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Acting in Accent: General American – Apply today!

Taught by Amanda Quaid, this is an advanced workshop for foreign actors who are working towards auditioning and performing using an American Accent. It is suitable for actors who are already proficient in the signature sounds of General American English who want to bridge the gap to scene study and auditions:

Acting in Accent: General American
Tuesdays & Thursdays
July 8, 10, 15 & 17
10am – 12pm, $145
Applications due June 24!

EATING AND DRINKING

A STAGED READING

By Susan Eve Haar

Saturday and Sunday, June 14 & 15 | 7 pm (please note updated performance time!)
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
Free! | RSVP

A character driven family piece that starts at the unveiling of the patriarch’s gravestone and ends with the family in a new constellation, watching a little girl swing into the future.

Performed by: Judith Roberts, Denny Dale Bess, Graeme Gillis, Diana Ruppe, and Julie Fitzpatrick.

Directed by: Abigail Zealey Bess

ABOMINATION

FIRST FLOOR STUDIO PERFORMANCE PROJECT

By Jason Jung

Saturday June 21 | 8pm
Sunday June 22 | 5pm
Saturday June 28 | 5pm & 8pm
Sunday June 29 | 5pm
HB First Floor Studio | 120 Bank Street
Free! | RSVP

After being implicated in a gay sex scandal, Rev. Adam Pressley seeks refuge from the media by escaping the Ozark Mountain cabin of his mentor and surrogate father, Rev. Tom Teagan. But Pressley’s attempts to hide are undone by Teagan’s constant questioning. Old wounds and unspoken fears boil and unravel their friendship as the two men come face-to-face with their inner demons and each other.

Directed by Adam Delia

With Misha Braun and Will W. Warren

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support nysca_60px
of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

 

ROOMS

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Wednesday June 11 | 7pm
HB First Floor Studio | 120 Bank Street
Free!

Directed by: Michael Blake

Performed by: Andres Delgado, Sara Shatzel, Maral Tatar, Stephan Shmidt, Diana Huntley, Tara Moore, Andrew Ryan, Hugo Sousa

The J&J Project

A SERIES OF STAGED READINGS

A collaboration of the students of Jack Hofsiss and Julie McKee

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Monday, June 2nd, 8:00pm
First Floor Studio, HB Studio
120 Bank Street

Free!

Dinner For Two by Peter Klein
Directed by Kenneth Scott Thompson
with Robert Hickey and Mary Francina Golden

The Greater Good by Jane L. Watson
Directed by Jennifer Bond
with Donna Svennevik and Megan Leonard

Home by Zoe Lasden-Lyman
Directed by Craig Perkins
with Pat Clune and Maddie Harper-Smith

Into The Forest by Mayumi Lane
Directed by Stephan Schmidt
with Tara Moore and Nicholas Thomas

Caffeine Addicts Anonymous by Claire Torn
Directed by Veronica Barr
with Heather Gilbert and Jimmy Dailey

Just Dessert by John Mahoney
Directed by Laurent Wilson
with Jessica Bonder and Marshall Simon

Coffee and Murakami by Inna Tsyrlin
Directed by Alina Sokolova
with Yona Adika and Elisa Halma

Office Mate by Eileen Malone
Directed by Inna Tsyrlin
with John Desmond and Christina Carroll

Creating your Cabaret – Enroll Now!

Eric Michael Gillett takes cabaret performers, experienced and aspiring, through the steps involved in creating a fully realized cabaret solo performance evening, with a focus on personalizing the music, song selection, an overview of arranging and creating both medleys and suites of songs in this month long workshop:

Creating your Cabaret: The Essentials
Sundays, June 1, June 8, June 22, and June 29
10:00am – 12:30pm, $195

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A FEW MOONS OF ARABIAN NIGHTS

HB PERFORMANCE LAB

Directed and Designed By Aleksey Burago

Sunday, June 8  |  8pm
HB Studio, First Floor Studio  |  120 Bank Street
Free!  RSVP

This HB Performance Lab is designed to explore classical fairy tales through a contemporary point of view. Based on one of the most beloved texts in ancient literature, A FEW MOONS OF ARABIAN NIGHTS is a sensual collection of Persian, Arabian and Indian folk tales handed down through several centuries.

With: Marcus Castillo, Pat Clune, Hazen Cuyler, Tania Fisher, Toni Goldman,
Maria Fontanals, James Fordyce,  Fiona Georgiadi, Hugh Heckman, Michael Johnson,
Manho Kim, Joan La Barbara, Jacqueline Margolis, Patricia Perales,
Sneha Ramachander, Jamie Sheedy, Ingrid Wheatley, Di Zhu

Original music by: Di Zhu
Choreographer: Irina Emelianova

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with nysca_60px
the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.  

 

 

Casting Notice: First Floor Studio Performance Project

Seeking 3 male actors to participate in a HB First Floor Studio Project of “Bridal Shower” by Andrew Marvel, directed by Joshua Lombard.

Breakdown:

  • Tristan – Mid to late 20’s. Latino. Speaks English fluently. Sincere, grounded young man striving to carve out a place for himself in New York. Ambitious yet practical. Stubborn and petulant. A survivor. In a relationship with Mark, a man in his 40s.
  • Matthew – 40’s. LLBean on the outside, progressive-leaning on the inside. A successful investment banker who lives very much in the mainstream and has broken through his own fears and prejudices to marry the love of his life, Raul, in a very public setting.
  • Raul – 40’s. Cuban American. A recently elected openly gay New Jersey Assemblyman. Operates in a very conservative setting, but with a strong sense of self, and a sense of entitlement that has meant never denying his sexuality. Hot tempered and self-assured. A politician at heart.

Please email headshots and resumes ASAP to BOTH
Joshua Lombard  – joshuamlombard@gmail.com
Andrew Marvel – drew2L@yahoo.com