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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

June 25, 26, 27, and 28 at 8pm, June 27 and 28 at 3pm

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Performance Lab – DESIGN FOR LIVING

DESIGN FOR LIVINGDesign For Living

Performance Lab 
First Floor Studio, 120 Bank Street
7pm | May 20, 21, 22, 23, & 24

by Noël Coward
Directed by Jack Hofsiss

“Love Among The Artists”

With Jim Boerlin, Nick DeSimone, Brian Groudan, Duncan Hazard, Laura Hooper, Jesse Lehman, Elizabeth Maille, Marion McCorry, Ashish Pant, Ruby Rees-Wemyss and Jeffrey Young

Assistant Director | Ashish Pant
Set Designer | Nikolay Sviridchik
Lighting Designer | Beverly Emmons
Costume Designer | Catherine Siracusa
Sound Designer | Skip Greer
Stage Manager | KT Sanders
Asst. Stage Manager | Vanessa Joyce
Technical Director | Brian Kafel
Production Manager | Daniel Allen Nelson

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HB Performance Labs provide actors who are well advanced in their technique opportunities to participate in the development and performance of Studio works-in-progress, guided by HB faculty or guest artists. Open by audition, participation is free of charge. Labs meet three times weekly over 5 weeks, with public sharing — performances or open rehearsals — in week 5.

Noel Coward Foundation

 

 

This program is made possible with the generous support of the Noël Coward Foundation

 

Summer Registration, Early Bird Discounts, & Auditions!

Summer Term registration is now open. Summer Term will run 10 weeks, June 15 – August 23, with several 5-week class offerings.

Early Bird Discount: To receive 10% off Summer Term enrollment, register by June 1st with code SUMMER15*

Union Discount: AEA and SAG/AFTRA members receive 20% off Summer Term enrollment when registering by June 1. Please present your membership card in the registration office, or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org. After June 1, Union Members can still receive a 10% discount until July 26.*

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

Browse classes and register online.

Sign up for your audition! May 8 & 12 and June 1 & 2. New students wishing to study at an upper level are asked to audition before a faculty panel. For audition schedule, details and sign up info, visit the Auditions & Prerequisites page. Level 1 offerings are open to all without prerequisite or audition.

Spring Clean Up 2015

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS:
Please join us as a volunteer April 28 – May 1 to help spruce up our working home. 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 Mark Klaman at development@hbstudio.org with offers of food donations.

KEY STUDENTS, FA’S & SA’S:
All Key Students, FA’s and SA’s are required to participate in one 4-hour shift (Tue, April 28 – Fri, May 1). Use this online form to sign up: KEY, FA & SA SIGN UP

First Floor Studio Residency – ILLINOIS

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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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Spring Registration, Union Discount, & Auditions

Register Now for the Spring Term. Spring Term will run 10 weeks, March 23 – June 7 (with no classes during Spring Clean Up, April 28 – May 3, and no classes on Memorial Day, May 25). The last day to register is April 12.

Union Discount! SAG/AFTRA and AEA members get 10% off Spring registration. Please present your membership card at the Registration office to receive the discount.*

Browse classes and register online.

Sign up for your audition! March 4, 5 & 21. New students wishing to study at an upper level are asked to audition before a faculty panel. For audition schedule, details and sign up info, visit the Auditions & Prerequisites page. Level 1 offerings are open to all without prerequisite or audition.

(*Cannot be applied retroactively; not valid for workshop offerings)

Stage Management Internship Opportunity

HB Playwrights Theatre seeks a Stage Management intern for the upcoming 10 Minute Play Festival: The Central Park Plays.

Production dates are as follows: Tech rehearsals 4/20 – 4/22. Performances 4/23 @ 8pm, 4/24 @ 8pm, 4/25 @ 2pm & 8pm, 4/26 @ 2pm. Strike follows final performance on 4/26. Intern would need to be available for all Tech rehearsals and performances.
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Info Session with SUNY Empire State College

SUNY March2015For students interested in applying their theatre training and experience for potential college credit towards an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree, HB will host an information session with SUNY Empire State College.

CANCELLED
Please stay tuned for more information down the line!

Wednesday, March 4 | 1pm – 2:30pm
Speech Room, 3rd Floor | 120 Bank Street

Join Christopher Rolley, Senior Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, to learn how SUNY’s Prior Learning Assessment process works to help students apply prior training and experience toward a college degree.

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