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Company Workshop Peter Jay Fernandez: Scene Study Two Weekends Dates & Times Saturday, March 21, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Sunday, March 22, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Saturday, March 28, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Sunday, March 29, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm ART/New York, 520 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Actor and Columbia faculty member Peter Jay Fernandez returns to The Actors Center for four days of scene study this spring. Peter Jay will work with company members on scenes of their choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Participants are encouraged to bring in new material that intrigues and challenges them, with an emphasis on practicing process as opposed to performance. Sessions meet 10:30am-1:30pm on Saturdays and Sundays over two weekends. Peter Jay will work on up to three scenes each day. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual and you will be paired with another individual. When registering, you may indicate your availability. If desired, you may bring your scene in twice over the four days. You should be well rehearsed with your material for this workshop. If your schedule does not permit sufficient time to prepare, please sign up for a future workshop instead. If you are looking for a scene partner, you may post in the comments thread, or you can also find contact information for all members in the member directory. About Peter Jay Fernandez Peter Jay Fernandez is co-head of Columbia University’s MFA acting program. He previously served as co-head of acting in the graduate theatre program at The New School and has also taught at Yale School of Drama, Sarah Lawrence College, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, the Black Arts Institute, the Brown University/Trinity Repertory MFA Program, and the Berklee College of Music, among others. Peter is a two time Audelco winner and has appeared on Broadway in productions of All The Way, Cyrano De Bergerac; Julius Caesar; Henry IV; Jelly’s Last Jam; and The Merchant Of Venice. He originated the role of Caesar in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean at the Goodman Theater, the role of Curtis Lowe in the premiere of Ben Bettenbender’s Bliss at the Rattlestick Theatre Company, and the role of ‘the Oldest Old Man’ in Father Comes Home from the Wars, by...

Company Workshop Peter Jay Fernandez: Scene Study Two Weekends Dates & Times Saturday, March 21, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Sunday, March 22, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Saturday, March 28, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Sunday, March 29, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm ART/New York, 520 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Actor and Columbia faculty member Peter Jay Fernandez returns to The Actors Center for four days of scene study this spring. Peter Jay will work with company members on scenes of their choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Participants are encouraged to bring in new material that intrigues and challenges them, with an emphasis on practicing process as opposed to performance. Sessions meet 10:30am-1:30pm on Saturdays and Sundays over two weekends. Peter Jay will work on up to three scenes each day. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual and you will be paired with another individual. When registering, you may indicate your availability. If desired, you may bring your scene in twice over the four days. You should be well rehearsed with your material for this workshop. If your schedule does not permit sufficient time to prepare, please sign up for a future workshop instead. If you are looking for a scene partner, you may post in the comments thread, or you can also find contact information for all members in the member directory. About Peter Jay Fernandez Peter Jay Fernandez is co-head of Columbia University’s MFA acting program. He previously served as co-head of acting in the graduate theatre program at The New School and has also taught at Yale School of Drama, Sarah Lawrence College, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, the Black Arts Institute, the Brown University/Trinity Repertory MFA Program, and the Berklee College of Music, among others. Peter is a two time Audelco winner and has appeared on Broadway in productions of All The Way, Cyrano De Bergerac; Julius Caesar; Henry IV; Jelly’s Last Jam; and The Merchant Of Venice. He originated the role of Caesar in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean at the Goodman Theater, the role of Curtis Lowe in the premiere of Ben Bettenbender’s Bliss at the Rattlestick Theatre Company, and the role of ‘the Oldest Old Man’ in Father Comes Home from the Wars, by...

Company Workshop Peter Jay Fernandez: Scene Study Two Weekends Dates & Times Saturday, March 21, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Sunday, March 22, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Saturday, March 28, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Sunday, March 29, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm ART/New York, 520 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Actor and Columbia faculty member Peter Jay Fernandez returns to The Actors Center for four days of scene study this spring. Peter Jay will work with company members on scenes of their choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Participants are encouraged to bring in new material that intrigues and challenges them, with an emphasis on practicing process as opposed to performance. Sessions meet 10:30am-1:30pm on Saturdays and Sundays over two weekends. Peter Jay will work on up to three scenes each day. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual and you will be paired with another individual. When registering, you may indicate your availability. If desired, you may bring your scene in twice over the four days. You should be well rehearsed with your material for this workshop. If your schedule does not permit sufficient time to prepare, please sign up for a future workshop instead. If you are looking for a scene partner, you may post in the comments thread, or you can also find contact information for all members in the member directory. About Peter Jay Fernandez Peter Jay Fernandez is co-head of Columbia University’s MFA acting program. He previously served as co-head of acting in the graduate theatre program at The New School and has also taught at Yale School of Drama, Sarah Lawrence College, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, the Black Arts Institute, the Brown University/Trinity Repertory MFA Program, and the Berklee College of Music, among others. Peter is a two time Audelco winner and has appeared on Broadway in productions of All The Way, Cyrano De Bergerac; Julius Caesar; Henry IV; Jelly’s Last Jam; and The Merchant Of Venice. He originated the role of Caesar in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean at the Goodman Theater, the role of Curtis Lowe in the premiere of Ben Bettenbender’s Bliss at the Rattlestick Theatre Company, and the role of ‘the Oldest Old Man’ in Father Comes Home from the Wars, by...

Company Workshop Peter Jay Fernandez: Scene Study Two Weekends Dates & Times Saturday, March 21, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Sunday, March 22, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Saturday, March 28, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm Sunday, March 29, 2026 – 10:30am-1:30pm ART/New York, 520 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Actor and Columbia faculty member Peter Jay Fernandez returns to The Actors Center for four days of scene study this spring. Peter Jay will work with company members on scenes of their choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Participants are encouraged to bring in new material that intrigues and challenges them, with an emphasis on practicing process as opposed to performance. Sessions meet 10:30am-1:30pm on Saturdays and Sundays over two weekends. Peter Jay will work on up to three scenes each day. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual and you will be paired with another individual. When registering, you may indicate your availability. If desired, you may bring your scene in twice over the four days. You should be well rehearsed with your material for this workshop. If your schedule does not permit sufficient time to prepare, please sign up for a future workshop instead. If you are looking for a scene partner, you may post in the comments thread, or you can also find contact information for all members in the member directory. About Peter Jay Fernandez Peter Jay Fernandez is co-head of Columbia University’s MFA acting program. He previously served as co-head of acting in the graduate theatre program at The New School and has also taught at Yale School of Drama, Sarah Lawrence College, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, the Black Arts Institute, the Brown University/Trinity Repertory MFA Program, and the Berklee College of Music, among others. Peter is a two time Audelco winner and has appeared on Broadway in productions of All The Way, Cyrano De Bergerac; Julius Caesar; Henry IV; Jelly’s Last Jam; and The Merchant Of Venice. He originated the role of Caesar in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean at the Goodman Theater, the role of Curtis Lowe in the premiere of Ben Bettenbender’s Bliss at the Rattlestick Theatre Company, and the role of ‘the Oldest Old Man’ in Father Comes Home from the Wars, by...