"The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention." - Flannery O'Connor
The Playwriting Workshop classes are led by two well established New York playwrights: Jeremy Kareken, a published Broadway playwright who teaches writing at NYU and is also an accomplished actor, and Edward Einhorn, a playwright, director, translator, librettist, theater journalist, and novelist.
In addition to teaching the Playwriting Workshop classes, Mr. Kareken and Mr. Einhorn each oversee monthly sessions of Chelsea Rep’s Playwriting LAB under the auspices of Chelsea Repertory Company.
The Playwriting LAB is held on the second Saturday of each month and offers both current and former playwriting students the opportunity to submit new work. Selected pieces are presented in directed readings featuring actors and directors drawn from The Acting Studio’s alumni community.
Creative Reset w/ Andrea Navedo - Online is designed for artists who want to pause, reassess, and realign—whether at the start of their career or at any moment when clarity feels needed. Rather than beginning with strategy or outcomes, the work starts by reconnecting you to why you create. From that place, you can build a supportive structure around your creative life—so your path forward feels sustainable, meaningful, and true.
This small, intensive class, limited to eight students, is designed for non-native English speakers and bilingual individuals, including actors and business professionals, who wish to reduce strong native language accents and speak English with greater clarity and confidence. It is taught by an ESL-certified instructor; online or in-person one on one instruction is also available.
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This class is a concentrated introduction to Sanford Meisner's approach to developing basic acting skills following a step-by-step progression of exercises that develop the actor's ability to live organically moment by moment under imaginary circumstances. This acting class covers the beginning Meisner techniques from word repetition through their first application to a scene and serves as a studio audition for people new to acting. It is by far the best beginner acting class in New York City. It is a pre-requisite for admission to The Acting Conservatory Program. Requires outside practice with a partner twice a week.
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This six week Meisner Summer Intensive acting class is a "summer-only," intensive that meets three times per week. It is exactly the same curriculum and instruction as our "Introduction to Meisner-Acting Technique" class (10-weeks). Meisner Summer Intensive covers the beginning Meisner techniques from word repetition through the first application of the techniques to a scene. It is an excellent starting point for beginner actors.
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This class is an exploration of playwriting and its basic fundamentals. Students may choose to write a monologue, a short work, or a longer play. You may develop and refine an existing script or begin an entirely new one.
In class, students’ work is read aloud by the group, followed by discussion and response, which often sparks new ideas and further writing for everyone involved. Writing for actors requires an understanding of the methods actors use to bring a playwright’s words to life. In this class, students learn the subtle techniques characters use to influence one another, as well as how to construct situations that are exciting and filled with tension.
This class is offered in both A, IN PERSON, and B, ONLINE formats. Please indicate your preference, A or B, when applying.
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In all areas of acting, audition preparation, public speaking, directing, and playwriting, The Acting Studio – New York offers private coaching for actors working on theatre, film, and television roles, as well as for those preparing auditions. Coaching is also available for monologue and scene study classwork, voice and speech, accent reduction, and MFA graduate program preparation. Business professionals may also work with the Studio on public speaking, presentation skills, and foreign accent reduction.
Please note, all individuals who work at the Studio are required to complete an application, and the Studio does not teach acting through private one on one sessions.
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Scene Study / Rehearsal Technique is an advanced hybrid class that focuses not only on scene work, but on how an actor is actually working. Created and taught by James Price, founding director of The Acting Studio – New York and a close friend and protégé of Sanford Meisner, this class reflects a lifetime of teaching, directing, and working with actors at the highest professional level and offers a first generation Meisner based rehearsal process not taught elsewhere.
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Very few actors know what to do with their script beyond just memorizing their lines. While knowing your lines is important, it is only about 5% of the work an actor needs to do. This class focuses on the other 95% of the actors work in regard to understanding how to analyze the text, and make acting choices which become the foundation of their performance.
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