“…An organic transference of oneself to the role, the development of a new “I” who is alive in the world of the play, involves a creative process which is not a willy-nilly, loose way of working that depends solely on intuitive or illusive inspiration. On the contrary, it is a process which, however slow and painstaking, can be structured in an orderly way over which the actor has control, although no part of it is mechanical… It is a true challenge of one’s diligence and one’s talent.”
- Uta Hagen, A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR (Copyright 1991 by Uta Hagen, All Rights Reserved)
“I do believe that the real dream for the actor is the stage on which a new creation of life can take place, not an imitation of it. The actor has got to be very, very real for others to receive what he does as something which has meaning and makes sense, right? As Uta said, the actor who is what we call a false human being, who is unable to play the game of make-believe, who loses the innocence and naivete that can persuade us that he exists when we watch him, has failed… I personally, would not like to do something on stage that I don’t believe.”
- Herbert Berghof, in an Address to actors of the Berkeley Repertory, 1983
Application deadline: August 15, 2008
Application Fee (non-refundable): $25.00
Auditions: August 23, 24, 2008 (additional dates may be scheduled as necessary)
Tuition fee: $1,600
Questions:
Please contact Jim Boerlin, Program Administrator, at 212-675-2370
or jboerlin@hbstudio.org
Faculty:
- Movement for Actors, Barrie Estes
- The Authentic Voice, Penelope Kreitzer
- Acting Technique, Jim Boerlin
- Acting Scene Study: Advanced Practical Technique, Stephen DeRosa
Make a Serious Commitment to Your Work…
The HB Weekend Intensive is a 12-week core program in Acting based on the teaching of Herbert Berghof and Uta Hagen. The curriculum, which combines classes in Movement and Voice training with Acting Technique and Scene Study, builds physical, vocal, verbal, and emotional flexibility, while developing a solid, practical technique for creating truthful, immediate, active, and compelling life on stage. The Acting Technique series draws on Uta Hagen’s object exercises as developed in her book, A Challenge for the Actor. Scene Study focused on classic American Texts (O’Neill, Miller) provides fusion and practice, bringing all these developing skills into play.
- A fully integrated, rigorous program of core classes: Movement for Actors, Voice Production and Technique, Acting Technique, and Scene Study
- A faculty of master practitioners
- A direct, in-depth approach to your work
- A safe, supportive, challenging environment
- To build and strengthen your craft and stretch all aspects of your instrument
- To complete the Intensive a stronger, more knowledgeable, more confident actor