The Actors Center hosts Resonance Room, Edition No. 4—the first sharing of works in process by the 2025-26 Mentorship Cohort. The evening will feature original work by Carson S. Davis, Alyssa James, Rebecca Salzhauer, alongside excerpts from plays by Gracie Gardner and Neil Simon, poetry, and multiple musical numbers. Come join us!
Public News
The Actors Center hosts a screening of the feature film Brooklyn, Minnesota, written and directed by company member Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank on Monday, February 9th at 7:00pm at Macaulay Honors College. The event is free and open to the public.
The Actors Center is pleased to announced that the Mentorship Program for Emerging Artists is now supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council.
Bill Irwin, celebrated actor, director, writer, and clown, and Will Davis, director, choreographer, and Artistic Director of Rattlestick Theater, will join The Actors Center’s Resident Company this winter for development workshops exploring clown, Samuel Beckett, and the world of Sarah Ruhl’s Late: A Cowboy Song.
Beth McGuire, voice and dialect coach and former Yale faculty member, and Fay Simpson, founder of the Lucid Body, intimacy coordinator, and Head of Movement at NYU Grad Acting, will join The Actors Center’s Resident Company this fall for development workshops exploring dialects and high-stakes scene work.
The Actors Center is thrilled to introduce our 2025-26 Mentorship Cohort—featuring sixteen early-career actors selected for our eight-month Mentorship Program, now entering its second year.
Orlando Pabotoy, interdisciplinary artist, director, and educator, and Ken Barnett, actor, teacher, and company member, will join The Actors Center’s Resident Company this fall for development workshops exploring stilt walking and Dreamwork.
Acclaimed acting teacher, and former Yale, NYU, and Columbia faculty member Ron Van Lieu returns to The Actors Center in November for a teaching residency, exploring scene study with members of the Resident Company.
Andrea Haring, vocal coach, educator, and Executive Director of The Linklater Center for Voice and Language, and Scott Illingworth, director, educator, and faculty member at NYU Grad Acting, will join The Actors Center’s Resident Company this fall for development workshops exploring embodied imagery in voice and text and Physical Actioning technique.
Acclaimed director, educator, and founder and co-artistic director of SITI Company Anne Bogart returns to The Actors Center in October for “Where Do I Leave Off and Where Do You Begin?”—a workshop devoted to collaboration.

