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Weekend Classes Cancelled: March 13, 14 & 15

Evening classes on Friday March 13 and ALL classes this weekend, Saturday March 14 and Sunday March 15 are cancelled, so that we may do our part to support containment of the COVID-19 virus.

Make-up classes for this weekend will be scheduled at a later date.

Additionally, given the rapidly developing news, like other organizations, we are closing down for the next two weeks as well. A more detailed update will follow about postponement of Spring classes.

Classes cancelled this weekend are:

3/13/2020 Michael Beckett: Scene Study 2
3/13/2020 Magaly Colimon: Acting with the Camera 1
3/13/2020 Julissa Roman: Acting 1
3/13/2020 Mercedes Ruehl: Scene Study- Studio Practice (Invitational)
3/14/2020 Michael Beckett: Acting 1
3/14/2020 Michael Beckett: Acting 2
3/14/2020 Snezhana Chernova: Acting in Russian: Method of Etudes
3/14/2020 David Deblinger: Acting 2
3/14/2020 Craig Dolezel: Speech 1
3/14/2020 Marlene Mancini: Acting for Teens: Ages 14-17
3/14/2020 Theresa McElwee: Speaking Voice 1
3/14/2020 Ben Mehl Mehl: Movement for Actors
3/14/2020 Lisa Pelikan: Acting with the Camera 3: Skill Integration for Film
3/14/2020 Claudia Terry: Acting for Young People: Ages 9-13
3/15/2020 Michael Beckett: Scene Study – Studio Practice
3/15/2020 Michael Beckett: Scene Study 2
3/15/2020 Michael Beckett: Scene Study 3
3/15/2020 Snezhana Chernova: Scene Study 2-3 with Hagen Exercises
3/15/2020 Laura Esterman: Scene Study – Studio Practice
3/15/2020 Stefanie Proessl: Alexander Technique
3/15/2020 Trudy Steibl: Acting 1
3/15/2020 The Hagen Teen Intensive

Call for Playwright Submissions: The Pat & Julie Project – Spring 2020

HB Playwrights from Julie McKee’s Playwriting classes are invited to submit original work for the Pat & Julie Project, a weekend of staged readings on May 16 & 17, 2020 in the HB Playwrights Theatre.

Application Deadline EXTENDED TO: March 1, 2020
(NOTE: In addition to online submission, hard copies must be snail-mailed or hand-delivered to be received by this date)

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

Up to six (6) selected plays will be paired with directors from Pat Golden’s Directors New Play Lab for a joint Staged Reading Project. The staged readings will be presented to an invited audience. This is an opportunity to see your play beyond the sit down reading, and to work with a director. The process will directly address the art of collaboration. Dramatist Guild Guidelines and AEA Staged Reading Guidelines will be honored. PLEASE NOTE: A staged reading is not off book. Scripts will be in hand. Continue reading →

Public Conversation: Documenting Artists – The Performing Arts Legacy Project

Documenting Artists: The Performing Arts Legacy Project

Public Conversation

Documenting Artists: The Performing Arts Legacy Project

A presentation of curated life histories from HB Studio’s The Performing Arts Legacy Project (PAL) workshop cohort in partnership with The Actors Fund Research Center for Arts & Culture

PAL is an initiative of the Research Center for Arts and Culture at The Actors Fund. PAL celebrates the contributions of older actors by supporting them to document their own careers in an online platform that serves as a shared theater history and educational resource.

Monday, March 9 at 7pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street, New York

Free! | RSVP

Sign Up Now for Spring Term Classes!

Spring Term Weekly Classes

Spring Workshops

UNION DISCOUNT*: AEA, AGVA, AGMA, SAG/AFTRA, WGA and Dramatist Guild Union Members receive 10% OFF Spring Term Weekly Classes. Discount will automatically apply for HB-verified Union Members. To become verified, present your active union membership card in the registration office or email a copy to registration@hbstudio.org.

AUDITIONS: Interested in our upper level classes? Audition & consult with a panel of HB’s faculty. For details and sign up info, visit Auditions & Prerequisites.

REEL SUBMISSIONS: Are you a working professional seeking a place to practice? Submit your reel for placement into our studio practice classes.

*Discounts valid for weekly classes only; not valid for workshops, programs or merchandise. Discounts cannot be combined nor applied retroactively. Union discount applies for Classes taken by cardholders only and cannot be used to enroll family or friends.

HB STORIES: A 75TH ANNIVERSARY VALENTINE

HB Studio HB Stories_ A 75th Anniversary Valentine Event

HB Stories: A 75th Anniversary Valentine

Directed by Larry Rosen of “The Moth”, we present an HB Studio storytelling evening inspired by shows like “The Moth,” “RISK,” and “The Story Collider”.

Featuring Nadia Diamond, Vincent Pastore, Carol Rosenfeld, Reza Salazar, Black-Eyed Susan, Danusia Trevino, and Zach Wynecoop.

Saturday, February 15 at 7pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street, New York

Free! | RSVP

Sign Up Now for Late Winter Classes & Workshops

Winter Part B runs for 5 weeks, February 10 – March 16, 2020.

It’s not too late to keep your creative practice warm this winter! Join a Winter “Part B” half-term class or workshop today:

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CLIMATE CHANGE, HOPE, AND THE ACTING COMMUNITY

Climate Change and the Acting Community with Tim Guinee

Climate Change, Hope, and the Acting Community

with Tim Guinee, actor, founder of The Climate Actors and leader in former Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project

Monday, January 27th at 3pm and 7pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street, New York

Free! | RSVP

The acting community can play a vital and irreplaceable role in confronting the climate crisis. Tim Guinee, actor, founder of The Climate Actors and leader in former Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, will host a presentation and discussion of the latest science regarding climate change, and the many reasons we have to be hopeful in the face of this emergency.

Tim Guinee is the founder of the Climate Actors and a leader in former Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. He has given climate change presentations all over the United States as well as in Canada and North Africa. He enjoys giving talks to oppositional and underserved audiences including to such diverse groups as conservative fire departments, Houston oil industry executives, and maximum security inmates. He serves on the leadership council of Riverkeeper, the board of the Ashokan Center (New York’s oldest center for environmental education), the board of Green Product Placement and the advisory board of the Climate Institute. Professionally, he is an actor and director. He has appeared in over 200 movies (including Sweet Land – the 1st carbon neutral independent feature film), mini-series and episodes of television and another couple hundred plays. Learn more.