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Scene Study with Mercedes Ruehl: June 6 – 21

Mercedes Ruehl returns to HB Studio this June to teach an advanced Scene Study – Studio Practice course.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20 & 21

Application required.*
Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Deadline: June 2

*Ms. Ruehl’s prior students may register without an application.

TEACHER STATEMENT:

“I would describe the work in my class as helping the actor develop a personal technique for tapping into the imagination and opening the sluice gates of his or her inherent emotional power. This goal is approached through exercises, monologues and scene work.”

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First Floor Studio Residency – PASSING THRU

PASSING THRU
A First Floor Studio Residency Project

By Enraged Scribbler’s Society

7:30pm | Saturdays & Sundays: May 6/7*, 13/14, 20/21*, 27/28
FREE | RSVP
*open rehearsals

“Passing Thru” is the exploration of characters that the writers of the Enraged Scribbler’s Society have been exploring for some time. The characters in “Passing Thru” are placed in two different settings throughout the four weekends. The settings are public spaces that are not necessarily the final destination for any of the characters, but places they need to go through to get to their destination. It is an exploration of these characters and their conflicts, and of the idea of “privacy in public places.” People come in and out of these settings and different characters from different stories will be sharing the same space, such as on a train platform or hotel lobby. The project also explores the idea of creating a series. The situations for all these characters will change and evolve over the four weekends. Audience members are invited to return to see what will happen to these characters the following weekend, or simply watch a single performance.

Writers include:
CT Marie
Ingrid Wheatley
Craig McNulty
Karen Zechowy
Erik Wdowiak
Frank Delessio
Jess Stark
David Deblinger

With lighting by:
Eduardo Nava

NEA, NYSCA, and the NYC DCA credits

Free Seminar “Never Audition Again (Prepare to Work, Not Audition)” with Ted Brunetti

On May 16th, Ted Brunetti returns to HB Studio with his free seminar, “Never Audition Again! (Prepare to Work, Not Audition).” This seminar is offered as an introduction to the intensive on-camera course that Ted will be teaching at HB Studio, June 13 – July 13, Acting On-Camera: from the Audition to the Set.

Never Audition Again (Prepare to Work, Not Audition)
1pm – 5pm, May 16th | Free, RSVP required. This seminar is at capacity.

Add yourself to the waitlist here

Have you ever asked yourself the questions; What does studying acting have to do with landing work in the business? How do I apply experience and skills in theatre to work with a camera and the “audition” process successfully? Stemming from the legendary acting class of Master teacher Uta Hagen, Ted Brunetti, a longtime student and protégé, shares his lifelong work with you. Ted’s mission is to build bridges between the classroom and the work environment. You will walk away from this practical, immediately accessible Seminar with a new self-empowering approach to your work…Read more.

Register now for Summer Term!

Summer Term will run 10 weeks, June 13 – August 22. (No classes July 4).
Browse classes & register online. We also offer a variety of workshops.

UNION DISCOUNT*: AEA, AGVA, AGMA, SAG/AFTRA, WGA and Dramatist Guild Members receive 10% off when registering for Summer term. To receive the discount, please present membership card in the office or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org *workshops not included

INTAKE AUDITION / CONSULTATIONS: Interested in our upper level classes? Audition & consult with a panel of HB’s faculty to discuss your goals, where you are in the work, and plan your course of study at HB Studio. For audition schedule, details and sign up info, visit the Auditions & Prerequisites page.

REEL SUBMISSIONS: Are you a working professional seeking a place to practice? Submit your reel and resume for placement into our studio practice classes.

*Discounts not valid for workshop offerings, cannot be combined, and cannot be applied retroactively

Summer Term starts June 13: Apply Now for Financial Aid, Schedule Your Audition, and More.

REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER TERM OPENS MAY 1.
Summer Term will run 10 weeks, June 13 – August 22. (No classes July 4).
Browse classes & register online. We also offer a variety of workshops.

FINANCIAL AID: Scholarship & Work-Study Applications for the Summer Term 2017 are now open! Deadline: April 24.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT*: Register by May 31 with code SUMMER17W for 10% off.

UNION DISCOUNT*: AEA, AGVA, AGMA, SAG/AFTRA, WGA and Dramatist Guild Members receive 20% off when registering for Summer term by May 31. Present membership card in the office or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org

REEL SUBMISSIONS: Are you a working professional seeking a place to practice? Submit your reel and resume for placement into our studio practice classes.

*Discounts not valid for workshop offerings, cannot be combined, and cannot be applied retroactively

Half-Term Classes Start April 24 – with Austin Pendleton, Laura Esterman & More

Join us for the second half of Spring Term with one of these 5-week classes or workshops:

Scene Study – Studio Practice – with Austin Pendleton
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Mondays | 4/24/2017 – 5/22/2017 | $280.00
Open to Studio Practice Level Students or by Audition or Submission

Actuar en español / Acting in Spanish – with Pablo Andrade & Maria Fontanals
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Wednesdays | 5/3/2017 – 5/31/2017 | $230.00

Scene Study 3 – with Laura Esterman
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Fridays | 5/5/2017 – 6/2/2017 | $255.00
Open to Acting Level 3 Students or by Audition or Submission

Shakespeare Scene Study – with Austin Pendleton
10AM – 1 PM | Sundays | 5/7/2017 – 6/4/2017 | $275.00
Open to Studio Practice Level Students or by Application

Volunteer at Spring Clean Up!

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS:
Please join us for some time during April 25-28 to help spruce up our working home. All Key Students, FA’s and SA’s are required to participate in one 4-hour shift. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to volunteers! Use our online form to sign up:

VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

SEEKING FOOD DONATIONS:
Can’t spare the time but want to support the effort? Donate refreshments to keep our volunteers well fed! Please contact Megan Foehr at mfoehr@hbstudio.org with offers of food donations.

SPRING READS – HB Playwrights New Plays in Process

SPRING READS
New Plays in Process from the HB Playwrights

April 4 – 9, 2017
May 9 – 14, 2017

All readings at 8pm
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street
FREE

Tues 4/4 Craig McNulty – NIGHT VISION

Wed 4/5 Natalie Bates – FOR ALL

Thur 4/6 Lynda Crawford – THE AUDIT

Fri 4/7 Stanley Hathaway – MARCH 9, 1965

Sat 4/8 Susan Eve Haar – SAUGERTIES

Sun 4/9 Daniel O’Donnell – TIME TO GO

Tues 5/9 Jason Jung – PANIC

Wed 5/10 Andrew Heinze – GREAT ROLES FOR OLD ACTRESSES

Thur 5/11 Randy McHaney – FABRICATIONS

Fri 5/12 Adam Delia – SWIPE

Sat 5/13 Sarah Rose Kearns – PERSUASION

Sun 5/14 Robert King – OUR SON

Jane Streeton of London’s RADA to teach Singing on Stage masterclass

Wednesday & Thursday | April 12-13, 2017
11AM – 4PM | $195 |Audits: $30 each day. To audit, please call: (212) 675-2370 x1

Jane Streeton, Coordinator of the Singing Team and Course Leader for the Musical Theatre Courses at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, will offer this two-day intensive for singing actors (and acting singers). This features techniques from Jane’s book Singing on Stage: An Actor’s Guide (June, 2014), nominated for ‘Outstanding Book of the Year Award for Theatre and Higher Education’ (ATHE) and also named in the ‘Top 7 Training Books of 2014’ by ‘The Stage’. Jane will work with students individually in a master class setting for two sessions, such that the individual receiving feedback and those observing, both gain from the advice being provided. Students should fully prepare 2 songs, of which one will be chosen to work on during each session class. Each student must bring good, clear copies of the sheet music for the accompanist to play.

Ms. Streeton is an international soprano soloist in opera and concert and has worked as a singing coach and vocal advisor for film, with the BBC, in West End musicals, at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe.

An accompanist will be provided.

Singing on Stage An Actor’s Guide is available for purchase at the registration office.

First Floor Studio Residency – Flight Over Wasteland

Flight Over Wasteland
First Floor Studio Residency

Saturday, March 11 5:30 pm
Sunday, March 19 7:30 pm

RSVP here!

Director: Liliya Lifanova in collaboration with composer Hiroya Miura

Cast: Mickaela Tombrock, Christopher Pio, Bradley Carter, Oliver James Burke, Sandra Herlog, Andrea Davina Clinton, Corrine Paulson, Chang Liu, Tatiana Galliher Jackson, Carlos E. Rojas, Shinno Seto, Tom Cryan, Andrew Braddock

“Flight Over Wasteland” is a work in progress toward a live performance and film by visual artist and director Liliya Lifanova in collaboration with composer Hiroya Miura. This duo comes together to create an adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land,” reimagined and retold in a series of evocative tableaux vivants, choreographed gestures, and language, set amidst a hand crafted sculptural and sound installation.