Performances & Events

First Floor Residency – NEVER ODD OR EVEN

NEVER ODD OR EVEN

First Floor Studio Residency 
Work-in-progress Performance Presentation
(Ending with Q&A, Topic: DIY Theater)
Sunday, August 23 at 7pm
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Open Rehearsals – No RSVP, Come anytime!
Saturday, August 15, 4pm-8pm
Sunday, August 16, 4pm-8pm (ending with Q&A, Topic: devised theater)
Saturday, August 22, 4pm-8pm

TITLE:POINT productions
Directed by Theresa Buchheister
Written by Ryan William Downey, Theresa Buchheister, Scott Ries, Spencer T. Campbell
Featuring: Justin Anselmi, Ryan William Downey, Glor Klar, Catrin Lloyd-Bollard & J.R. Rose

Title:Point turn their hectic gaze toward beginnings and endings
in the palindromic fever dream, Never Odd or Even.
Five isolated human shapes
Pivot through time and space while
Navigating the fantastical beasts,
Dead playwrights,
Confounding mathematicians,
And earnest cowboys
They encounter and become.

Developed by residencies at
Pilot Balloon in Lawrence, Kansas and
HB Studio in New York City.

Title:Point is proud to present
Their phantasmagorical delve
Into the interiors
Of
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Catch a full performance of NEVER ODD OR EVEN
at The Brick Theater, Williamsburg Sep 08, 2015 – Sep 19, 2015
www.bricktheater.com
Use discount code PALINDROME for $12 tickets! (regularly $18)
www.titlepoint.org

First Floor Studio Residency  – HB Studio is dedicated to training and practice for the theatre and to the ongoing artistic development of actors, directors, and playwrights. The Studio will, at intervals throughout the year, make workshop performance space available in our First Floor Studio for the development of creative projects that further the training and artistic practices fostered at HB. The Studio is not a producing organization, nor should these presentations be construed as “showcases” or “productions.” Rather, we offer an opportunity for associated artists to collaborate on experimental projects, to be shared among peers and colleagues, for constructive critical feedback and mutual growth.

NEA and NYSCA Acknowledgement

BLACK PROTAGONIST – First Floor Studio Residency

BLACK PROTAGONIST  

First Floor Studio Residency 
Workshop Performances
Saturday June 27th & Sunday June 28th at 7pm
 Saturday July 11th & Sunday July 12th at 8pm

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 Featuring: James Dow, Peregrine Heard, Lauren LaRocca, Cyndii Johnson, Emily Stout, Casey Worthington

The Associates create plays through a process of research, improvisation, new playwriting techniques, and daring. We poke at the place where the mundane and the grotesque converge: in the nooks and crannies of human desire. Our plays aim to change the trajectory of story-telling tradition. The workshop we are presenting through HB’s First Floor Studio Residency is the product of a revision of our (dark) identity comedy, Black Protagonist, and a new look at forms of audience participation.

First Floor Studio Residency –  HB Studio is dedicated to training and practice for the theatre and to the ongoing artistic development of actors, directors, and playwrights. The Studio will, at intervals throughout the year, make workshop performance space available in our First Floor Studio for the development of creative projects that further the training and artistic practices fostered at HB. The Studio is not a producing organization, nor should these presentations be construed as “showcases” or “productions.” Rather, we offer an opportunity for associated artists to collaborate on experimental projects, to be shared among peers and colleagues, for constructive critical feedback and mutual growth.

NEA_NYSCA_logos This program is made possible through 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, and many generous supporters.

THE CENTRAL PARK PLAYS

Central Park Plays

A 10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL featuring
selected work from the playwriting classes of
Donna de Matteo and Julie McKee.

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or call 212-989-7856 between 1pm-5pm, Monday through Friday

HB Playwright’s Theatre
April 23, 24, 25, & 26 at 8pm and April 25 at 3pm

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First Floor Studio Residency – ILLINOIS

ILLINOIS

First Floor Studio Residency
Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 5pm
April 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19, 25 & 26

Written and Directed by: Terry Gibson

Featuring: Rachel Errington, Daren Kelly, Andy McCutcheon, Michele Severino

“David and Elizabeth, two young Manhattan financial advisors, get to know each other before enticing clients into making investments in art.”

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First Floor Studio Residency
HB Studio is dedicated to training and practice for the theatre and to the ongoing artistic development of actors, directors, and playwrights. The Studio will, at intervals throughout the year, make workshop performance space available in our First Floor Studio for the development of creative projects that further the training and artistic practices fostered at HB. The Studio is not a producing organization, nor should these presentations be construed as “showcases” or “productions.” Rather, we offer an opportunity for associated artists to collaborate on experimental projects, to be shared among peers and colleagues, for constructive critical feedback and mutual growth.

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Performance Lab – ACROSS THE WAY

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Boundaries are meant to be crossed, obliterated even, to protect the ones we love?

…Someone is about to find out.

ACROSS THE WAY

HB Studio 2015 Winter Performance Lab
Friday, February 20 | 8pm
Saturday, February 21 | 8pm
Sunday, February 22 | 7pm
First Floor Studio | 120 Bank Street

Director: Amy Wright
Written by: Perry Guzzi

Cast:
Chantelle Goulevitch
Louise Mittelman
Will Arvidson

Crew:
Set Design: Nikolay Sviridchik
Music: Gaya
Sound Design: George Port
House Technician: Brian Kafel
Assistant to Director/Stage Manager: Ashish Pant

TWENTIETH CENTURY BLUES: NOT JUST A TALENT TO AMUSE

Readings of scenes from Fumed Oak, Post-Mortem, A Song at Twilight, The Vortex, and others, as well as songs and poetry by “The Master,” Noël Coward.

Saturday, February 28 | 7:30pm
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street
$10 suggested donation | $5 HB students & staff

RSVP online – Online reservations are full, a walk in list will be made on the night of the reading and we will accommodate as many guests as possible! Thank you!

Cast: Laura Esterman, Eric Michael Gillett, Rochelle Oliver, Amanda Quaid, Mark Blum, Erik Singer, Noel Velez and Fritz Weaver.

Curated by: Alan Pally

This program is part of Don’t Let’s Be Beastly, HB Studio’s year-long celebration of the work of Noël Coward, made possible by the generous support of the Noël Coward Foundation.

People Who Make Theatre – Shawn René Graham of The Field

Monday, March 2, 2015 | 7:30pm (doors at 7pm) PWMT_Shawn Rene Graham_Eblast
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street, NYC
All are welcome! Meet & Greet Reception to follow
$10 suggested donation | $5 HB students & staff

Join Shawn René Graham of The Field to learn about their resources for theatre artists!

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Founded by artists for artists, The Field is dedicated to providing strategic services to thousands of performing artists and companies in New York City and beyond. They foster creative exploration, steward innovative management strategies, and are delighted to help artists reach their fullest potential.
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The HB Playwrights Slam

A marathon reading of 10 minute pieces by the HB Studio playwrights

Saturday & Sunday, January 24 & 25 | 5pm-8pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
Suggested Donation $10/$5 HB students

with MC Fabio Motta

No RSVP required

People Who Make Theatre: George Forbes

A conversation on the state of Off-Broadway theatre.

With George Forbes, Executive Director of the Lucille Lortel Foundation and former president of the League of Off-Broadway Theaters.

Moderated by Amanda Quaid.

Monday, January 12, 2015 | 7:30pm (doors at 7pm)
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street, NYC
All are welcome! Meet & Greet Reception to follow
$10 suggested donation | $5 HB students & staff

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The Jack & Julie Project

A collaborative staged reading of selected 10 minute plays from the students of Julie McKee, directed by the students of Jack Hofsiss.

Friday & Saturday | November 21 & 22, 8pm
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street
Free! First come, first served

Featuring:

Quest in the West
By Richard Elder Adams
Directed by Heesuk Chae
with Nicole Henry & Robert Hickey

Sh*t and the Stars
By Jim Broaddus
Directed By Kevin Costigan
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