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Dreaming is good - action is better
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Professional training for actors, directors, playwrights…

Why Actors Choose Us

“You won’t be insulted or traumatized here—just taught with care.”
– Asher Berkson-Gold, 6-Week Conservatory Student (actor)
“I still go back to my acting notes from James Price—decades later,
and I am forever grateful to The Acting Studio for starting and continuing my acting journey.”
– Maria Watson, Acting Teacher & Studio Alumna
“I met friends, I felt safe, loved, and sometimes overwhelmed by the passion and acting knowledge that came from James Price.”
– Sarah Avila

Value, Excellence & Integrity

"I was surpised at the amount of education I received for the cost of the class;
this studio isn’t about numbers or money—they’re here to help you succeed.”

– Sarah Avila
“Whether you're a seasoned professional, a former acting student, or just trying acting for the first time—
you can’t go wrong with The Acting Studio.”

– Asher Berkson-Gold (actor)

What Directors Say

“The first place I go is to The Acting Studio… If an actor has trained with James Price or John Grabowski, I need not look much further.
Actors from this studio are professional, hard-working, and brave. They know the craft and understand the business. In short, they’re a director’s dream.”
– Anthony Marinelli, Writer/Director (Stage & Screen)

Praise for Our Faculty

“Mary Workman made speech and voice really fun—something a lesser teacher wouldn’t have accomplished.
John Prestianni made even skittish singers feel comfortable in front of the class. His passion is contagious.”

– Asher Berkson-Gold (actor)

“John Grabowski has directed over 35 Off-Off Broadway productions featuring our students—some selected as ‘Best of the Season’ by Back Stage.”
– Studio Response

Studio Environment

“A nice building and classroom environment. Clean, organized, and comfortable.”
– Victoria Scrimer & Sarah Avila (students)
“The $1 amazing snack selection was a perk haha!”
– Sarah Avila

Studio Location:

248 W 35th St. 14th Floor, New York, NY 10001 (between 7th & 8th Aves)
only a few steps from PENN STATION and PORT AUTHORITY.

The Acting Studio - New York is an acting conservatory and performing arts studio of distinction located in the heart of the New York City historical theatre district.The Studio founding director, James Price, who was a personal friend and protégé to the legendary acting instructor Sanford Meisner,and his staff of Studio associates have been training actors, directors and playwrights ongoing since 1983. The programs and classes are designed to train actors, directors and writers who seek professional careers in the fields of Film, Television and Theatre.  In addition to the studio classes and training programs, we offer practical experience opportunites in conjunction with off off Broadway's Chelsea Repertory Company play festivals, as well as our extracurricular acting and directing opportunities available to all of our students (acting, directing, play writing) and studio alumni through the Chelsea Rep LAB's monthly sessions. The success of many students has earned our Studio recognition for developing award-winning talent.
 

The Acting Studio - New York ranks as one of the
most-respected schools for acting classes in New York City.

STATEMENT OF SUPPORT: The Acting Studio – New York stands in solidarity with communities of color and with all those who, through their participation in peaceful, non-violent protest, seek justice for acts of violence against people of color by law enforcement and an end to the systemic racism that pervades our culture.

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Welcome… From the Director
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Welcome to The Acting Studio - New Yorkknown as the Home For The Serious Actor for over the past four decades, and also considered by the late Mary Humphrey Baldridge as "The New York Actors' Best Kept Secret." Many years ago I imagined creating a place where actors not only could study acting but one where they could also gain invaluable, practical experience by actually doing it in performances to the public. Since its first inception in 1983, the Studio has provided students with the kind of professional actor training needed to develop themselves into first-rate craftsmen. The Studio has also provided them with a home-base wherein they can gain experience outside the classroom which complements their classroom training and helps them in the transition from the classroom into the acting industry. After 42 years of hard work and our unswerving dedication to the love of the craft and ardent respect for Sanford Meisner and the continuation of his legacy we have emerged as the true premiere Meisner training studio in New York City. Unique to The Acting Studio - New York, LLC is that beyond the classroom experience, the studio fosters a community of artists which provides our actors/directors/writers-in-training the opportunity to participate in a variety of rehearsal, readings, open-class demonstrations, competitions and performance venues with our staff and other working professionals. Through our resident theatre company, Chelsea Repertory Company, and its experimental offspring, the Chelsea Rep LAB, all of this is offered in addition to other projects that arise throughout each year. The training program at the studio is excellent for those actors matriculating from their university training to the New York community, and for those who find it necessary to work to support themselves while they train at the same time. The studio is conveniently well-situated “in-residence” in the professional atmosphere of the Shetler Studios & Theatre 54 Complex which hosts a great many industry-related endeavors including film and theatre companies, casting agents, and networking companies, as well as two off-off Broadway performance spaces and many classroom/rehearsal studios. Whereas many places of study in New York are factories quick to sell acting classes of all types, very few are committed to providing affordable and comprehensive, first-rate training, and practical experience, and professional mentoring. As tuitions sky-rocket in New York City, at The Acting Studio - New York we are committed to keeping your tuition affordable so you only pay for the training you receive. There are no pass along costs associated with maintaining an expensive chunk of New York real estate, or large advertising budget and sizeable administrative staff. Remember, the most important thing you will take with you is the training. I hope you will bookmark us and/or take the time to give us a closer look. And perhaps you will make the step to become part of our professional community.

Studio News

YOUR PATH BEGINS HERE:
The programs and classes are designed to train actors, directors and writers who seek professional careers in the fields of Film, Television and Theatre. Through Chelsea Rep LAB we provide a mechanism for our students to write, direct, audition and act in shows and productions. We have many alumni who continue to return to the studio to act with our company along with our current students, while they continue to blossom in the industry at large! #actingstudionyalumni
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“The Acting Studio - New York, one of the most excellent schools in New York City.” from Stagecraft - by Robert Blumenfeld
“The Acting Studio - New York, one of the most excellent schools in New York City.” from Stagecraft - by Robert Blumenfeld
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An Interview with Studio director John Grabowski and LAB playwright Michael Aguirre
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