Compiled by B.L. Rice
The following is a list of New York-area stage and film acting schools, teachers, and coaches organized alphabetically. Also included is a separate list of career coaches/counselors. This is an update of the list that ran in the Jan. 13, 2005 issue of Back Stage. Those asterisked (*) were contacted but did not respond by press time.
Entries are divided into six categories: Acting Technique, Children/Teens, Comedy/Improv, Monologue/Audition/Coaching, Multipurpose, and On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial). For a list by category, see the Quick Reference Chart on page TBA.
Each of the entries contains the following information, if applicable and supplied by the teacher or school: (a) name of teacher or school, (b) address, (c) phone and fax numbers, (d) email address and/or website, (e) number of years of experience or in operation, (f) average number of students per class, (g) whether beginning, intermediate, or advanced students are taught, (h) whether auditing is permitted, (i) whether classes are ongoing or by sessions, (j) any special emphasis used in classes or coaching, (k) work/study programs if offered, and (l) acting school categories. Descriptions of the class, school, or coaching are provided by the instructor and edited by Back Stage.
If any schools or names have been omitted, contact B.L. Rice in writing c/o Back Stage, 770 Broadway, 4th floor, New York, NY 10003, or email brice@backstage.com, so that we may include you in our next list.
ABRONS ARTS CENTER
HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT THEATER PROGRAM
466 Grand St.
New York, NY 10002
(212) 598-0400/fax (212) 388-1418
Email: jward@henrystreet.org
Website: www.henrystreet.org/abronsartscenter
109 years in operation.
15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
American Method acting and other techniques to develop actors for a culturally diverse theatre.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
ACTEEN
c/o Rita Litton, dir.
Weist-Barron Studios
35 W. 45 St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 391-5915
Email: rita@acteen.com
Website: www.acteen.com
25 years in operation.
8-12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions; year-round and summer academy.
Film, television, commercials, improvisation, auditioning, musical theatre, movement, Shakespeare, speech, voice, directing, script writing, monologues, agent and casting director showcases, private coaching, specialized for ages 13-20.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ACTING CREATIVELY WITH KERRY LEA
122 W. 26 St., 10th fl.
New York, NY 10001
(646) 336-7985/fax (646) 336-7986
Email: ActingCreatively@aol.com
Website: www.ActingCreatively.com
Acting Creatively: 6 years in operation.
Kerry Lea: 11 years of teaching experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
No auditing permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Offers classes, workshops, showcases, and private coaching to kids and teens. Classes cultivate creativity with focuses on improvisation, comedy, stage, and screen. Students participate in industry showcases.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ACTING/DIRECTING AT THE TISH STUDIO
Phone/fax (212) 929-4156
8-10 students maximum per class.
Beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels -- wanting to return to acting.
Auditing -- open to discussion.
By sessions and ongoing.
Gentle, detailed approach to discovering a process of acting and directing for theatre/camera emphasizing supportive encouragement, personal expression and growth, release and relief for those stuck in the corporate grind.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV)
ACTING-DRAMA THERAPY CENTER OF NY
131 W. 72 St., 3rd fl.
New York, NY 10023
(212) 724-2299
Email: zenspeak2@aol.com
Website: www.speakeeezi.com/drama.htm
5 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
Beginning and intermediate levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Scene study, monologue work, improvisation, basic acting technique, and help overcoming stage fright. The goal is to teach performers the fundamentals of acting, while offering a supportive environment to get past any issues of nervousness or stage fright.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
*THE ACTING PLACE
32-15 38th St.
Astoria, NY 11103
(718) 721-7610/fax (718) 721-7127
Email: skipitaris@theatroninc.org
27 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Overcoming obstacles that stand in the way of free expression.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
THE ACTING STUDIO
James Price and John Grabowski, assoc. dirs.
244 W. 54 St., 12th fl.
New York, NY 10019
(212) 580-6600/fax (212) 295-1513
Email: actingstudioinc@yahoo.com
Website: www.actingstudio.com
12-16 students average depending upon class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Studio offers conservatory-style acting program and classes in association with Chelsea Repertory Company, specializing in the Meisner technique from beginning through performance levels, plus professional scene classes and coaching.
Work/study program is offered.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose.
ACTING TRAINING WITH KATHRYN ROSSETTER
325 W. 45 St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 946-5135
Email: NYKass@aol.com
9 years in operation.
10 students per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Technique and scene study; classical, contemporary, stage, film, and TV. Also teaches at NYU and CAP21. Works with many musical theatre performers. Technique and scene study. All mediums.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ACTION THEATRE CONSERVATORY
68 Union Ave.
Clifton, NJ 07011
(973) 772-6998/fax (973) 772-7684
Email: atcstudios@aol.com
Website: www.atcstudios.org
14 years in operation.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Classes in acting, musical theatre, improvisation, on-camera acting, TV commercials, dance, and children's theatre.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ACT NOW WORKSHOPS
Karen Etcoff and Bill Tripician (Kee Casting)
Website: www.actnowworkshops.com
Covers the business of the business, commercial audition experience, auditioning with cold film scene copy, and networking events.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
ACT ONE STUDIOS
640 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60610
Fax (312) 787-3234
Website: www.actone.com
23 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Broad range of small classes taught by professional actors and directors. For more information, visit website.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ACTORS ADVENT LTD.
Esther Brandice, dir.
Mailing address only:
351 W. 24 St., Ste. 19D
New York, NY 10011-1510
(212) 627-0854/fax (212) 627-0638
30 years in operation.
Private coaching only. Call for appointment.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted. By interview only.
Ongoing.
All levels of theatre including voice and diction.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ACTORS AND WRITERS LAB
Diane Shalet, dir.
(212) 245-8411
26 years in operation/of experience.
14-18 students average per class.
All levels.
No auditing permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Actors workshop: Technique, scene study. Writers workshop: Acting technique for novelists, playwrights, and screenwriters. Interactive workshop for actors and writers: Ongoing workshop to create and develop material.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
THE ACTORS CENTER
12 W. 27 St., Ste. 1700
New York, NY 10001
(212) 447-6309/fax (212) 447-9688
Website: www.theactorscenter.org
9 years in operation.
12 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Individual courses with master teachers as well as full-time programs.
Occasionally offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ACTORS CONNECTION
Lisa Gold, owner & president
Tony Nation, dir. of operations, vice president
630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1410
New York, NY 10036
(212) 977-6666
Email: info@ActorsConnection.com
Website: www.actorsconnection.com
15 years in operation.
18-22 students average per seminar; 10-14 students per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels for seminars and classes.
By sessions (seminars) and ongoing (classes).
Trained actors network with casting directors and agents, as well as fellow actors. Monologues, scenes, songs, and/or commercial copy is presented in varied settings, one-on-one or in groups. Not effective for beginners.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ACTORS CONSERVATORY
Elaine Aiken, Lily Lodge, dirs.
750 Eighth Ave., Studio 400-401
New York, NY 10036
(212) 764-0543/fax (212) 924-5392
Email: actorsconservatory@netzero.com
Website: www.actorsconservatory.org
21 years in operation.
8-22 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Development of the actor with sense memory techniques.
Offers work/study program when there is a vacancy.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
ACTOR'S GESTALT WITH RICHARD ZANE ROSS
324 E. 85 St.
New York, NY 10028
(212) 794-8983 or (917) 608-6625
Email: gestaltkid@att.net
20 years of experience.
Single private coaching sessions or 5-20 session packages.
Intermediate and advanced (some beginners).
Intensive: Character development via "psychological expressive gesture" (PEG); monologue and scene work. Private coaching: Individual or scene partners. Specialty: Shaping monologues and preparing for auditions. Optional: Focus on dissolving emotional, psychological, or physical limitations.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ACTORS LOFT
Maggie Maes, private coaching; also instructors who are various NYC casting dirs.
(212) 358-5003
Email: actorsloft@aol.com
16 years in operation.
8-12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not usually permitted if casting dir. is teaching the class.
By sessions.
Also one-night seminars or individual appointments.
Most classes concentrate on auditioning skills and working with casting directors in film, TV, and theatre. Also musical theatre workshops with casting directors. Private coaching with Maggie Maes available.
Offers work/study program in some classes.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ACTORS MOVEMENT STUDIO
PO Box 1098
New York, NY 10018
Studio address: 302 W. 37 St., 6th fl., New York, NY
(212) 736-3309/fax (212) 736-2596
Email: ams@actorsmovementstudio.com
Website: www.actorsmovementstudio.com
28 years in operation.
12-18 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted; free introductory classes offered every semester
Ongoing.
Specializing in physical technique: Williamson movement training, period style character (Elizabethan, Restoration, Edwardian), and Michael Chekhov technique, designed to expand and develop the actor's instrument, physical flexibility, imagination, and freedom.
Offers work/study and intern programs.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
ACTORTEC
Ken Schatz, artistic dir.
106 Hicks St. #4A
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 625-8372
Email: info@actortec.com
Website: www.actortec.com
Class size varies.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Comprehensive private coaching, project coaching, workshops, and group classes for professionals: acting technique and scene study, monologue study and audition preparation, voice, speech, accents and dialects, movement, improvisation, and physical character work.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
THE ACTORS THEATRE WORKSHOP
Thurman E. Scott, artistic dir. and founder
145 W. 28 St., 3rd fl.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 947-1386/fax (212) 947-0642
Email: info@ActorsTheatreWorkshop.com
Website: www.ActorsTheatreWorkshop.com
Over 25 years in operation.
15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Professional acting technique with an emphasis on developing the imagination and creating original work. For more information, visit website.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Multipurpose
ACTORS TRAINING INSTITUTE
Crystal Brook Professional Building
174 Main St., Rte. 35
Eatontown, NJ 07724
(732) 578-0055/fax (732) 578-9119
Email: ati@monmouth.com
Website: www.actnj.com
16 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Stanislavsky, Meisner, Method, audition, and monologue techniques, radio/TV voice-over techniques, foreign dialects.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
STELLA ADLER STUDIO OF ACTING
31 W. 27 St., 3rd fl.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 689-0087/(800) 270-6775/fax (212) 689-6110
Email: info@stellaadler.com
Website: www.stellaadler.com
52 years in operation.
16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Focus on the Stella Adler technique of acting.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
Tom Vasiliades, dir.
19 W. 34 St., Ste. 1013
New York, NY 10001
(212) 564-5472
Email: tvasiliades@nyc.rr.com
11 years of teaching experience.
6-10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Performers improve their breathing coordination and vocal production, create the physical life of characters with ease, and have greater emotional availability. Group classes and individual lessons.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
WAYNE ALLEN
Wayne Allen Studio
149 Berger St., 1st fl.
Woodridge, NJ 07075
(Also teaches in Manhattan)
(917) 539-9707
Email: wayne@wayneallenstudio.com
Website: www.WayneAllenStudio.com
35 years in operation/of experience.
One-on-one private sessions/small classes composed of private students.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing by appointment.
One-on-one mentoring in acting, vocal development (speaking and singing), and actualizing the authentic self.
Limited work/study program available.
Acting School Technique: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
GLENN ALTERMAN'S
FINDING/REHEARSING/PERFORMING
THE "PERFECT" MONOLOGUE
(212) 769-7928
Website: www.glennalterman.com
17 years of teaching experience.
One-on-one personalized coaching only.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
For actors looking for exciting and rarely done audition monologues. Total audition preparation from entrance to exit. All levels and ages, flexible scheduling, reasonable rates.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS
120 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10016
(212) 686-9244/fax (212) 685-8093
Email: admissions-ny@aada.org
Website: www.aada.org
120 years in operation (founded 1884).
Never more than 16 students per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
The Academy offers comprehensive conservatory training for professional careers. In addition to the accredited full-time program, there are part-time Saturday and evening classes (NYC only), and summer school. Also has campus in Los Angeles (1336 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028, (323) 464-2777, admissions-ca@aada.org).
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
AMERICAN COMEDY INSTITUTE ONE-YEAR PROGRAM
481 Eighth Ave., Rm. 736
New York, NY 10001
(212) 279-6980/fax (212) 279-6981
Email: info@comedyinstitute.com
Website: www.comedyinstitute.com
15 years in operation.
16 students average per class.
Admission by audition.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
One-year comprehensive program in comedy performing and writing. Courses in stand-up comedy, comedy writing, improvisation, sketch comedy, sitcom audition technique, commercial technique, and acting. Program culminates in an industry showcase at Carolines.
Acting School Category: Comedy/Improv
AMERICAN GLOBE THEATRE CONSERVATORY
145 W. 46 St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 869-9809/fax (212) 869-9807
Website: www.americanglobe.org
19 years in operation.
16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
First Folio approach to Shakespeare.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
THE AMERICAN MIME THEATRE
61 Fourth Ave., 2nd fl.
New York, NY 10003
(212) 777-1710
Email: AmMime@aol.com
Website: www.americanmime.org
Paul J. Curtis, dir.
Jean Barbour, asst. dir.
53 years in operation.
15-20 students average per class.
All levels plus a company trainee program.
Auditing: A prerequisite to studying followed by an interview.
Ongoing.
"American Mime" is an art form created by the director, Paul J. Curtis; it is a blending of acting and moving simultaneously, a silent theatre totally different from the French tradition.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY (AMDA)
(Locations in NYC and Los Angeles, CA)
NYC address:
2109 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
(212) 787-5300/(800) 367-7908/fax (212) 799-4623
Los Angeles, CA:
6305 Yucca St.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(866) 374-5300
Website: www.AMDA.edu
Founded in 1964.
20 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Full-time two-year programs/15 weeks per session.
AMDA offers two-year programs in a conservatory setting in New York City and Los Angeles. Integrated program offers training in singing, acting, and dance. Studio program trains students for acting for stage, film, and television.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
AMERICAN THEATER OF ACTORS -- JAMES JENNINGS
314 W. 54 St.
New York, NY 10019
(212) 581-3044
29 years in operation/of experience.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Contemporary; Method technique; sense memory technique; and scene study.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
*AMERICAN THEATRE OF HARLEM
Keith Johnston, instructor
138 South Oxford St., Ste. 4E
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 857-2783/fax (718) 398-2794
Email: info@americantheatreofharlem.org
Website: www.americantheatreofharlem.org
14 years in operation/of experience
15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Classes focus on improv, acting technique, script analysis, and ensemble work.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ANANIA STUDIO
306 W. 38 St., Ste. 1207
New York, NY 10018
(646) 382-4171
Email: Hello@ananiastudio.com
Website: www.ananiastudio.com
20 years in operation.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
All classes are taught from a Meisner perspective.
Offers a work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV)
THE CRAIG ARCHIBALD STUDIO
(646) 567-7210
Website: www.nycactingcoach.com
All levels.
Ongoing.
A realistic approach to the art in the business and the business in the art. For more information, visit website.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
ATLANTIC ACTING SCHOOL
453 W. 16 St.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-5919/fax (212) 691-6280
Email: admissions@atlantictheater.org
Website: www.atlantictheater.org
21 years in operation.
16-18 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted for fee.
By sessions.
Acting classes in the technique developed by David Mamet and William H. Macy.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
RON AUGUST
516 E. 83 St.
New York, NY 10028
(212) 861-4528
20 years of teaching experience.
10-15 students average per class.
Advanced levels.
Auditing by permission
By sessions and ongoing.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Multipurpose
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ARTS, USA (AIDA)
Website: www.aidaacting.com
Australian acting methods taught.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
THE TED BARDY STUDIO
Instructor: Ted Bardy
12 W. 27 St., 11th fl.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 769-7666 (24-hr. message ctr.)
(212) 725-7575 (studio line/coaching appointments)
Email: tedbardy@tedbardy.com
Website: www.tedbardy.com
18-plus years in operation.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is occasionally permitted.
Ongoing.
Basic technique classes (Meisner approach), ongoing workshops for advanced actors/working professionals, and also advanced scene study leading to public performance and industry showcases. For more information, visit website www.tedbardy.com.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens (private coaching for pros only); Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
THE BARROW GROUP
Seth Barrish, Lee Brock, and Eric Paeper
312 W. 36 St., Ste. 4W
New York, NY 10018
(212) 760-2615/fax (212) 760-2962
Email: schoolcoordinator@barrowgroup.org
Website: www.barrowgroup.org
18 years in operation.
16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
The Barrow Group technique focuses on maximizing natural behavior and spontaneity onstage.
Offers work/study program on a limited basis.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
JOHN BASIL
American Globe Theatre Conservatory
145 W. 46 St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 869-9809
21 years of teaching experience.
One-on-one class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Classical audition coach. Specializes in Shakespeare.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
THE STEVE BEAUCHAMP ACTING STUDIO EAST
553 Third Ave., Ste. 34
New York, NY 10016-3559
Studio address:
440 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10003
Contact: Monica, class executive asst., at (917) 238-3949.
Email: mtnhippo@aol.com
25 years in operation/of experience.
All levels.
Auditing (free) is permitted.
Ongoing.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
JOANNA BECKSON
J. BECKSON STUDIO
325 W. 38 St., Ste. #204
New York, NY 10018
(917) 749-6922
Email: JTBeck417@aol.com
20 years in operation.
14-16 students per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
The Meisner approach based on "the ability to live truthfully under imaginary circumstances." The actor aims to leave himself alone, eliminating "self-consciousness." The improvisation exercises are based on the actor's sense of truth and sensitivity.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
JASON BENNETT ACTOR'S WORKSHOP
432 E. 14 St., Ste. 1903
New York, NY 10009
(212) 777-7603
Email: info@jbactors.com
Website: www.jbactors.com
8 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing; also intensive workshops.
One of the only professional acting schools in New York that offers a synthesis of all the great acting methods for theatre, television, and film.
Offers a work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
TANYA BEREZIN -- PRIVATE COACHING FOR THE ACTOR
171 W. 79 St.
New York, NY 10024
(212) 874-1945/fax (212) 874-3862
Email: tberezin@verizon.com
9 years in operation.
12 students average per class (studio classes).
All levels, including a professional class for young people, 13-18.
Auditing permitted by appointment.
Classes by sessions; coaching is ongoing.
Special emphasis in classes on contemporary acting, developing the connection of imagination and organic behavior. Private coaching -- ongoing, audition, monologue. Studio classes -- acting technique.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
KATHRYN BILD
1341 Second Ave., #5N
New York, NY 10021
(212) 517-3265/fax (212) 517-5713
Website: www.kathrynbild.com
13 years of teaching experience.
Private coaching, one-on-one.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Classes are by appointment.
Private training and counseling in Stanislavsky/Strasberg, integrating acting as an art, a business, and a calling. Bild is also a success coach and is the author of "Acting From a Spiritual Perspective" and "The Actor's Quotation Book."
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
BIZ KIDS NY
137 Barrow St., #1B
New York, NY 10014
Studio:
Pier Studios
Pier 40, West Houston, West Side Hwy. South Side
New York, NY
Phone/fax (646) 336-9101
Website: www.bizkidsny.com
15 years in operation/30 years of teaching.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Conservatory training, clown, mask, Lecoq, Grotowski, Stanislavsky, musical theatre, dance, cabaret, on-camera, and audition technique.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
PETER BLOCK
1710 First Ave.
Box #170
New York, NY 10128
(212) 332-9777
Email: block_casting@hotmail.com
5 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
Beginners and intermediate levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Stanislavsky-based approach geared to help the actor develop an individual way of working on both contemporary and classical material through scene study and monologue work.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
BLUE ROSES PRODUCTIONS/THE WORKSHOP & SCENE STUDY
Mailing address:
E. Duricko
236 W. 64 St., #6B
New York, NY 10023
(212) 592-0356 or (212) 388-7034
Email: erma@blueroses.org
Website: www.blueroses.org
4 years in operation/20 years of experience.
10 students average per class/16 students per workshop.
Advanced level.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Instructors Peg Denithorne, Erma Duricko, and Michael Powell (formerly from Circle Rep) team-teach. The workshop is for actors, directors, and writers. Lanford Wilson and Tennessee Williams scene study for advanced professionals.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Multipurpose
JIM BONNEY ACTING STUDIO
38-31 29th St.
Long Island City, NY 11101
(212) 713-5277
Email: info@jimbonneyacting.com
Website: www.jimbonneyacting.com
18 years of teaching experience.
8-12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Special focus on expanding emotional life/core energetic body work.
Offers part-time work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
BOVA ACTORS WORKSHOP, ERIC MORRIS SYSTEM (NY)
Anthony Vincent Bova
(212) 726-8380/fax (212) 620-0246
Email: admin@bovaactorsworkshop.com
10-plus years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class, plus private classes.
All levels.
By sessions and ongoing.
Method-based technique based on the acting book "No Acting Please" and others by Eric Morris. For more information, visit website www.bovaactorsworkshop.com.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ARIANE BRANDT
Classes held in New York City location.
(646) 334-5943/fax (914) 533-5072
Email: ari@healingartshaven.org
Website: www.healingartshaven.org/PA.html
15 years in operation.
8 students average for groups.
Advanced level.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions (privately) and ongoing (group classes).
Private work and scene study/role preparation class based on a combination of the Method's psycho-emotional grounding and British text-based techniques. Classical and contemporary material. Specialty in professional role preparation for Broadway and film. Dialects, speech, and vocal production also available privately.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
BREAKTHROUGH STUDIOS, ON-CAMERA ACTING STUDIO
Anthony Grasso, artistic dir.
212 W. 35 St., 11th fl.
New York, NY 10001
Studio (212) 594-9616/fax (212) 594-9618
Email: Anthony.Grasso@breakthroughstudios.com
Website: www.breakthroughstudios.com
19 years in operation/of experience.
14 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted (free).
By sessions.
Breakthrough Studios specializes in on-camera training using various acting techniques (Method and Meisner). Classes focus on cold readings, commercial copy, film/TV scenes, and monologues.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
JAMES BRILL
(212) 642-1095
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Classes are in Meisner-based technique, both beginning and advanced.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
DELOSS BROWN:
ACTING SHAKESPEARE'S VERSE
444 Central Park West, 5A
New York, NY 10025-4356
(212) 865-1127/fax (212) 865-1579
8 years in operation.
9 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is sometimes permitted; free sample class offered at beginning of session.
By sessions.
Emphasis on Shakespeare.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
ELECTA BROWN
241 Ave. of the Americas
New York, NY 10014
(212) 242-4161/fax (212) 366-1810
Website: www.directorsnet.com/brown
20 years in operation/of experience.
One student in private sessions.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
For private sessions, Brown works on whatever the actor needs or wants to work on, whether audition technique, monologues, scene study, or whatever.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ELIZABETH BROWNING STUDIO
Classes in midtown Manhattan.
(212) 946-1702/fax (914) 788-9516
Email: elizabethbrowningstudio@att.net
Website: www.elizabethbrowningstudio.com
19 years in operation.
12 students per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Scene study, monologues, audition exercises, and original material developed. All levels, classical and contemporary. For more information, visit website www.elizabethbrowning.com.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
DAVID BRUNETTI
71 W. 71 St., #1G
New York, NY 10023
(212) 580-3292
Email: davidb7171@aol.com
25 years in operation.
Private lessons.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Meisner-based acting technique applied to songs.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
WALTRUDIS BUCK
155 W. 68 St., #22F
New York, NY 10023
(212) 787-3104
14 years in operation.
All levels.
Emphasis on methods and exercises created by Lee Strasberg and Uta Hagen.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
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DAVID CADY
All classes held in Manhattan.
(212) 274-9696 or (201) 222-3314
Fax (201) 222-3314
Email: DCRazmo@aol.com
Website: www.DavidCady.com
15 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
Beginning level.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
On-camera commercial audition techniques.
Acting School Category: On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*PAUL CALDERON
135 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(646) 662-1792
Email: kinogabe@aol.com
26 years in operation.
8-10 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Audition material, personal material, classical and contemporary, scene study, script analysis.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose.
CAPES COACHING
826 Broadway, Ste. 943
New York, NY 10003
(646) 274-1514/fax (646) 274-1523
Email: info@capesco.com
Website: www.capesco.com
1 year in operation/of experience.
1-40 students per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Customized coaching for the actor's career. Offers private coaching, weekly classes, and monthly workshops. For more information, visit www.capesco.com.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
LIZ CAPLAN VOCAL STUDIOS
324 W. 23 St., Ste. 3B
New York, NY 10011
Phone/fax (212) 645-9369 or (866) SING OUT
Website: www.LizCaplan.com
26 years in operation.
Private lessons/12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Musical theatre/pop/rock singing technique.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching (vocal coaching/voice teacher)
JOHN CAPO
176 Battery Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 491-3381
Email: john@johncapoproductions.com
10 years in operation/of experience.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing (four 10-week courses per year).
Small, interactive workshop for the adolescent actor (ages 14-20), four-hour classes, Midtown studio. Private coaching also available.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ROBERT CASTLE
17 Little West 12th St.
New York, NY 10014
(212) 592-0137
12 years in operation.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Scene study and sense memory classes. Class works on one or two playwrights per session. Private coaching also available.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
CAYMICHAEL PATTEN STUDIO
211 W. 61 St., 6th fl.
New York, NY 10023
Phone/fax (212) 765-7021
Email: cpatstudio@aol.com
Website: www.cpattenstudio.com
25 years in operation.
16 students maximum.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Beginning, intermediate, and advanced scene study; audition; acting on camera; body breath and motion; sensory. Also private coaching. Admission by interview.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV)
MICHAEL CECCHI STUDIO
Mailing address:
513 E. 6 St., #4R
New York, NY 10009
(212) 358-5262/fax (212) 529-4496
Website: www.michaelcecchi.com
25 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Classes focus on text analysis, scene study, and monologues, with special classes in Shakespeare and Chekhov.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
THE CENTAUR STAGE
Gillien Goll, artistic dir.
PO Box 250795 C.U. Station
New York, NY 10025
(212) 501-6196
Email: CenStageNY@aol.com
Website: www.gilliengoll.com
15 years in operation.
Private coaching, one-on-one.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Instruction for all media, including monologues, commercials, audition and acting technique, on-camera, business tips, public presentation skills. Emphasis is on supportive moment-to-moment technique.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
THE MICHAEL CHEKHOV ACTING STUDIO --
LENARD PETIT & RAGNAR FREIDANK
Studio: 138 W. 15 St., NYC
Mailing address:
PO Box 20168
West Village Station
New York, NY 10014
(516) 351-0842/fax (718) 858-2498
Website: www.michaelchekhovactingstudio.com
10 years in operation.
10 students limit per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
A new one-year intensive accredited certification course begins in September. Chekhov technique covers both contemporary and classical scene study.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
THE MICHAEL CHEKHOV PROJECT
David H. Cohen and Bryan L. Cohen
PO Box 97
Burlingham, NY 12722
(914) 850-3226 (cell phone)
Email: improv@warwick.net
Website: www.studioupstairs.com
10-12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
MCP specializes in a creative and practical approach to the actor's process using Michael Chekhov technique and the art of inner movement. For more information, visit website. David H. Cohen is teacher at SUNY Middletown and New Paltz.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
CHICAGO CITY LIMITS
250 W. 57 St., Ste. 1500
New York, NY 10019
(212) 888-5233/fax (212) 888-0810
Email: info@chicagocitylimits.com
Website: www.chicagocitylimits.com
24 years in operation.
10-15 students average per class (no more than 15).
All levels.
Auditing is permitted for some classes.
By sessions.
Classes teach the improv techniques used by the performers of CCL. The emphasis is on scene-making skills, learning to work quickly and intelligently.
Offers work/study program. Interns take classes for free.
Acting School Category: Comedy/Improv
THE CHILDREN'S ACTING ACADEMY
Monica May and Mimi Stuart, dirs.
Classes taught at 131 W. 72 St., NYC.
(212) 860-7101
32 years in operation.
8-10 students per class.
All levels.
Ages 4-17. Professional teen program, ages 14-18.
No auditing; admission by interview and audition.
By sessions. Classes after school or Saturday.
A professional theatre program for the shy or outgoing with emphasis on speech, improv, scene study, and performance. Private coaching available.
Acting School Category: Children/Teens
CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE THEATRE SCHOOL
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(212) 307-0388/fax (212) 307-0257
Email: circleinthesquare@att.net
Website: www.circlesquare.org
40 years in operation.
17 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
An eclectic approach to actor training, exposing students to various acting styles and different viewpoints on those styles. Both acting and musical theatre are available for summer and full-time workshops.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
CITY LIGHTS YOUTH THEATRE
300 W. 43 St., Ste. 402
New York, NY 10036
(212) 262-0200/fax (212) 262-1888
Email: program@clyouththeatre.org
Website: www.clyouththeatre.org
13 years in operation.
15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions: fall and spring semesters, and special summer program
Afterschool and Saturday classes for ages 3 to 19 begin Jan. 18. Age-appropriate instruction in acting, musical theatre, and playwriting, as well as opportunities to perform in full-scale productions.
Acting School Category: Children/Teens
CLASS ACT STUDIOS
77 Tarrytown Rd.
White Plains, NY 10607
(914) 946-3391/fax (914) 946-1547
Website: www.classactstudios.com
15 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
SUSAN GRACE COHEN STUDIO --
PRIVATE COACHING FOR ADULTS & TEENS
Classes located on the Upper West Side.
(212) 678-8515/fax (212) 961-9250
Email: sgcstudio@aol.com
25 years of teaching experience.
One-on-one private coaching.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Special emphasis on career development.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens (teens only); Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*LEE MICHAEL COHN
(310) 709-9101/fax (818) 888-8009
Email: Shuriken4@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.Shortfusetheater.com
Location: West Los Angeles/West Hollywood, CA; also teaches in NYC on a periodic seminar basis.
Teaching and coaching privately for 14 years.
10-12 students average per class. Private coaching available.
All levels.
One audit is permitted.
By session in NYC on a periodic seminar basis; by 10-week session in L.A.
Emphasis on technique described in Cohn's book "A Practical Handbook for the Actor"; advanced classes include styles, Shakespeare, audition skills, and showcases; classes include script analysis, scene study, and technique.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
COLLABORATIVE ARTS PROJECT 21
18 W. 18 St., 6th fl.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 807-0202/fax (212) 807-0166
Website: www.cap21.org
10 years in operation.
18 students maximum per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Classes in acting, voice and music, and dance. Four-year musical theatre performance training program with NYU. Also comprehensive summer professional program including acting/scene study and audition/preparation.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
SUSAN CAMPOCHIARO CONFREY
Career Breakthroughs Unlimited
PO Box 1465
New York, NY 10023
(212) 978-0715
Website: www.careerbreakthroughsunlimited.com
4 years in operation; 25-plus years of experience.
10-16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By session and some classes ongoing.
Classes and workshops are all based on transformational coaching. Also offers musical theatre intensive, and theatre and scene study.
Acting School Category: Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
MATTHEW COROZINE STUDIO
c/o Shetler Studios & Theatre
244-250 W. 54 St., Rm. 1208
New York, NY 10019
(212) 592-4138
Email: matthew@matthewcorozinestudio.com
Website: www.matthewcorozinestudio.com
10 years directing.
8-12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted by interview only.
Ongoing.
Acting classes rooted in the Meisner technique. Experience "the reality of doing" and finding the truth within yourself. Private coaching. Scene nights.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
THE CREATIVE ACTOR'S WORKSHOP
Jeffrey Zeiner
451 W. 43 St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 245-1237
Website: www.zeiner-acting.com
19 years of teaching experience.
10 students average per class.
Advanced training for professionals by interview and reference.
Free introductory seminar offered three times a year.
Ongoing.
Contemporary material. Emphasis on development of actor's own technique, ability to direct imagination, accomplished through improvisation.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
ROBERT DAGNY'S PERFORMER AUDITION PACKAGE
Box 852, FDR Station
New York, NY 10150-0852
(212) 371-8258
Website: www.actorsauditioncoaching.com
26 years of teaching experience.
Private one-on-one sessions.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Creator of "The Performer Audition Package"
Custom-directed film, TV, and stage monologues, scenes, musical numbers, and tailor-made cabaret acts; emphasis on cold readings, image presentation, "grab 'em" monologue selection; commercial copy preparation sessions. For more info, visit website.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
SUSANNA DALTON
146 E. 49 St.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 980-1971
Email: TVcoach911@aol.com
12 years of teaching experience.
6 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
8-week sessions and coaching by appointment.
Small on-camera classes and private coaching for auditioning and working in TV/film, commercials, broadcasting, hosting, and music videos. Master instant script analysis, cameraworthy acting choices, cold readings, cue cards, industry interviewing, marketing/career strategy, and image makeover with established industry professional. Audition taping for castings is available.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
SAM DEFAZIO/FILM AND TV ACTORS WORKSHOP
Mailing Address:
76 W. 86 St.
New York, NY 10024
Studio Address:
Shetler Studios, 244 W. 54 St., NYC.
Phone/fax (212) 724-3963
Email: samdefazio@verizon.net
14 years in operation/of experience.
8-10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
On-camera intensive. Personal coaching in a group setting for working film and TV actors. Private coaching available.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On Camera (Film/TV)
MATTHEW DEL NEGRO
Classes held in midtown Manhattan and private coaching on the Upper West Side, NYC.
(212) 330-6941
Website: www.matthewdelnegro.com
3 years teaching experience; 10 years as professional actor (most notable: recurring role of cousin Brian Cammaratta, Tony's financial advisor, on HBO's Sopranos).
12 students average per class.
Beginners and intermediate
Auditing is permitted ($40 per class).
Ongoing.
Classes concentrate on contemporary scene study for beginners and intermediate-level actors. Private coaching designed around individual needs. Visit website for more information.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
BRIAN DELATE
(212) 924-1154
20 years of teaching experience.
Private coaching only.
All levels.
The most personal way to be yourself in any role.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
GEORGE DICENZO
Acting master class held at:
Greenwich Street Theatre
547 Greenwich St.
New York, NY 10013
Mailing address:
Triangle Theater
1220 N. Lawrence St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(212) 352-4315/fax (215) 922-4028
Email: triangleacting@aol.com
Website: www.triangletheater.com
6 years in operation.
30 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted with fee.
Classes concentrate on acting, scene study, and directing for stage and film.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
*STEVEN DITMYER
DITMYER STUDIO
484 W. 43 St., #40L
New York, NY 10036
(917) 915-1175/fax (212) 643-5440
Email: Ditmyerstudio@aol.com
4 years in operation/of experience.
One-on-one coaching
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Private coaching and six-week Meisner workshops throughout the year.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
DOVETAIL ACTORS RESOURCE
"The Maria Greco Method"
Film Center Building
630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 201
New York, NY 10036
(212) 247-2204
10 students maximum per class.
Helps integrate students (who are ready) into the community of working actors, arming them with knowledge of the business they are getting into.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
DREAMCATCHER REPERTORY THEATRE
Laura Ekstrand, artistic dir.
Baird Center
5 Mead St.
South Orange, NJ 07079
(973) 378-7754, ext. 2228
Website: www.DreamcatcherRep.org
10 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions with a teen program during the month of July.
Classes and coaching for adults, teens, and children are focused on discovering and bringing to the fore the special qualities each student has and giving him or her the technical skills to fully express them.
Offers work/study program: Offers internships for high school and college students. Credit can be arranged.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
SALLY DUNN
(917) 769-7768/fax (212) 721-2756
Email: sally@sallydunn.net
Website: www.sallydunn.net
15 years in operation/of experience.
14 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Scene study/exercise classes and personal one-on-one coaching.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
THE EASTERN HILL THEATRE WORKSHOP
460 W. 50 St., #1A
New York, NY 10019
Phone/fax (212) 245-9223 (press * for fax)
8 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
Advanced level.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Eastern Hill was formed eight years ago as a commitment to the work of the director and teacher Bobby Lewis. Edward Burke, assistant to Mr. Lewis for 14 years, conducts all sessions. Coaching available.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
PAUL EISEMAN
305 E. 40 St., #4H
New York, NY 10016
(212) 953-6926
Email: pauleise@aol.com
Over 20 years of experience.
1 student average per class.
All levels.
By sessions and ongoing.
One-on-one private coaching by acting coach. Concentrating on connecting the actor emotionally to the character, finding you in the character to produce truthful, unpredictable, exciting, emotionally charged performances. "Method acting" customized and made practical for each actor.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
JOAN MARIE ELLIS
Manhattan, Westchester, and New Jersey locations.
(845) 353-5165
Email: fullheartfilms@yahoo.com
30 years of experience.
10-16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Acting coach Joan Marie Ellis teaches acting career technique, scene study, and audition preparation. Classes focus on reliable, reproducible technique preparation. You take the mythic actor's journey into the beautiful rag and bone shop of your own soul.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ENDEAVOR STUDIOS
12 W. 21 St., 4th fl.
New York, NY 10010
(212) 645-2641/fax (212) 645-4102
Email: acting@endeavorstudios.com
Website: www.endeavorstudios.com
6 years in operation.
10-12 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Audition technique. Audition skills. Also teaches musical theatre. For more info, visit website.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
WILLIAM ESPER STUDIO
261 W. 35 St., 7th fl.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 904-1350/fax (212) 904-1349
Website: www.esperstudio.com
36 years of experience.
Maximum of 22 students in a class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Dedicated to the work of Sanford Meisner and William Esper. Two-year professional actor training program. Script analysis, cold reading, auditioning, voice/speech, classical text, mask, and advanced scene study.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
LARRY EUDENE
(800) 607-4942
For NYC class sign-up, contact Albert Dabah at (212) 725-3505
Email: efworks@ix.netcom.com
Website: www.efworks.com/acting.htm
and www.screenplayreadinggroup.com
9 years in operation. Teaches both in NYC and L.A. Comes to NYC when 6 or more people sign up.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Three-day weekend intensive class concentrates on a focusing technique used to draw the camera to the actor. Acting in films with advanced scene study and subtext improvisation.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
F.A.C.T.
(Franco-Americaine Cinema Theatre)
Sarah Eigerman, artistic dir.
65, rue de Reuilly
75012 Paris, France
Phone/fax +33-1-43-44-76-98
Email: factinfo@infonie.fr
Website: www.chez.com/fact/
15 years in operation.
15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing permitted by special arrangement.
By sessions and ongoing.
Inspired by but not limited to the Stanislavsky approach, our training integrates many techniques to help the actor develop his or her own transforming process in creating a real experience of an imaginary life.
Offers work/study program in NYC.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
DOUGLAS FARWELL ACTING STUDIO
327 W. 22 St.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 243-7017
Email: farwellstudio@yahoo.com
Website: www.farwellstudio.com
8 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Specialization in the Meisner technique.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
MAGGIE FLANIGAN STUDIO
153 W. 27 St., Ste. 803
New York, NY 10001
(917) 606-0982/fax (917) 606-0983
Website: www.maggieflaniganstudio.com
4 years in operation/of experience.
Maggie Flanigan has taught for 22 years.
16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
The work at the studio is based on the Sanford Meisner technique. Admission is through a personal interview and audition. Full course curriculum listed on website.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
THE GENE FRANKEL THEATRE & FILM WORKSHOP
24 Bond St.
New York, NY 10012
(212) 777-1767/fax (212) 777-4373
Email: info@genefrankel.com
Website: www.genefrankel.com
50 years in operation.
17 students average per class.
All levels (including master classes).
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
In this workshop, the actor's journey is from basic technique to advanced study of scene and scene analysis, and from there to a master class in the classics: Chekhov, Ibsen, Shakespeare.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
CATHERINE GAFFIGAN
(212) 586-6300
Website: www.catherinegaffigan.com
29 years in operation.
12 students maximum per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Wide range of material; Stanislavsky technique plus strategies learned on the job.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
BILL GALARNO
461 W. 44 St., Ste. 1-E
New York, NY 10036
(212) 765-9002
Email: WILLGALA@hotmail.com
20 years in operation/of experience.
1-3 students per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Preparation for audition/performance with working actor/director: monologues, scenes, dialects, and songs. Explore text, style, language for Shakespeare, comedy, musicals, more.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
CHRIS GAMPEL
139 E. 33 St., Apt. 3D
New York, NY 10016
(212) 685-4160
Email: mgampel@verizon.net
20-plus years of experience.
1 student average per class.
Advanced level.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
To help actor open to full potential.
Acting School Category: Coaching
JULIE GARFIELD
c/o T. Schreiber Studios
151 W. 26 St.
New York, NY 10001
Phone/fax (212) 799-6967 (for private coaching only)
Email: jgarfield2@nyc.rr.com
Website: www.t-s-s.org
20 years of teaching experience.
16-18 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Concentrates on Meisner and Strasberg techniques, monologue work, script analysis, and contemporary scene study.
Work/study program offered at T. Schreiber Studios.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
GATE -- GREGORY ABELS TRAINING ENSEMBLE
120 Washington Pl.
New York, NY 10014-6819
Phone/fax (212) 691-2972
Email: gregoryabels@earthlink.net
Website: www.gateacting.org
9 years in operation; 44 years of experience.
1 to 2 students average per class: master teacher and faculty of six and guest artists.
Intermediate and advanced.
Auditing is permitted when appropriate.
Ongoing.
Abels is a master coach in Shakespeare. Also available for film coaching on location. Exclusive relaxation and practical voice exercises to work from outside in and inside out.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
GENESIS ARTS FOUNDATION
Jay Michaels (professor of theatre arts) and Mary Elizabeth MiCari (licensed cosmetologist), dirs.
Mailing address:
23-23 30th Ave., 2nd fl.
Astoria, NY 11102
(646) 226-0370
Email: genesisarts@mail.com
Website: www.genesisrep.org
Michaels and MiCari have over 20 years of experience each.
5 students per class; private sessions available.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Programs range in length from 4-week to 8-week courses. Students who finish the course(s) are eligible to audition for the resident acting company. Acting technique classes include courses for young adults, introductory, and advanced. Also, hair and makeup consultations for headshots and portfolios.
Work/study program is offered on a case-by-case basis.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens (teens only); Monologue/Audition/Coaching
DAVID GIDEON
THE ACTING CLASS
211 W. 61 St., 6th fl.
New York, NY 10023
(917) 453-7455/fax (845) 876-8733
27 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced.
Auditing is permitted after interview.
Ongoing.
The work of Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Multipurpose
BLAIR GLASER, M.A.
The Institutes for the Arts in Psychotherapy
526 W. 26 St., Ste. 309
New York, NY 10001
(212) 726-1592
Email: blair@spiritplay.org
Website: www.spiritplay.org
7 years of teaching experience.
1-7 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Individual coaching; drama therapy and workshops are available for actors interested in increasing self-awareness and spontaneity, which in turn builds confidence and the ability to be genuine and mesmerizing in any type of acting work.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
LARRY GLEASON
Acting coach/faculty, Circle in the Square Theatre School
360 W. 21 St., #3M
New York, NY 10011
(212) 242-8797/fax (212) 727-9965
Email: nypuck@iprimus.com
8 years in operation/of experience.
9 students and under per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Gleason combines text with emotional work to improve classical and contemporary scenes and monologues for personal growth, auditions, or upcoming roles. Private sessions available.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
*THE GOLDSTON STUDIO FOR MIME
PO Box 974
New York, NY 10011
(212) 560-4333/fax (212) 755-3153
Website: www.goldmime.com
22 years in operation.
All levels.
By sessions.
Gregg Goldston's contemporary style of mime and 25-year touring career offer the improviser, stand-up, actor, and mime a broad base of movement training. Specializing in physical comedy, mime, and solo performance development.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
*MICHAEL GOLDSTROM
160 Front St., #4C
New York, NY 10038
(212) 252-4546
Email: michael@goldstrom.com
Website: www.goldstrom.com
17 years of experience.
8 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Dialogue coach; classes/coaching in Shakespeare to contemporary material. Acting, speech, and dialects.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
ALAN GORDON STUDIO
Mailing Address:
847 Carroll St., #4
Brooklyn, NY 11215
All classes to be held at Ripley-Grier Studios or another convenient Manhattan location.
(718) 622-4150/fax (718) 399-0678
Email: fujifit@yahoo.com
15 years in operation.
12-plus students average per class. Available for private instruction.
All levels. Interviewing now for new scene study class.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Apply the Meisner technique to script analysis/interpretation. Auditions/scenes.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ABRAHAM GORLIN
245 W. 75 St., Apt. 1E
New York, NY 10023
(212) 721-3830
Email: abrahamgorlin@aol.com
20 years in operation.
One student average per class.
All levels.
Ongoing.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
GOTHAM CITY IMPROV
158 W. 23 St., #2
New York, NY 10011
(212) 367-8222/fax (212) 367-8185
Website: www.gothamcityimprov.com
17 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Short- and long-form improvisational comedy. Comedy writing and character development. Students perform at the theatre. Learn and perform in a supportive environment. Classes available for performers and nonperformers alike.
Acting School Category: Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv
GRAYSTONE STUDIOS
416 W. 13 St., Rm. 1
New York, NY 10014
(212) 243-1515/fax (212) 243-7272
Website: www.graystonestudiosinc.com
2 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted; date will be set.
By sessions.
Classes focus on classical and contemporary scene study.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*ED GREEN'S VOICE OVER TRAINING COURSE
300 E. 57 St.
New York, NY 10022
(212) 980-6531 or (917) 991-9551
Fax (212) 980-6531
Email: ed@edgreen.com
Website: www.edgreen.com
Over 30 years in operation/of experience.
One student average per class. Private training only.
Auditing permitted only by private appointment.
By sessions.
Emphasis is on understanding copy, timings, microphone setup, various reading styles, how to audition, working with other talent, creating a demo CD, marketing oneself, weekend seminars, and much more.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
GS IMPROV
Improvisational comedy acting instruction at the Producers Club theatres, 358 W. 44 St. (just east of Ninth Ave.)
Greg Sullivan, instructor
(212) 501-2905
Email: classes@gsimprov.com
Website: www.gsimprov.com
9 years in operation.
15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted and free.
By sessions.
Admission by audition. Tuition free to new students; returning students pay a nominal fee. 8-week semester. See website for details.
Mixes short- and long-form styles. Performance class also offered.
Acting School Category: Comedy/Improv
*DOUGLAS HALL
PO Box 1758
New York, NY 10011
(917) 923-5339
Email: dugall@earthlink.net
10 years in operation.
15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
All scene study/monologues. No exercises. Every student works every week.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
PAUL HARMAN
(212) 252-4767
Website: www.auditionsuccess.com
5 years in operation/of experience.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is encouraged.
By sessions.
The purpose of the class is to provide the actor with a clearly delineated process, which will support him or her in the crafting of any song at all.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ROBERT HAUFRECHT
431 W. 48 St., #4W
New York, NY 10036
(917) 294-9833
Email: rhauf55@yahoo.com
15 years of acting/directing/teaching experience.
7-15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Sense memory and personalized exercises effectively integrated into the actor's scenes and monologues, enabling him to be in the moment -- truthful, alive, and real. Some audition technique as well.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ROSEMARY HAY
Artistic dir.
REV Theatre Company
302 W. 51 St., #4D
New York, NY 10019
(212) 581-5377
10 years of experience teaching and directing; professional dir.
Private coaching/one-on-one sessions.
Shakespeare and classical coaching, with focus on selection of monologues, preparation, and rehearsal, especially for undergraduate/graduate and conservatory programs in the U.S. and England.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
HB STUDIO
120 Bank St.
New York, NY 10014
(212) 675-2370/fax (212) 675-2387
Website: www.hbstudio.org
59 years in operation.
20 students average, depending on the class.
All levels. Classes for young people.
Auditing is permitted and recommended.
Ongoing.
All age are welcome. Many older students attend. Shakespeare and Chekhov classes, yoga, fencing, musical theatre, etc.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; On Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
HISPANIC ORGANIZATION OF LATIN ACTORS (HOLA)
107 Suffolk St., Ste. 302
New York, NY 10002-3305
(212) 253-1015/fax (212) 253-9651
Email: holagram@hellohola.org
Website: www.hellohola.org
29 years in operation.
10 students per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions (three to four times a year).
(1) Workshops and seminars designed to perfect Spanish voicing technique for radio and television commercials; (2) Production of Spanish voice-over demo available.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
ERIC HOFFMANN
310 Riverside Dr., #1505
New York, NY 10025
(212) 662-5790
Email: bardyard@aol.com
25 years of experience.
8 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Shakespeare, audition, and Meisner technique.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
PRUDENCE HOLMES
"The Monologue Detective"
123 W. 93 St., #2E
New York, NY 10025
(212) 864-6525/cell (917) 723-0164
Email: prudenceholmes@hotmail.com
Website: www.prudenceholmes.com
21 years in operation.
Private.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Emphasis on monologue selection and audition preparation.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
MICHAEL HOWARD STUDIOS
152 W. 25 St.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 645-1525
Website: www.michaelhowardstudios.com
51 years in operation.
15 students average per class.
Some previous training preferred.
Auditing is not permitted. Free weekly information sessions.
Ongoing classes. Workshops by session.
Work in all disciplines for the professional actor. Special workshops with international master teachers. One-year conservatory begins Sept. 2005. Also summer conservatory, evening/daytime. Most enrollment through interview.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
IMPROVISATIONAL THEATER FOR CHILDREN
Vivian B. Teich, dir.
50 Central Park West, #4B
New York, NY 10023
(212) 874-5054
Classes on Upper East and West Sides.
12 years in operation.
15-20 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing permitted in most classes.
Ongoing and by sessions.
Classes for children in a theatre setting; nonthreatening, relaxed atmosphere; chance to perform regularly.
Acting School Category: Children/Teens
*THE INSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
AT ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE
549 W. 52 St.
New York, NY 10019
(212) 247-4982/fax (212) 664-0041
Email: institute@ensemblestudiotheatre.org
Website: www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org
20-plus years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not usually permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Classes and labs concentrating on acting and playwriting. See website for more info.
Offers internships.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Multipurpose
ZINA JASPER SCENE STUDY
11 Riverside Dr.
New York, NY 10023
(212) 873-2370/fax same number before 12 noon
20 years in operation/of experience.
20 students average per class.
Advanced.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Private coach working one-on-one with actors for auditions and on scripts in preparation for upcoming or current roles in film, TV, and theatre; contemporary and classical scene-study class for the intermediate and advanced actor.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*SUSAN JEFFRIES
Private coaching at Savoir (French for "to know how") Studio
228 W. 72 St., #2R
New York, NY 10023
Phone/fax (212) 787-8352
Email: savoirstudio@aol.com
14 years of teaching experience.
All levels.
Offers clear and understandable approach to working with the script, discovering intentions, and developing the character.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
SALLY JOHNSON STUDIO
25 W. 23 St., 2nd fl.
New York, NY 10010
(212) 463-7962/fax (212) 463-7847
Email: sjohnsonstudio@aol.com
19 years in operation/of experience
16-20 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Work focuses on booking the part. Cold reading, framing the audition, creative risk taking, releasing blocks, staying powerful in auditions.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
BARBARA KAHN
Greenwich Village location
(212) 840-1234
Email: barbara@barbara-kahn.com
20 years in operation/of experience.
One student per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Private coaching by a veteran director/coach, focused on the craft of acting, tailored to the individual actor and applied to getting the job and keeping it.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
PETER KELLEY/PETER KELLEY ACTING
443 Greenwich St., 5th fl.
New York, NY 10013
(212) 431-4000
Website: www.actingonfilm.com
12 years in operation/of experience.
10-12 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Rigorous, text-based training that focuses specifically on film technique and process for the experienced actor. All work taped and screened.
Acting School Category: On-Camera (Film/TV)
E. KATHERINE KERR
Mailing address:
195 Sharp Hill Rd.
Wilton, CT 06897
Studio:
Manhattan Theatre Club Studios
311 W. 43 St., 8th fl.
New York, NY 10036
(203) 761-0206
Email: ActingClass@aol.com
Website: www.EKatherineKerr.com
20 years in operation.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
One free audit offered.
Ongoing.
Teaching acting technique for actors, singers, and writers. This class brings out authentic expressions and uncovers one's own genius.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
KIDS LOVE ACTING
at Weist-Barron Studios
Sharon Richardson, children's dir. and private coach
35 W. 45 St.
New York, NY 10036
Inquiries: (212) 874-1081/fax (212) 768-8918
Studio: (212) 840-7025
20-plus years in operation/of experience.
10 students per class.
All levels.
Instead of auditing, free interviews are used instead; it is felt that this is best for children.
By sessions (private -- scheduled as needed).
Workshops focus on professional-quality acting for film, TV, and stage in a nurturing environment. For young professionals or as an afterschool activity.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Preteens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
MICHAEL KNOWLES
264 E. 7 St., #1
New York, NY 10009
(646) 489-1126
Email: info@michaelknowles.com
Website: www.michaelknowles.com
1.5 years in operation/of experience.
8 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
KAREN KOHLHAAS
c/o Atlantic Acting School
453 W. 16 St.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 252-4200
Website: www.monologueaudition.com
Teacher of monologues since 1993.
8 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
A complete approach taught by Atlantic Theater Company co-founder and author of "The Monologue Audition." See website for info.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ED KOVENS
c/o Patten
211 W. 61 St., 6th fl.
New York, NY 10023
(212) 567-6761
Email: Ekovens@earthlink.net
Website: www.edkovens.com
35 years in operation.
9-16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Method-oriented; technique and usage.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
COACH SAM LALLY'S WILD IMPROV! AND ACTING CLASSES
c/o Dora Mae Productions
PO Box 141, Planetarium Station
New York, NY 10024
(917) 306-9642
Email: wildimprov@gmail.com
Website: www.doramae.com
12 years in operation/of experience.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted; contact for info.
Ongoing and by sessions.
Improv group classes are short-form improv-based. Acting is a well-rounded approach based on Meisner, Uta Hagen, and others. One-on-one coaching for monologues, stand-up comedian, and solo shows.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
BLAKE LAWRENCE
Director, private audition coach
(917) 406-4282
Email: coaching@blake-lawrence.com
Website: www.blake-lawrence.com
6 years in operation/of experience.
Private coaching only.
All levels.
Free 30-min. consultation available.
By session.
Focus on classical and contemporary texts and cold reading skills. For more information, visit website.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
SARA LAZARUS STUDIO
Classes in midtown Manhattan.
(973) 218-0417
15 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Musical theatre audition and performance technique; private coaching on monologues, scenes, and songs.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
THE ROSETTA LENOIRE MUSICAL THEATRE ACADEMY
Mailing address:
450 W. 42 St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 563-2565/fax (212) 268-5501
Website: www.amasmusical.org
36 years in operation.
30 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
The academy is a teen training program, ages 14-20, held on Saturdays, culminating in a fully produced showcase.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens (teens only, musical theatre); Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
*JOHN LEONE
c/o 264 Union St., #2
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(917) 653-8084
Email: lcroweleone@aol.com
5 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
Intermediate level.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Classes concentrate on a straightforward interpretation of the Meisner technique by a former student of Sanford Meisner.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
DEENA LEVY THEATRE STUDIO
(212) 340-1084
Website: www.deenalevy.com
15 years in operation.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Meisner/Grotowski -- intensive and imaginative scene study and showcases.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
THE LINKLATER CENTER FOR VOICE AND LANGUAGE
PO Box 504
New York, NY 10025
(212) 340-4762
Email: LinklaterCenterforVoice@kristinlinklater.com
Website: www.kristinlinklater.com
Six months in operation/of experience.
14 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is allowed by permission only.
By sessions.
Offering classes and workshops where language and the human voice is exercised and celebrated. For more information, visit website.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Multipurpose
ERIC LOEB STUDIO
(212) 243-5331
10 years of teaching experience.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
New technique, contemporary, on-camera, audition technique, and career help. Coaches stand-up comics and singers as well.
Acting School Category: On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
BECKY LONDON
160 Cabrini Blvd.
New York, NY 10033
(212) 568-8868
10 years of experience.
10 students average per class. Individual coaching available.
Classes: advanced level only. Coaching: all levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions (8-12 classes). Coaching at discretion of student.
Technique classes and private, individual coaching focusing on technique and audition coaching; practical skills developed from Yale School of Drama curriculum.
Work/study possible.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
BERNICE LOREN AT EXPRESSIONS
350 W. 55 St., #3F
New York, NY 10019
(212) 586-8604
Over 30 years of teaching experience.
Maximum of 4 students; also private instruction.
All levels.
Auditing not permitted for private instruction. Lengthy interviews are offered instead.
Groups by term; private study by sessions.
Total performing preparation: Acting, voice, and dance unified.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
LUNA STAGE COMPANY
Charlotte McKim, managing dir.
695 Bloomfield Ave.
Montclair, NJ 07042
(973) 744-3309/fax (973) 509-2388
Email: cmckim@lunastage.org
Website: www.lunastage.org
10 years in operation.
12 students average per class.
All levels (youth to adult).
Auditing is permitted.
9- to 18-week sessions.
Classes offered in musical theatre, improv, playwriting, basic and advanced acting, plus workshops of all kinds.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
EUGENIA MACER-STORY
315 W. 39 St., Studio 710
New York, NY 10018
(212) 727-0002/fax (212) 208-2951
Email: mindstyles@aol.com
Website: www.magickmirror.com
25 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Emphasis on finding individual "signature" for flexibility.
Offers a work/study program.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
MAIN STREET THEATRE & DANCE ALLIANCE
548 Main St.
New York, NY 10044
(212) 371-4449
Email: mainstreetheatre@mstda.org
Website: www.mstda.org
23 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
In addition to classes, students perform in theatre and dance productions.
Offers work/study program for the appropriate students.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv (improv only); Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
HOLLY MANDEL AND IMPROVOLUTION!
Studio address:
The Next Stage
312 W. 11 St.
New York, NY
(212) 696-6893
Website: www.hollymandel.com or
www.improvolution.org
7 years in operation/3 years in NYC.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Mandel trained and performed as a member of L.A.'s Groundlings Theatre Company before moving to NYC. Her motto: Improv is just a big ol' "Yes, and."
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
TRACEY MOORE MARABLE
"THE SPIRITED ACTOR"
593 Vanderbilt Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(212) 465-2580/fax (718) 230-8133
Website: www.spiritedactor.com
7 years in operation/of experience.
16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted for first class only.
By sessions.
Class is designed to empower the "person" inside the actor. Also has seminars.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
CATHERINE MARKS WORKSHOP
250 E. 73 St., Ste. 17D
New York, NY 10021
(212) 737-5911
22 years in operation.
All classes private, one-on-one only.
All levels.
Interview required (no fee).
Ongoing in five one-hour-session cycles.
All major drama techniques. All classes are on camera. Training for all media. Emphasis on skills, cold reads, monologues, and direction for auditions. Separate classes for voice-overs, including professional demo. Singers: direction and producing for cabaret and CDs.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ROBERT MARKS
850 Seventh Ave., Ste. 804
New York, NY 10019
(212) 664-1654/fax (212) 245-4120
Website: www.bobmarks.com
30 years in operation.
One student average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Musical audition coaching. Private sessions to prepare for singing auditions.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
DONNA MARRAZZO STUDIO
(917) 239-8823
Email: dmarrazzo@aol.com
Website: www.donnamarrazzostudio.com
20 years of experience.
Limited number of students per class.
Beginner and intermediate levels.
By sessions.
Develop a technique that works for you. Receive individual attention that focuses on personal goals.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN
564 Hudson St., #1
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-4883
Email: xrismartin@aol.com
30 years in operation/of experience.
1-5 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Emphasis on Shakespeare, classics, and European drama.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
*WILLIAM MARTIN
222 W. 83 St., #4B
New York, NY 10024
Phone/fax (212) 724-1548 (dial *51 for fax)
Email: WGMartinJr@aol.com
24 years in operation.
One student average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Coaching Shakespeare and contemporary audition preparation, and acting skills sharpened.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
DEBORAH MATHIEU-BYERS
Streetlight Productions, Inc.
110-64 Queens Blvd., PMB#175
Forest Hills, NY 11375-6347
(212) 769-7755/fax (212) 202-4107
Email: streetlight@nyc.rr.com
Website: www.streetlightproductions.org
20-plus years of experience.
8-12 students average per class.
All levels.
Nonparticipatory audit is permitted.
Ongoing. Teaches in Manhattan only.
Technique training (all levels); auditioning (all media); and classical texts.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
BOB McANDREW STUDIO
45 W. 87 St.
New York, NY 10024
(212) 580-3834
Website: www.BobMcAndrew.com
25 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Contemporary film and television acting for serious actors. For more info, visit website.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV)
ROBERT McCASKILL
48 W. 8 St., #2D
New York, NY 10011
(212) 777-6050
14 years in operation/of experience.
10 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Emphasis on self-discovery, finding the movie star within.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
JODIE LYNNE McCLINTOCK
49-01 39th Ave.
Sunnyside, NY 11104
(718) 476-2590/fax (718) 505-3733
Email: jlmcclintock@hotmail.com
Website: www.jodiemcclintock.com
20-plus years in operation/of experience.
6 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted only on sample-class day.
Private coaching: monologue selection and polishing (classical and contemporary) for general auditions, grad schools, and overseas programs; sides prep, cold readings, commercial copy, and role rehearsal. Classes: Shakespearean text, soliloquies, scenes, rehearsal and performance.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
PATRICIA McGINNIS
344 W. 89 St.
New York, NY 10024
Phone/fax (212) 362-3374
12 years in operation/of experience.
Private sessions/some small classes.
All levels.
Ongoing.
Alexander Technique eliminates unwanted tension and performance anxiety for actors, singers, dancers, and musicians. Certified by ACAT and AmSAT.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
WILLIAM METZO
300 W. 55 St., Apt. 17-S
New York, NY 10019
(212) 956-8294
Website: www.williammetzo.com
20 years in operation.
6 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Emphasis on auditions; Shakespeare. For more information, visit website.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
HOWARD MEYER'S
ACTING PROGRAM IN NORTHERN WESTCHESTER
1305 White Hill Rd.
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 962-8828/fax (914) 245-6522
Email: info@hmacting.org
Website: www.hmacting.org
14 years of teaching experience.
10-12 students per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted for advanced class only.
By sessions for beginners and intermediate; ongoing for advanced.
Technique based in Strasberg and Meisner.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens (teens only); Monologue/Audition/Coaching (audition/coaching only)
STEPHEN MICHAELS
107 E. 35 St., Apt. #3A
New York, NY 10016
(212) 684-0630
20 years of teaching experience.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Ongoing.
Classes focus on scene study.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
RON MILLKIE
400 W. 43 St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 724-2800
Email: rmillkie@aol.com
16 years of experience.
7-12 students average per class.
All levels.
Ongoing.
Emphasis on Meisner-plus. Also has Saturday afternoon class. Also has three scene nights per year.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*MODEL ACTOR FORUM
c/o Todd Etelson
30 Newport Parkway, Ste. 1714
Jersey City, NJ 07310
(917) 763-1777
Email: modelactorforum@yahoo.com
Website: www.modelactorforum.com
Less than 1 year in operation.
Up to approximately 30 students per class. Also one-on-ones available.
All levels.
Classes are held by seminar.
Audition for agents at the forums.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition (no coaching)
ROBERT X. MODICA
Carnegie Hall
881 Seventh Ave., Rm. 809
New York, NY 10019
(212) 245-2089
Email: rxmodica@aol.com
Website: www.robertxmodica.com
42 years of teaching experience.
16-20 students average per class.
All levels.
Ongoing.
For students to realize their talents by doing fully and truthfully all elements that make up the work they do in and out of class.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
*AL MOHRMANN
c/o Playwrights Theatre of NJ
PO Box 1295
33 Green Village Rd.
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 514-1787/fax (973) 514-2060
Email: info@ptnj.org
Website: www.ptnj.org
10 years of teaching experience.
15-20 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Teaching method draws from various techniques. Emphasis on exercises, scenes, and monologues to suit the needs of the individual actor.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique.
THE ERIC MORRIS SYSTEM
(212) 726-8380/fax (212) 620-0246
40-plus years in operation.
Average number of students per class depends on the structure of the workshop.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Method-based technique based on acting book "No Acting Please" and others by Eric Morris. For more information, visit website www.bovaactorsworkshop.com.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
NINA MURANO STUDIO
c/o "Where Eagles Dare"
347 W. 36 St., Ste. 1204
New York, NY 10018
(212) 946-1262
Website: www.ninamurano.com
8 years in operation.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted once.
By sessions.
Meisner-based full training program. Accepts students wanting to continue training.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
JOHN CHARLES MURPHY
140 Riverside Blvd., #511
New York, NY 10069
(212) 501-2357
Email: goplayon@yahoo.com
Over 20 years of experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing by special permission only.
By sessions.
Movement-based training developed incorporating classical and contemporary approaches.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYHOUSE
JUNIOR SCHOOL
340 E. 54 St.
New York, NY 10022
(212) 688-3770/fax (212) 906-9051
Website: www.neighborhoodplayhouse.org
76 years in operation.
12-18 students average per class.
Beginning and intermediate levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Acting, dance, and voice for young people, ages six to 18. Saturdays.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYHOUSE
SCHOOL OF THE THEATRE
340 E. 54 St.
New York, NY 10022
(212) 688-3770/fax (212) 906-9051
Website: www.neighborhoodplayhouse.org
76 years in operation.
25 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Two-year full-time program; also six-week summer session. States: "Where the Meisner Technique was born."
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
RUTH NERKEN
52 W. 74 St.
New York, NY 10023
(212) 362-5277
20 years in operation/of experience.
One student average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Both on-camera and stage private coaching.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
THE NEW ACTORS WORKSHOP
Founded by George Morrison, Mike Nichols, and Paul Sills
259 W. 30 St., 2nd fl.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 947-1310/fax (212) 947-9729
Email: newactorsw@aol.com
Website: www.newactorsworkshop.com
16 years in operation.
20 students average per class.
By sessions.
Auditing is not permitted.
Two-year, full-time training program. Each with dual focus on improvisation and Stanislavsky-based Method technique.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY
100 E. 17 St.
New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-4300/fax (212) 477-1414
Email: film@nyfa.com
Website: www.nyfa.com
12 years in operation.
16 students average per class (enrollment limited).
Basic and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Eight-, six-, and four-week workshops in NYC. 12-week and advanced directing and evening workshops available. Four-week acting for film; one-year digital filmmaking. Also: Intensive, hands-on filmmaking workshops.
Acting School Category: On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*NEW YORK THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Contact: Benjamin Howes
298 Mulberry St., #2M
New York, NY 10012
(917) 848-5351
Email: newyorktyp@hotmail.com
12 years of experience.
20 students maximum per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Acting workshops for kids, teenagers, and young adults combining exercises for skills with games. Call or email for further details. Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
DAVID NEWER
312 W. 36 St.
New York, NY 10018
(212) 501-4646
Email: davidnewer@yahoo.com
Website: www.davidnewer.com
10 years in operation/of experience.
12-15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted for scene study only.
By sessions.
Meisner technique; two-year program. To interview for fall classes, call above phone number or visit website. Also offering a scene study class.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
JOY NEWMAN
Founder, The Grown-Up's Playground
New York Comedy Club
241 E. 24 St.
New York, NY 10010
(212) 714-8275
11 years in operation.
Average number of students per class varies.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted (free sample class).
Ongoing.
Classes are taught in a comfortable, relaxed environment. Improv helps actors to develop characters, build confidence, and be quick on their feet. Action-reaction. Emotional work. Pantomime, aka space work, etc. Also offers actors writing classes.
Acting School Category: Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
*O'NEILL NATIONAL THEATER INSTITUTE
305 Great Neck Rd.
Waterford, CT 06385
(860) 443-7139/fax (860) 444-1212
Email: nti@theoneill.org
Website: http://nti.conncoll.edu
35 years in operation.
32 students average per class.
Intermediate level.
Auditing is permitted by appointment.
By sessions.
One-semester, conservatory-level theatre training.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ON CAMERA
Catherine Russell, teacher
Duffy Theater
1553 Broadway, 3rd fl.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 840-3257/fax (212) 921-7928
Email: postarvis@aol.com
Website: www.oncamera-newyork.com
20 years in operation.
8 to 12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
On-camera work on cold readings of monologues and scenes; three-hour classes, each student works twice every class.
Acting School Category: On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
ON CAMERA...AND OFF -- LARRY CONROY
42 W. 13 St., #4D
New York, NY 10011-7922
(212) 741-1444/fax (212) 366-5688
Email: oncamoff@aol.com
20 years in operation.
Private one-on-one coaching.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted but free evaluations offered.
Ongoing.
Meisner-based. Focus, imagery, classical, contemporary. Also voiceovers/radio. Also, ear prompt and teleprompt on camera.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
BRUCE ORNSTEIN ACTING WORKSHOP
(212) 802-4955
Email: info@actingclassnyc.com
Website: www.actingclassnyc.com
8 years in operation.
12-15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Scene study, exercise work, improvisation -- all leading toward overall artistic growth.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
PAN ASIAN REPERTORY WITH ERNEST ABUBA
520 Eighth Ave., 3rd fl.
New York, NY 10018
(212) 868-4030/fax (212) 868-4033
Email: panasian@aol.com
Website: www.panasianrep.org
27 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
10-session spring and summer workshops in acting and writing with E. Abuba.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
ROBERT PATTERSON STUDIO
170 W. 74 St.
New York, NY 10023
(212) 840-1234/fax (212) 595-3765
Email: RPatterson11201@yahoo.com
31 years of teaching experience.
7 students per class.
Beginning and intermediate levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
28-month course and intro class. Classical, contemporary.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
*CRAIG PEARLBERG
345 E. 9th St., #3R
New York, NY 10003
(917) 626-4012
Email: cdpearlberg@hotmail.com
17 years in operation/of experience.
Private coaching only.
All levels.
Emphasis on developing monologues, one-person shows, and cabarets, giving individual more understanding and control of his/her career. Industry questions answered.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
PEARL THEATRE COMPANY
80 St. Marks Pl.
New York, NY 10003
(212) 505-3401, ext. 40
Email: actingclasses@pearltheatre.org
Website: www.pearltheatre.org
21 years in operation.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Intensive focuses on playing Restoration and 18th-century comedy, scene study, voice and speech, and period movement.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Multipurpose
PERFORMERS CAREER CENTER
10 W. 37 St., Ste. 10A
New York, NY 10018
(646) 473-0900/fax (646) 473-2005
Website: www.vocalstudios.com
12 years in operation/of experience.
16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing and by sessions.
Professional development in performance, emphasis on vocal technique.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Categories: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
MICHAEL PERRECA
SONGS & MONOLOGUES CLASS
Location: TADA!, 15 W. 28 St., NYC
(212) 714-4669
Email: mapbrook@aol.com
Classes begin in mid-January 2005.
8 years in operation.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Audition and performance class that combines work on songs and monologues. Alternates weeks working on songs and monologues, to brush up on students' overall audition techniques, for both actors and singers.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
DARCI PICOULT AND LOUIS SCHEEDER
52 Sterling Pl.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 398-8974
Email: dpicoult@aol.com
15 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Classes concentrate on Shakespearean and contemporary scene study.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE OF NEW JERSEY
33 Green Village Rd.
PO Box 1295
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 514-1787/fax (973) 514-2060
Email: info@ptnj.org
Website: www.ptnj.org
19 years in operation/of experience.
14 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Classes concentrate on scene study, in-depth preparation, and audition techniques. Has spring and fall semesters.
Offers work/study programs.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Multipurpose
JACK POGGI
MONOLOGUE COACH
880 W. 181 St., Apt. 4B
New York, NY 10033
(212) 928-6882/cell (646) 418-8933
Fax (212) 928-6882
Email: jp.actor@verizon.net
30 years of teaching experience.
8 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions for six-week group sessions; ongoing for private coaching.
Emphasis on finding, rehearsing, and performing monologues for auditions. Author of "The Monologue Workshop."
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
STEVE POTFORA
Classes are held on the Upper West Side, Manhattan.
(212) 496-8864
Email: sjpnyc@hotmail.com
20 years in operation/of experience.
1 student average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Singing coaching to unlock originality in performance and improve marketability in auditions.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
SCOTT POWERS STUDIOS
22 W. 21 St., Ste. 405
New York, NY 10010
(212) 242-4700/fax (212) 242-4768
Email: getworking@scottpowers.com
Website: www.scottpowers.com
17 years in operation.
6-10 students per class; also individual one-on-one consultations.
All levels.
Online and sample class days offered.
By sessions.
Emphasis on professional training by current agents, directors, casting directors, and producers to obtain work in the industry.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
CAROL FOX PRESCOTT: ACTING CLASSES
Classes held at:
The 78th Street Theatre Lab
236 W. 78 St.
New York, NY 10024
Mailing address:
PO Box 89
Lake Hill, NY 12448
(845) 679-5984
Email: CFPrescott@aol.com
Website: www.CarolFoxPrescott.com
15 years in operation; 30 years of experience.
16 students average per class.
All levels.
No auditing, but participation in a single class is encouraged.
Ongoing.
Ages 18 and older. An approach to acting based on breathing awareness and joy.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Multipurpose
*PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL
Ryan Clark, arts coordinator
328 W. 48 St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 247-8652/fax (212) 247-7514
Email: rclark1921@aol.com
12 years in operation.
20 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Courses include: Musical theatre, scene study, voice and diction, movement, playwriting, directing, filmmaking, and theatre history. All classes are taught by Actors Institute instructors.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*PUERTO RICAN TRAVELING THEATRE
Mailing address:
141 W. 94 St.
New York, NY 10025
(212) 354-1293/fax (212) 307-6769
Email: prttny@aol.com
37 years in operation.
20 students average per class.
Beginning and intermediate levels.
By sessions.
The training unit teaches all styles of acting with an emphasis on contemporary Latino theatre and American playwrights. Next session begins March 2005. Also has playwriting unit that begins September 2004.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
PULSE ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Alexa Kelly, artistic dir.
266 W. 37 St., 22nd fl.
New York, NY 10018
(212) 695-1596
Website: www.pulseensembletheatre.org
15 years in operation.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Classes focus on acting technique that includes voice and movement. Also playwriting offered. See website.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
LOIS RAEBECK
31 Joralemon St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 624-8145
Email: Loisraebeck@aol.com
30 years in operation/of experience.
One student per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Sessions help students alleviate stage fright and difficulty memorizing.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
HENRY RAVELO -- ACTING COACH
484 W. 43 St., #10-C
New York, NY 10036
(212) 695-9101/fax (646) 219-4285
Website: http://ramtalent.com/WORKSHOP.htm
7 years in operation/of experience.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted with fee; with union card, free.
Private sessions and group classes.
Prepares students for an ever-competitive and fast-paced entertainment career, emphasizing industry demands and individual artistic expression. A blend of artistry and business.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
REV THEATRE COMPANY
Rosemary Hay, artistic dir.
Rudy Caporaso, co-artistic dir.
302 W. 51 St., #4D
New York, NY 10019
(212) 581-5377
Email: revtco@hotmail.com
12-14 students maximum.
Auditing is permitted.
10-12-week sessions, except for workshop, which is ongoing throughout the year.
Focus on classical training in association with REV Theatre Company. Shakespeare workshop: ongoing weekly intensive throughout the year for intermediate and advanced actors. Shakespeare foundation course: for beginners. Monologue intensive: for intermediate students. Interview and audition required.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
CAROL REYNOLDS
BODY DYNAMICS CLASSES
345 E. 81 St., Apt. 19N
New York, NY 10028
(212) 288-8380/fax (917) 432-1179
Over 25 years of teaching experience.
8-16 students per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Reynolds is founder/director of Body Dynamics -- quintessential movement for actors.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
*MARY ANN RIEL
(973) 746-8686
13 years in operation/of experience.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Classes concentrate on classical, contemporary, and Shakespearean scene study.
Does offer work/study program sometimes.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
JERRY ROCKWOOD
250 W. 94 St., #11E
New York, NY 10025
(212) 749-6873
Email: jrockwood@nyc.rr.com
40 years in operation/of experience.
10 students average per class.
Beginning and intermediate levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
CATHERINE RUSSELL
Duffy Theatre
1553 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
(212) 445-1016/fax (212) 445-1015
Email: postarvis@aol.com
15 years in operation/of experience.
One student for private coaching; 5-8 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Private one-on-one coaching and small on-camera acting class
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*S & S STUDIOS
Sally Stewart and Sandye Wilson, teachers
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, Inc.
138 South Oxford St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(917) 991-5513 and (917) 531-7905
Email: E-liahe@aol.com or
sandyewilson@earthlink.net
In operation since September 2003.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Improvisation and the craft of acting to prepare the actor for film, television, and theatre.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*LUCILLE SAINT-PETER
10 W. 65 St., #2F
New York, NY 10023
(212) 877-9540
8 years in operation/of experience.
10 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Ms. Saint-Peter believes that when the elements of language merge with the actor's feeling, the result is a rare and meaningful experience for both the actor and the audience. A new approach to the Stanislavsky method.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
SAMGIRL STUDIOS
701 Seventh Ave., Ste. 300, 3rd fl.
New York, NY 10036
Phone/fax (212) 730-4711
Website: www.samgirlstudios.com
1 year at current location; 15-plus years of experience.
7-10 students average per class (each class has a 12-person maximum).
All levels.
Auditing is permitted (subject to studio's discretion).
By sessions.
Private and/or group lessons offered in all styles and levels.
Work/study program offered. For more information, call the studio.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*SARATOGA INTERNATIONAL THEATER INSTITUTE (SITI COMPANY)
520 Eighth Ave., Ste. 310, 3rd fl.
New York, NY 10018
(212) 868-0860/fax (212) 868-0837
Email: inbox@siti.org
Website: www.siti.org
In operation since 1992.
20 students average per class.
Beginning and intermediate levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Suzuki method of actor training, Viewpoints and composition. For more information, visit website.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Multipurpose
LOUIS SCHEEDER
7 Stuyvesant Oval, #9D
New York, NY 10009
(212) 614-9131
Email: LS36@nyu.edu or
Louis.Scheeder@nyu.edu
15 years in operation/of experience.
Advanced level.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Classes concentrate on Shakespearean and contemporary scene study.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
THE SCHOOL FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
Professional Division
39 W. 19 St.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 645-0030/fax (212) 645-0039
Email: info@sft.edu
Website: www.sft.edu
25 years in operation.
10-12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted by interview.
By sessions.
SFT is an NAST-accredited conservatory with a two-year program and a large part-time offering.
Offers work/study program; in-class and in-office positions by interview.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
THE SCHOOL OF RUSSIAN ART THEATRE
Instructors: Slava Dolgatchev, Felix Ivanov, and Oleg Kheyfets
(888) 635-7536
Email: ok-heyfets-iec@att.net
10 years in operation/of experience.
20 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Acting, directing, stage movement: Improvisation methods of Stanislavsky and Vakhtangov; Chekhov and Shakespeare scenes; Meyerhold's Biomechanics.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
T. SCHREIBER STUDIO
151 W. 26 St., 7th fl.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 741-0209/fax (212) 741-0948
Email: info@t-s-s.org
Website: www.t-s-s.org
36 years in operation.
16-18 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Variety of classes offered in acting technique, vocal production, acting for the camera, body dynamics, and auditioning; plus an annual season of full-scale productions showcasing current students/alumni.
Offers work/study program (students must be enrolled for at least three months).
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
THE SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTER
Attn: Ranjit Souri, NYC Programs
1616 N. Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 475-3563/fax (312) 664-9837
Email: rsouri@secondcity.com
Website: www.secondcity.com
45 years in operation.
8-16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Improvisation and sketch comedy.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Comedy/Improv
JACQUELINE SEGAL
(212) 683-9428
26 years of experience.
6-10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Emphasis on combining acting tools with intuitive and sensory work and on individual time for each student. One-day workshops are also given. Also teaches scene study.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
SHAKESPEARE LAB
At the Public Theater
425 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10003
(212) 539-8525
Website: www.publictheater.org
Acting intensive in Shakespeare, May 31-Aug. 28, 2005. Application deadline: April 8, 2005 (postmark). Designed to immerse the actor in Shakespeare's plays and language. Classes include acting, monologues, voice and speech, movement, text analysis, teaching, clown work, and stage combat.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
*THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE OF NEW JERSEY
36 Madison Ave.
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 408-3278/fax (973) 408-3361
Website: www.shakespearenj.org
42 years in operation/of experience.
10-30 students per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Focus on Shakespeare and other classic works through hands-on performance experience and in-depth classroom training. Eleven-week summer intensive and year-round touring opportunities. EMC points/stipends available.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens (teens only); Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
JUDITH SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
"SHAKESPEARE WORKSHOP"
Joanne Zipay, founder and artistic dir.
PO Box 60, Times Square Station
New York, NY 10036
(212) 592-1885
Website: www.judithshakespeare.org
10 years class as structured; 25 years of teaching experience.
10-15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
Taught by Joanne Zipay. Shakespeare acting technique based in the text. Bridging the worlds of contemporary and classical acting. (Individual coaching available.)
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
LYNETTE SHELDON ACTORS STUDIO
Studio Address:
1 E. 28 St., 3rd fl.
New York, NY 10016
Phone/fax (212) 477-0171
Email: lsactorstudio@hotmail.com
Website: www.lsactorstudio.com
15 years in operation.
16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
In-depth professional actor training for film, theatre, TV; Stanislavsky/Stella Adler and Uta Hagen techniques. Classes focus on contemporary and classical scene study. Weekend audition intensives April-Nov. For more information, visit website www.lsactorstudio.com or phone (212) 477-0171.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
SUZANNE SHEPHERD
225 W. 86 St.
New York, NY 10024
(212) 873-5324/fax (917) 441-0139
30 years of teaching experience.
20 students average per class. Available for private coaching.
Advanced level.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
An advanced class focusing on how to work on a text and to inhabit a character. This year, the class will be filmed for a documentary.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
SANDE SHURIN ACTING STUDIO -- TRANSFORMATIONAL ACTING
311 W. 43 St., Ste. 602
New York, NY 10036
(212) 262-6848/fax (212) 262-6849
Email: shurinacting@earthlink.net
Website: www.sandeshurin.com
24 years in operation.
15 students average per class.
Also offers private coaching.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted one week per semester.
Ongoing; some workshops by session.
Shurin's Transformational Acting works with present emotions, utilizing the actor's creative "self" and essence. No memory recall.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
LARRY SILVERBERG
THE MEISNER INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM
At the School for Film and Television
39 W. 19 St., 12th fl.
New York, NY 10011
Website: www.actorscraft.com
16 years in operation.
20 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted only at open class performances, three times a year.
Ongoing.
Silverberg's "Meisner Intensive Training Program."
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
SILVER STAR STUDIO
57-20 Myrtle Ave.
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 386-8625/fax (718) 386-8625
Email: webmaster@silverstarstudio.com
Website: www.silverstarstudio.com
6 years in operation.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Classes concentrate on basic contemporary techniques and visit website or call for brochure for more information.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
THE SIMON STUDIO
Roger Hendricks Simon, dir.
PO Box 231469, Ansonia Station
New York, NY 10023
(212) 841-0204/fax (845) 485-7526
Email: rhsstudio@hotmail.com
Website: www.simonstudio.com
26 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Professional lab mixes stage with film training and production, classical with contemporary, actors with writers, directors, agents; training and showcase.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
DENISE SIMON
175 W. 92 St.
New York, NY 10025
(212) 501-2484
Website: www.onlocationeducation.com/workshop/
Private coaching, ages six and up. Emphasis on audition coaching as well as business consultation.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
THE SINGING EXPERIENCE
Linda Amiel Burns
500 W. 56 St., Ste. 2303
New York, NY 10019
(212) 315-3500
Email: singlab@aol.com
Website: www.singingexperience.com
28 years in operation/of experience.
12-15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is sometimes permitted by special permission. Auditors can attend final performance at cabaret and musical theatre performance workshop.
By sessions.
Workshop concentrates on performance technique, singing out with confidence, lyric interpretation, and choosing material, all in a nurturing, supportive atmosphere. Private coaching and cabaret acts prepared.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
SUSAN SLAVIN ACTORS & SINGERS ACADEMY
AT CARNEGIE HALL
119 W. 57 St.
New York, NY 10019
(212) 582-0321
24 years in operation.
10-20 students average per class. Also private coaching.
All levels.
Ongoing.
Innovative acting and musical performing techniques -- comprehensive approach that deals with: (1) the unique identity of each individual; (2) the art and easy invisible craft; and (3) the industry and marketing oneself accurately in it.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
JACQUELINE SOLOTAR
(212) 595-3039
Over 25 years of teaching experience.
Private coaching. 10 students average per class.
All levels.
Ongoing.
Acting technique and scene study. Monologues, auditions. Call for interview.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
DEANNA SORENSON
400 E. 59 St., #16H
New York, NY 10022-2368
(212) 759-7619
8-plus years of teaching/coaching experience.
Individual coaching.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions (all sessions specifically tailored for each individual actor).
Deanna Sorenson states: "Lee Strasberg taught me for nine and a half years. Lee's genius inspires my technique and style."
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Multipurpose
TOM SOTER
WINGNUT COMEDY STUDIO
Mailing Address:
1264 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027
Studio:
Center Stage
48 W. 21 St.
New York, NY 10010
(212) 353-7716
Website: www.tomsoter.com
19 years in operation/of experience.
5-10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Classes concentrate in characters and scene work. For more information, visit website.
Acting School Category: Comedy/Improv
BARBARA SPIEGEL THEATRE WORKSHOPS
500 W. 43 St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 465-9477/fax (212) 465-9497
26 years privately, 17 years at the New School.
Private coaching.
All levels.
All areas and methods, as well as classical and contemporary, are covered. There will be sessions of group classes taught periodically.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ALICE SPIVAK
c/o Three of Us Studios
39 W. 19 St.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 924-0561
30-plus years of teaching experience.
22 students average per class.
Advanced students only.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions. Teaches only in the fall and winter.
Stanislavsky technique; scene study.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
*STARMAP ACTING STUDIO
Laurie Ann Davis, teacher/owner
102 Woodbury Rd.
Hicksville, NY 11801
(516) 937-7827
Website: www.starmapacting.com
5 years in operation/of experience.
8-10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted by appointment.
By sessions and ongoing.
Work is grounded in the Meisner technique. Also teaches adults and teens.
Offers work/study program -- one per class.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
TRUDY STEIBL
Mailing Address:
210 E. 31 St.
New York, NY 10016
(917) 415-7710 or (212) 689-6349
Fax (212) 689-6349
Email: trudysteibl@aol.com
25 years in operation/of experience.
All levels.
Teaches privately and at HB Studio, to give the performer a craft to land the job.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
*JENNIFER SHERRON STOCK
310 Riverside Dr.
New York, NY 10025
(212) 662-2389
Email: jesto1@hotmail.com
17 years in operation/of experience.
1-2 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Specializing in Shakespearean text, Shaw, Wilde, the classics. Modern playwrights also coached.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
JEFFREY D. STOCKER --
FILM ACTING STUDIO
90 Lexington Ave., Ste. 1H
New York, NY 10016
(212) 725-3437
Email: STUDIO-90-LEXS@prodigy.net
Website: www.filmactingstudio.com
28 years of teaching experience.
Private coaching. 6 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing and by sessions.
On-camera, monologues, scene study, audition/pre-shoot coaching, career consultation, Reader's Theatre Workshop -- a production showcase where casting directors and agents are invited.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (TV/Film/Commercial)
MARK STOLZENBERG
210 W. 89 St., Ste. 4E
New York, NY 10024
(212) 877-2219/fax (212) 874-3078
Website: www.actingclassforfilm.com
15 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions (12 in all).
Film and camera technique: monologues, scenes, improvs. Audition technique. Agent night and screening. For more information, see website.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
MICHAEL STORCK
PO Box 657
New York, NY 10101
(212) 982-9091
20 years of teaching experience.
8 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is sometimes permitted.
10-session class; private coaching.
Film acting with emphasis on shooting a complete scene.
Acting School Category: On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
JOHN STRASBERG STUDIOS
An International Center for Theater Arts
Research and Creative Development
666 West End Ave., Apt. #20 F
New York, NY 10025-7357
Phone/fax (212) 721-5809
Email: johnstrasberg@johnstrasbergstudios.org
Website: www.johnstrasbergstudios.org
40 years in operation.
8-12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and intensive workshops.
A consciously intuitive creative process develops all technique within scene work. Based on the Nine Natural Laws of Creativity, including talent, imagination, spontaneity, intentional dreaming, truth, and putting yourself in someone else's shoes. Involvement, belief, and emotion evolve naturally.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
THE LEE STRASBERG THEATRE AND FILM INSTITUTE
115 E. 15 St.
Lee Strasberg Way
New York, NY 10003
(212) 533-5500/fax (212) 473-1727
Website: www.newyork-strasberg.com
34 years in operation.
16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Two-year certificate program/full- or part-time introductory program.
Method acting and voice, singing, dance, movement, and film and TV.
Offers limited work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
*TADA! YOUTH THEATER
15 W. 28 St., 3rd fl.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 252-1619/fax (212) 252-8763
Website: www.tadatheater.com
19 years in operation.
20 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Focus on musical theatre.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
MARC TASLIT
ACTING OPERA
Fax (727) 786-0650
Email: marctaslit@earthlink.net
Website: www.actingopera.com
16 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Classes for actors and singer-actors. All classes emphasize cold readings and text-memorization exercises. Classes for singers include opera, musical theatre, and art song repertoire.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique: Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
TEEN STUDIO THEATRE INSTITUTE
In residence at Hunter College
(A program of Youth Theatre of New Jersey)
Mailing address:
23 Tomahawk Trail
Sparta, NJ 07871
(201) 415-5329 (cell) or
(212) 258-2110 (evenings)
Fax (973) 729-3654
Email: youththeatreallyn@yahoo.com
20 years in operation/of experience.
15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions.
This intensive multidisciplined teen theatre program focuses on training the whole actor through a variety of classes in movement, voice, acting, and musical theatre.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
SHERRY TEITELBAUM
215 W. 90 St., Apt. 2G
New York, NY 10024
(212) 873-5987/fax (212) 873-4424
20 years in operation/of experience.
1 student per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Eclectic approach combining Stanislavsky, Michael Chekhov, and Shakespeare & Co. techniques to prepare for auditions and develop one-person shows.
Acting School Technique: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
PENNY TEMPLETON STUDIO
261 W. 35 St., Ste. 304
New York, NY 10001
(212) 643-2614/fax (212) 643-2615
Email: pts158@pennytempletonstudio.com
Website: www.pennytempletonstudio.com
16 years in operation.
15 students average per class.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Classes emphasize strong technique for both theatre and film. Hank Schob also teaches basic technique on-camera.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
THEATER FOR A NEW GENERATION
424 Broadway, Ste. 5th fl.
New York, NY 10026
(212) 946-1550/fax (212) 759-0704
Website: www.tfang.org
6 years in operation.
6 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Does offer work study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
TSI/THE THEATRE-STUDIO, INC.
750 Eighth Ave., Ste. 200
New York, NY 10036
(212) 719-0500, ext. 3/fax (212) 719-0537
Email: arayche@attglobal.net
Website: www.theatrestudioinc.org
In operation since 1980.
12 students average per class.
Advanced level.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Master class cold reading seminar: three sessions. Learn to read better when you don't know what it's about. Also improves development in all your work -- see everything fresh.
Offers work/study program by invitation/interview.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
CAROLINE THOMAS' TOTAL THEATRE LAB
Office: 118 W. 79 St., Ste. 12A
New York, NY 10024
(212) 799-4224/fax (212) 595-9770
Email: cttheatre@nyc.rr.com
Website: www.totaltheatrelab.com
20 years of teaching experience.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
An integrated acting process, combining Meisner, Method, physical acting styles, voice, and showcases.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens (teens only); Monologue/Audition/Coaching
CARTER THOR STUDIO EAST
Business office:
438 Center Rd.
Middlesex, VT 05602
(917) 208-3877
Email: info@thoreast.com
Websites: www.thoreast.com
and www.carterthor.com
15 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted with fee.
Ongoing.
Acting for film scene-study classes. See websites for more information.
Offers a limited work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
TITUS THEATER
Titus Walker, coach
Classes held at:
40 Worth St., NYC (btwn. Church St. & W. Broadway)
Phone/fax (212) 642-8261
25 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
Beginner and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted by appointment.
Ongoing.
Titus Walker technique. Educational, social, and also black theatre expertise.
Offers work/study program for severe hardships.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
OLINDA TURTURRO ACTING STUDIO
Studios in Manhattan and Montclair, NJ
(212) 560-2608
Email: olintur@yahoo.com
Website: www.olindaturturroactingstudio.com
16 years of teaching experience.
4-8 students average per class (with two instructors per class: Olinda Turturro and Enzo Carlino). Also private coaching.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Emphasis on film and television. Meisner and improvisational-based. Highly personalized and customized teaching. By invitation only. For more information, visit website.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Comedy/Improv (improv only); Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
TVI ACTORS STUDIO
165 W. 46 St., 5th fl.
New York, NY 10036
Also locations in Los Angeles and Chicago.
(212) 302-1900/fax (212) 302-1926
Email: admissions@tvistudios.com
Website: www.tvistudios.com
19 years in operation.
16 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted in some classes.
By sessions and ongoing.
Techniques in the realities of auditioning for theatre, TV, film, commercials, voice-overs, and musical theatre. Educational partner of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
UJAMAA BLACK THEATER SCHOOL
Titus Walker, coach
Classes held at:
40 Worth St., NYC (btwn. Church St. & Broadway).
Mailing address:
PO Box 4383, Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
(212) 642-8261
25 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
Beginners and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
African-American theatre expertise.
Offers work/study programs for severe hardships.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
ANDREA URBAN
(917) 664-7777
Email: andreamisha@att.net
15 years in operation/of experience.
Private coaching.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions and ongoing.
Ear-prompter skill is taught for spokespersons doing trade shows, industrials, commercials, live events, hosting, etc.
Acting School Category: On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
KIMBERLY VAUGHN PERFORMANCE STUDIO
Teacher, director, producer
(212) 340-9598
Email: performingcoach@optonline.net
14 years of teaching experience.
Intermediate and advanced levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Coaching for stage, film/TV, and cabaret. Musical performance audition technique classes. Workshops and master classes with widely known industry casting directors, agents, composers, and directors.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
VOICEOVERS UNLIMITED
123 W. 18 St., 7th fl.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-3240 or (917) 363-9877
Fax: (212) 627-2838
Email: voiceover@vitacorp.net
Website: www.voiceoversunlimited.com
In operation since 1981.
One student average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted, but no-charge evaluation sessions are available.
Ongoing.
Classes concentrate on setting up a voiceover business; includes technique, demos, and marketing.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Commercial)
VOICETHEATRE
Shauna Kanter, artistic dir.
Studio: 312 W. 36 St., NYC.
(212) 201-9337
Website: www.voicetheatre.com
26 years in operation/of experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Classes taught by Shauna Kanter. A fusion of the best acting techniques and tools of acting. Scene study, technique, monologue coaching to full productions for the public.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
THOMAS G. WAITES SCHOOL OF ACTING
235 E. 95 St., #3E
New York, NY 10128
(646) 215-8722
Email: TW90876@aol.com
25 years in operation/of experience.
15-20 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Focus is on the classic and performance.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
JACK WALTZER ACTING WORKSHOPS
5 Minetta St., Apt. 2B
New York, NY 10012
(212) 473-7056/fax (212) 840-1234
Email: info@jackwaltzer.com
Website: www.jackwaltzer.com
39 years of teaching experience.
Private coaching.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Private coaching for specific roles; technical training; auditions for film, TV, theatre; script breakdown; cold readings.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
WARD ACTING STUDIO
145 W. 28 St., 9th fl.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 239-1456
Website: www.wardstudio.com
25 years of teaching experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
By sessions.
One-year Meisner training followed by an intensive audition preparation/career mentoring course and advanced performance workshops. Special performance workshops for women.
Offers work/study program.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
WEIST-BARRON ACTING
FOR TELEVISION & FILM
35 W. 45 St., 6th fl.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 840-7025/fax (212) 768-8918
Email: weistbarron@earthlink.net
Website: www.weistbarron.com
48 years in operation.
10 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted (free).
By sessions.
For actors of all levels. Fine-tuning on-camera performance for film and TV, including showcase opportunities.
Offers work/study program as camera operators for film and TV classes.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Comedy/Improv; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial)
KAREN PORTER WHITE
410 E. 6 St., #16B
New York, NY 10009
(212) 252-2713/fax (212) 677-8134
Email: KPWsdt@att.net
9 years in operation.
8 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Michael Shurtleff's only authorized Audition Guideposts instructor in NY.
Offers work/study program: one per session to class secretary.
Acting School Category: Monologue/Audition/Coaching
WICKHAM VOCAL STUDIOS
10 W. 37 St., Ste. 10A
New York, NY 10018
(646) 473-0900/fax (646) 473-2005
12 years in operation/of experience.
15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing and by sessions.
The program is geared towards developing a solid acting technique in vocalists.
Offers work/study program (office work).
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
FLORENCE WINSTON
(212) 541-7600
Over 20 years of teaching experience.
Private coaching and in small groups.
All levels.
Ongoing.
Performances for public grow out of classes; contemporary and classical, dialects, building repertoire roles; teaching style is a blend of Stanislavsky, Carnovsky, Meisner, and Stella Adler.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique
LYNN WINTERS' STUDIO OF ACTING AND VOICE
PO Box 369, Village Station
New York, NY 10014
(212) 636-9829
25 years of teaching experience.
12 students maximum per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted.
Ongoing.
Winters' technique is a legit stage acting technique based on Stanislavsky principles.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
WITCOVER ACTING STUDIO
Walt Witcover
40 W. 22 St.
New York, NY 10010
(212) 691-4367/fax (212) 989-7274
Email: witcover@yahoo.com
Website: www.witcover.org
50 years of teaching experience.
1-2 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
Ongoing.
Structured, practical training from the inside out. Author of "Living on Stage -- Acting From the Inside Out: A Practical Process."
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
ALAN WYNROTH
61 Morton St.
New York, NY 10014
Phone/fax (212) 675-9267
Email: awynroth@aol.com
30 years of teaching experience and directing.
One student per class.
All levels.
By session.
Individual attention to monologues and callbacks (cold reading or rehearsed); focus on specific personal choices in response to the spoken text.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
DAVID ZEMA ENTERPRISES
Voice of Success Programs
135 W. 26 St., #200, 2nd fl.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 675-4978/fax (212) 937-3748
Email: davidzema@aol.com
Website: www.davidzema.com
18 years of teaching experience.
12 students average per class.
All levels.
First hour of technique class may be audited; other classes may be sampled.
Ongoing.
Techniques and training include: audition skills on microphone work, studio recording sessions, opening vocal range, and stylistic variety. All areas covered, including commercials, characters, narration, animation, industrial, corporate, books, documentary, etc.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose
GREG ZITTEL
AT THE INDEPENDENT STUDIO
SCHOOL OF ACTING
Mailing address:
49 Grove St., #6E
New York, NY 10014
Studio address:
52-A W. 8 St.
Greenwich Village, NYC.
(212) 929-6192/fax (212) 243-2002
Email: greg49@aol.com
Website: www.theindependent.org
28 years in operation/of experience.
15 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is permitted. Also interviews.
Ongoing.
Classes concentrate on the individual's character as basis for technique. Improvisation, working honestly from oneself, is the basis for creativity in the capable actor. The class enables the student in all styles. Talent is style.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
STEWART J. ZULLY
(212) 288-2976
Email: zully10028@aol.com
15 years in operation/of experience.
One student average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Emphasis on business advice, monologue work, and acting technique.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Children/Teens; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; Multipurpose
*TED ZURKOWSKI
Member Actors Studio, Frog & Peach Theatre Co.
(212) 866-7280 and (646) 373-3666
Email: tedzurkowski@aol.com
12 years of teaching experience.
Private coaching.
Ongoing.
Shakespeare to contemporary. Audition coaching also available.
Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching
CAREER COACHES/COUNSELORS
ACTOR MARKETING
666 Fifth Ave., Ste. 323
New York, NY 10103
(888) 889-9009/fax (212) 595-1503
Website: www.actormarketing.biz
19 years in operation.
Private one-on-one.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Helps actors market their skills for paid acting employment and agent representation. Does not teach acting technique. Has no classes but personal one-on-one marketing sessions in packages to get all actors to the next level in their careers -- to be highly paid working professionals in TV, film, and theatre.
Offers interns a chance to meet industry professionals -- agents and casting directors -- in exchange for hours worked in the office. Actively seeking interns and actors who have computer/office skills.
JANICE HOFFMAN
Career and Lifestyle Coaching
(917) 208-0779
Website: www.successissweetest.com
6 years in operation.
6 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Private coaching and workshops are set up to elicit the client's best work by designing better goals, breaking through inertia, and developing new and creative ways of doing things.
Offers annual "success grants."
MONDAY MORNING PRODUCTIONS
Email: Jason@mondaymorningproductions.com
Career counseling for young actors/singers and those new to NYC. Audition and interview preparation, mailing strategies, and more.
BRIAN O'NEIL
322 E. 89 St., #1B
New York, NY 10128
Phone/fax (212) 369-3814
Website: www.actingasabusiness.com
15 years in operation/of experience.
6 students average per class.
All levels.
Auditing is not permitted.
By sessions.
Classes concentrate on monologue preparation and delivery.
UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTS BUSINESS SCHOOL
Instructors: Monroe Mann, founder & president;
Brett Duggan; and J.P. Richards
Email: info@unstoppableartists.com
Website: www.unstoppableartists.com
4 years in operation.
The mission of the school is to teach artists that they are first and foremost entrepreneurs and to give them attitude and business sense to make their dreams come true.
Acting School Category: Multipurpose