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A summer at HB Studio is a summer you will never forget. We have a wide range of classes for actors and playwrights at every level of experience and a variety of scheduling options that will work with your schedule. We are here to help you decide which summer program is right for you. No matter what you decide, find your future onstage at HB Studio.
Summer Term 2025 (running from June 12 – August 22)
Our Summer Term is perfect for new and continuing students that need flexibility and crave ongoing instruction. These 5 week and 10 week classes and special workshops are taught by some of the world’s finest instructors. Register now with an Early Bird discount of 5% off all classes with code SUMMER25N, valid through May 31. As a SAG or AFTRA Union member, you can save 15% by registering before May 31, and 10% thereafter. Find your next class now and register today!
The Hagen Summer Intensive (June 23 – August 1)
Looking to supercharge your training? Our Monday to Friday 40-hour-a-week acting bootcamp is a rigorous expansion of your talent that applies Uta Hagen’s acting techniques to make you a more complete artist by the beginning of August. At $3600 all-inclusive for the full six week program, HB Studio training offers incredible value and represents a worthwhile investment for the actor looking to advance their craft with world-class faculty.
If you’re ready, if you’re serious, if this is the year you plan to emerge a stronger, more confident actor, this is the program for you.
The Hagen Teacher’s Lab (August 10-15)
This five-day program is designed to serve professional teachers and actors who want to expand their understanding and capability in sharing the proven benefits of Hagen’s method of instruction. Participants will learn the depth and value of Hagen’s teaching process. Apply now.
Class Spotlight
Scene Study – Studio Practice (Invitational) with Jessica Hecht: Led by HB instructor Jessica Hecht (2025 Tony Award nominee for her role in Eureka Day), this invitational class is for experienced, professional performers who want to return to – or maintain – their state of continual learning. Register via application.
Scene Study – Studio Practice (Invitational) with Mercedes Ruehl: This application-only Scene Study class is for professional performers who want to deepen their relationship with a dynamic and fertile state of learning, and students will be encouraged to push boundaries with the aim of building ever more complex characters and situations, led by accomplished instructor, stage actor (Tony Award, Lost in Yonkers) and film actor (Academy Award, The Fisher King) Mercedes Ruehl.
Acting Intensive (Online) with Vincent Pastore: One of our most popular returning workshops, Acting Intensive with Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos) teaches you the ins and outs of honing your natural presentational skills to get more attention on the casting stage. As one of our online workshops, actors anywhere in the world will have the chance to study directly with Pastore, even if they can’t get to New York.
Online Auditions & Self Taping (Online) with Magaly Colimon: Magaly Colimon (Law and Order on NBC, Grand Army on Netflix) offers the working actor practical knowledge with self-taping, acting remotely in scenes, and translating live theater skills to an online medium.
Live at HB Studio
American Scoreboard Workshop Reading
Wednesday, May 14 at 7:30pm
at Basement Studio, 120 Bank Street, NY
Pay-What-You-Wish, $30 Recommended
Storyweaving Workshop with Spiderwoman Theater Showcase
Friday, May 16 at 7pm & Saturday, May 17 at 7pm
at HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street, NY
Pay-What-You-Wish, $30 Recommended
Community News
HB Studio News
“HB Studio was founded and is sustained by immigrants, seekers, and dreamers. Creative minds are the lifeblood of the culture that has shaped this nation. As federal support for the arts is slashed for our partners-in-arms’ programs across the artistic spectrum, we say this plainly: the NEA is not disposable. America needs systems that recognize the vital role of performers and theater makers, especially those whose stories rise from the margins. It’s time to imagine new cultural systems—regenerative, rooted in care and reciprocity—where artists don’t just survive, but shape the future with bold, collective vision.”
— Christopher Hibma, Interim COO
Faculty News
Jessica Hecht was nominated for a 2025 Tony Award in the Best Featured Actress in a Play category for her role as Suzanne in Eureka Day.
Janice Orlandi will serve as Movement Director for The Other Mozart at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival from August 1-25.
Peter Francis James directs, and Charlotte Bydwell assistant directs, All’s Well That End’s Well at the Old Globe in San Diego from June 8 – July 6.
Daniel Pearce performs as Brabantio in Othello on Broadway (starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal) at the Barrymore Theatre through June 8.
Lisa Pelikan performs in Cracked Open at Theatre Row through June 28.
Alumni & Student News
Amanda Peet stars in Your Friends & Neighbors, now streaming on Apple TV.
Chris Jaymes is a recurring character on Season 5 of Law & Order: Organized Crime, out now on NBC and Peacock.