Studio's 2018 Residency Program

Written by Berkay Ates
Directed by Jee Duman
Produced by Buket Gulbeyaz

Saturdays & Sundays | 8PM
August 18 – 19, 25 – 26
First Floor Studio | 120 Bank Street, New York

FREE | RSVP

“When we become nobody, you become us.”

HAK is an outcry of people who had to leave their home.

Based on the real life story of Amal Omran, a Syrian actress who left her home, HAK follows the story of five characters after leaving their war-torn country and hopes to communicate one of the biggest humanitarian crisis.

Logos of the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural affairs
This program is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and many generous supporters.

Join a Fall Class Today

Registration open until September 30.

Fall Term will run 10 weeks, September 10 – November 18, 2018.

BROWSE CLASSES

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT:* Use code FALL18W to receive 10% OFF Fall Term Classes, valid through August 31.

UNION EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT:* Industry union members receive 20% OFF Fall Term Classes, valid through August 31. Present your membership card in the registration office or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org. Receive 10% OFF after August 31. To apply the union discount, you must register for classes in person or by phone: 212-675-2370 x. 1

INTAKE AUDITION / CONSULTATIONS: Interested in our upper level classes? Audition & consult with a panel of HB’s faculty. 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.

*Discounts valid for Studio Classes only; not valid for workshop offerings, full-time programs or merchandise. Discounts cannot be combined nor applied retroactively. To apply the Union Discount, you must register for classes in person or by phone: 212-675-2370 x. 1

CASTING CALL for Leading Role in Original Musical

MUST CAST IMMEDIATELY

Urgently seeking one female to play a leading role in an original musical  by Marsha Johnson which will be performed at the NY Theater Festival, Summerfest July 9, 11, and 14.

FANCY (W):  an eternally vulnerable young woman with a bright, trusting energy. She is a heart-felt character and has a solo and multiple ensemble numbers.

Rehearsals: Monday, Wednesday, Friday evenings 
Shows: July 9, 11, & 14

If you are interested and available immediately, please submit your resume and headshot to Marsha Johnson at moondkat@gmail.com.

CASTING CALL for an Upcoming Production at The Royal Court Theater

Seeking NON-UNION (non SAG/AFTRA/AEA) Caucasian actors and non-actors for a filmed segment that will be part of an upcoming production at The Royal Court Theatre in London.

Actively interested in people of all types/sizes, of diverse gender identities and of all physical and developmental abilities. Also interested in actors with regional accents indigenous to the United States (i.e. Southern, Midwestern, Boston, etc).

Age 9ish  – 70s

Must be available to shoot the week of July 9, 2018 to film in NYC. Will only shoot a couple of hours one day that week. $100 compensation.

If you are interested and available, please submit the following information to CapCastingAux@gmail.com.

ACTORS:

  • confirmation of non-union status
  • headshot
  • resume
  • confirmation of NYC location

NON-ACTORS:

  • recent photo
  • confirmation of NYC location

If selected, you will be asked to read a few paragraphs of supplied text on camera.

Rehearsal Space Residency: THIS PLAY WAS NOT WRITTEN BY A WOMAN

Saturday & Sunday, June 23 & 24 | 8 pm
First Floor Studio
120 Bank Street

Free! RSVP

Created and Directed by Emilyn Kowaleski and Sarah Stites

This Play Was Not Written by a Woman is a devised performance piece that explores the layered nature of personal identity and self-expression. By creating privilege-wielding alter-egos and aggressively self-positive WWE wrestling personas, our ensemble lampoons  society’s expectations of sex, gender, and race in a raucous farce of never-ending reveals.

CASTING CALL: Hak by Berkay Ates

Synopsis

A tale of the people who had to leave their homelands without looking back, leaving their names, identities, and languages behind in pursuit of a new life.

Cast (2 women, 1 man) Black, Latino, Asian, Mixed-race, Ethnically Ambiguous, Middle Eastern. All accents are welcome.

  • MAN M, 40s, blue-collar, loving and resilient father who loses his only daughter in a missile attack.
  • WOMAN W, 20-40, white-collar, curious, and tender. She understands the world around her better than everybody else, that is her curse.
  • DAUGHTER W, 15-25, only child, zealous, passionate, and smart. She gets lost in the war-torn city.

HAK is a recipient of an HB Rehearsal Space Residency Program.

Rehearsals: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays | 6-9pm
Saturday, August 4th |  4-10pm
Sunday, August 5th    |  6-10pm
Shows: August 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 at HB Studio | 7pm

If you are interested and do not have any conflicts with rehearsal and showtimes, please submit your resume and headshot to haktheplay@gmail.com.

If selected, you will be asked to prepare two classical monologues for your audition.

There is a limited budget, but, if chosen, you will be given a modest stipend and a professional and safe environment to create.

People Who Make Theater: The Performing Arts Legacy Project

The Performing Arts Legacy Project at the Actors Fund 
A public talk with Joan Jeffri, Director of the Research Center for Arts and Culture

Monday, June 18, 2018
7:30PM, HB Playwrights Theatre
$5-10 suggested donation | RSVP

THE PERFORMING ARTS LEGACY PROJECT at The Actors Fund (PAL) is an inter-generational project to document and represent performers’ careers aged 62+. Trainers, students and volunteers work to create career timelines, oral histories, video and audio life reviews, capturing memorabilia and experiences, and saving our national legacy. The digital legacies will be housed at an open source archive online, as well as in related performers’ unions and libraries. PAL is being piloted with small cohorts of actors aged 62+ at The Actors Fund and several small theaters around New York City towards a public launch.

Join us to hear about the project from its creator, Joan Jeffri (Director of the Research Center for Arts and Culture) and to see a preview of the online platform.

Also featuring HB Studio’s Craig Dolezel, a PAL Fellow and participant in the project. More speakers TBA!