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Half-Term Classes Starting Feb 13! With Austin Pendleton, Laura Esterman, and More.

Join us at HB for the second half of Winter Term with one of these 5-week classes or short- term workshops!

Scene Study – Studio Practice  – with Austin Pendleton
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM | Mondays | 2/13/2017 – 3/13/2017 | $280.00
Open to Studio Practice Level Students or by Audition or Submission

Introduction to Dramatic Writing – with Ed Napier
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Mondays | 2/13/2017 – 3/13/2017 | $255.00

Henrik Ibsen Scene Study – with Austin Pendleton
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Mondays | 2/13/2017 – 3/13/2017 | $275.00
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Join Us- The Ghostlight Project

Join us this Thursday at the HB Playwrights  Theater as we participate in The Ghostlight Project!

Theater groups across the city and the U.S. will be holding “be a light” events next Thursday, January 19th, 2017 at 5:30pm as a collective, simultaneous action to reaffirm our commitment, as theater people, to protect values of inclusion, participation, and compassion for everyone — regardless of race, class, religion, country of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

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Fritz Weaver Memorial Service

HB notes with deepest sadness the passing of our dear friend and Board member, Fritz Weaver, on November 26, 2016. Our loving thoughts go out to the Oliver/Weaver family.

A memorial will be held at Symphony Space on Monday, January 23, 2017 at 6:30pm.

In remembering Fritz, we celebrate one of our finest actors; a splendid artist, true humanitarian; a great, generous, and gracious soul. For HB and its community, Fritz was steadfast in his advocacy and support. We are grateful to have known him, to have had his presence with us, and for the lasting power of his example.

Read his obituary in The New York Times.

Cindy Curtis Nelson Joins HB Studio Board of Directors

We are pleased to announce that Cindy Curtis Nelson has been appointed to the HB Studio Board of Directors!

Cindy is a leader in marketing strategy and innovation. She is a global brand and business builder, a tireless connector of brand experiences and digital platforms, and a consummate student of customer behavior. Cindy is a founding partner and Chief Strategist of Matter Worldwide, a marketing and innovation company; she is currently the Head of Brand Marketing for PGIM, the global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial Inc.; and is on the Board of Advisors for ad tech company Trion Interactive – a mobile video ad-serving platform. She lives in Tribeca with her husband and two digital native sons. Together with her extended family, they own and operate an historic cottage and boat rental business in the Adirondacks.

Welcome, Cindy!

Benefit Event – Shakespeare on Bank Street

SHAKESPEARE ON BANK STREET

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For generations, the HB community has been a source of inspiration and connection for the many thousands of talented souls that have come through our doors in the heart of Greenwich Village. Over the past 10 years, HB Studio has hosted an annual benefit to celebrate our theater community and honor esteemed alumni, colleagues and dear friends.  This year HB Studio is bringing it all back home, and bringing it back to the process of making theater.

Instead of one big benefit bash this year, throughout the 2016-2017 season, HB will be hosting small benefit performance events in our theater at 124 Bank Street. First up this season is: Continue reading →

People Who Make Theater – ACTING FOR SERIES TELEVISION with Adam Bernstein

ACTING FOR SERIES TELEVISION  
A Conversation with Emmy Award-Winning Director Adam Bernsteinpwmt_adam-bernstein_acting-for-series-television_eblast-1

Moderated by Joanna Pinto and Jim Zukowski

Wednesday, December 7th | 7:30pm
$5-10 suggested donation
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street
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Join us for a conversation with Director Adam Bernstein, focused on acting for series television. Adam has directed several TV pilots, including FARGO, 30 ROCK, SCRUBS, and STRANGERS WITH CANDY, as well as multiple episodes of OZ and BREAKING BAD. He has directed over seventy music videos, including “Love Shack” for the B-52’s. He is the recipient of an Emmy Award (30 ROCK), an MTV Award (“Love Shack”), and a Peabody Award (HOMICIDE – LIFE ON THE STREET).

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MEMORIAL TO CELEBRATE MINDY LUCE

Friends and family of Mindy Luce will host a memorial this weekend:

Saturday November 12, 6:00
HB Playwrights Theatre
122 Bank Street

Mindy’s family asks those who would like to honor her, please make a donation in her name to HB Studio in lieu of flowers. There is also a GoFundMe campaign to help them defray costs of her final arrangements (https://www.gofundme.com/mindyluce).

If you have a photograph or video of Mindy that you would like to share, would like to say a few words at the event, or can bring some refreshments, please feel free to do so.

First Floor Studio Residency – THE TCHAIKOVSKY VIGNETTES

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First Floor Studio Residency 

The Tchaikovsky Vignettes are a series of dance theatre pieces inspired by the work of Anton Chekhov, set to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky.

November 19 and 20 | 5:30 & 8pm
HB Studio | First Floor Studio | 120 Bank Street

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Choreographer: Allison Plamondon

Cast: Misha Braun, Brad Carnation, Laurie Deziel, Meredith Fulton, Marc Geller, Alessandro Magania, Fabio Motta, Hope Salas, Mia Seroc, Hanlon Smith-Dorsey, Sam Strasfeld, Dace Stringari, Nana Tatebayashi, Sarah Tranchina