A collaborative staged reading of selected 10 minute plays from the students of Julie McKee, directed by the students of Jack Hofsiss.
Friday & Saturday | December 4 & 5 | 7:00pm
Free! | First come, first served
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street
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A FIRST FLOOR STUDIO RESIDENCY
Workshop Presentation
Written by Julia Izumi
Directed by Logan Reed
Produced by Natalie Gershtein
Saturday & Sunday
November 21 & 22 @ 7:30pm
FREE! | RSVP ONLINE
HB Studio, First Floor Studio
120 Bank Street
In the beginning there was darkness. And a giant egg and mud and puppies and snakes and cow chips and kettles and scones. And loneliness too. In the beginning storytelling brought us together and gave us reason and hope, as they still do today. THE MAKERS is a mash-up of creation myths and origin stories from around the world in attempt to find what unifies us all as human beings.
Sign up for your audition today for the Winter Term! The Winter Term runs 10 weeks, January 11 – March 20. Registration is currently in progress.
New students wishing to study above our Level 1 class offerings are asked to audition before a faculty panel.
For audition schedule, details and sign up info, visit the Auditions & Prerequisites page.
Upcoming Auditions Dates:
Wednesday | 1/6/16 | 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Wednesday | 1/6/16 | 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Thursday | 1/7/16 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Level 1 offerings are open to all without prerequisite or audition.
For working professionals, if you would like to submit a resume and work sample instead of auditioning, you may do so here.
First Floor Studio Residency
Friday October 23 (Open Rehearsal)
Saturday October 24 (Open Rehearsal)
Sunday October 25 (Performance)
7pm | First Floor Studio, HB Studio | 120 Bank Street
FREE! | RSVP Online
Directed by: Amy Wright
Designed by: Nikolay Sviridchik
SM: Ingrid Wheatley
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People Who Make Theatre
A Conversation with John Jesurun
Moderated by Asta Hansen
Monday, October 26 | 7:30pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
$10 suggested donation | $5 HB students/staff
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John Jesurun is a writer, director and media artist based in New York. His presentations integrate elements of language, film, architectural space and media. Continue reading →
HB STUDIO ARTISTIC COUNCIL
2016 PROPOSAL GUIDELINES AND CALL FOR PROPOSALS
HB STUDIO FIRST FLOOR STUDIO PERFORMANCE RESIDENCIES
Deadline for Proposals: Monday, November 23, 2015
Selected Projects will be announced by: December 31, 2015
HB Studio is dedicated to training and practice for the theatre. 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.” Rather, we offer an opportunity for practicing theatre artists to collaborate on experimental projects, to be shared among peers and colleagues, for constructive critical feedback and mutual growth.
Eligible Projects may include, but are not limited to, the following: Continue reading →
Sign up now for a class the second half of Fall! Check out these 5-week offerings:
Singing Voice 1 with Martha Bernard
Tuesdays | 1:00pm-3:00pm | Oct 20 – Nov 17 | $205
Singing Voice 1 with Martha Bernard
Thurdays | 5:30pm-7:30pm | Oct 22 – Nov 19 | $205
Singing Voice 1 with John Bowen
Wednesdays | 7:00pm-9:00pm | Oct 21 – Nov 18 | $205
Singing Voice 2 with Martha Bernard
Mondays | 5:30pm-7:30pm | Oct 19 – Nov 16 | $205
Singing Voice- Studio Practice with Helen Gallagher
Tuesdays | 3:15pm-5:45pm | Oct 20 – Nov 17 | $225
Alexander Technique with Martha Bernard
Thurdays | Oct 22 – Nov 19 | 3:30-5:00pm | $155
Alexander Technique with Stephanie Proessl
Wednesdays | Oct 21 – Nov 18 | 10am-11:30am | $155
Union Discount: AEA and SAG/AFTRA members receive 10% off Fall Term enrollment when registering by October 30. Please present your membership card in the registration office, or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org and contact to enroll.
(Discounts not valid for workshop offerings, cannot be combined, and cannot be applied retroactively)
People Who Make Theater
The World of Agnes de Mille: A Conversation with Gemze de Lappe and Helen Gallagher
Moderated by Mindy Aloff
Monday, October 19 | 7:30pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
$10 suggested donation | $5 HB students & staff
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HB is exploring the canon of the American musical theater this year, with support from the Frederick Loewe Foundation.
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PAL JOEY
Music and Lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Directed by Robert McQueen
7pm | September 26 & 27, 2015
First Floor Studio, 120 Bank Street
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Using scenes from the musical PAL JOEY this lab will focus on strengthening each participants’ rehearsal process, beginning with score preparation, table work and will then move into staging and choreographic rehearsals. Open performances will be a mix of staged and choreographed scenes and table readings.
This project is made possible through the generous support of the Frederick Loewe Foundation. Continue reading →
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Jeanne Kaplan this past weekend. Jeanne taught Acting Technique and Scene Study at HB from 1986 to 2014 and was a student of Herbert Berghof, Michael Howard, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Julie Bovasso, and others. She began her professional career as Beatrice in Ulu Grosbard’s Sheridan Square Playhouse production of Arthur Miller’s A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE with Robert Duvall as husband Eddie Carbone and Jon Voight as cousin Rudolfo. On Broadway she did Jack Gelber’s THE CUBAN THING with Raul Julia, Rip Torn and Maria Tucci. A marvelous actress, teacher, and soul — generous, loving, funny, wise and true — she will be greatly missed.
Her memorial will be held on Sunday, September 20th @ 3:00 pm at the Riverside Memorial Chapel, 180 W 76th Street, entrance just east of Amsterdam Avenue.