"The writer should never be afraid of starting. There is nothing that does not require his attention."
Flannery O'Connor
The Studio sponsors a resident theatre company, Chelsea Repertory Company, and its experimental Chelsea Rep Acting and Playwriting LABs, all of which provide actors, writers, and directors with opportunities to further their development and to gain practical performance experience outside the classroom.
The Studio is in resident at Shetler Studios Theatre Complex which includes two fully functional, intimate performance theatres. It is conveniently accessible to public transportation and located in the heart of the New York City theater district around the corner from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at the Ed Sullivan.
The Studio training ranks highest in quality while managing to maintain lower rates in comparison other NY studios. How? The Studio does not support a huge advertising budget nor incur costs associated with maintaining NY real estate. The savings are passed along to our students through rates that are affordable.
Studio alumni have gone on to achieve impressive professional careers in film, theatre and television with some winning prestigious awards for acting, directing and producing.
Studio Director James Price was protégé and a personal friend to the legendary Sanford Meisner, whose training system has emerged as the leading name in American actor training. The Studio’s Meisner training offered by James Price and Studio associate Bruce Hermann is authentic, first generation.
The Studio’s diversity is “all-inclusive,” comprised of people of all levels of experience, ethnicity and ages 18 through retirement.