Acting

HB Studio’s approach to acting is both practical and physical. We invite you to realize all the means at your disposal to discover yourself in your character and to come alive in action on camera or on the stage.

A Few Key HB Studio Acting Classes and Their Purpose

Level 1

Whether you are beginning or simply wish to return to the foundations of strong technique, the focus at this level is on basic presence and awareness. You will develop a deeper, more dynamic sensory relationship to your body, explore your creative resources, and expand your sense of self in relation to all possible circumstances. No audition, placement or prerequisite is required to attend this course.

Level 2

We progress to breaking down the mechanics of a scene so as to better build a truthful, repeatable life on stage. You will continue to develop the core skills introduced in Level 1 but are now given direction to apply them to scene work and text. Using Uta Hagen’s powerful suite of exercises, you’ll find the character’s inner circumstances and give them organic life.

Level 3

Take the next step into an advanced practice with complex scenes and exercises intended to help you compete and thrive as a professional actor. You will expand your repertoire, strengthen your technique, and develop reliable tools for solving challenges in ways you might never have imagined.

Studio Practice: For professional actors working at an advanced level of artistic training, ongoing Studio Practice is a place to work out, renew, stretch, explore, and maintain an ongoing diagnostic relationship with your work.