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Company CoLab STUDY HALL: A Weekly Writing Space Friday Mornings on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Friday, December 9, 2022 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, December 16, 2022 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, December 23, 2022 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Hosted in December by Rebecca Harris Two Hours Each Week on Zoom, Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Last year, Heidi Armbruster helped us launch a once-a-week informal gathering for company members to work on writing projects you might have in development, called Study Hall. The idea is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. We are launching a reboot of Study Hall and want to welcome any company members who would like to join! For now, we will meet Friday mornings on Zoom from 9:00am until 11:00am. We’ll do a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time (or not.) And then work, cameras on or off. We’ll reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out. Again, that’s optional. Come and go as you wish. Feel free to use the time and accountability in the way that best serves your artistic purposes. Sessions this month will take place December 9, 16, and 23. RSVP below for the Zoom link and join us. Please also be on the lookout for other writing based activities, including in person groups, coming in the new year. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. RSVP to Attend Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop Ron Van Lieu: Scene Study 3-Day Workshop Dates & Times Saturday, December 17, 2022 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, December 18, 2022 – 11:00am-2:00pm Monday, December 19, 2022 – 11:00am-2:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, 3rd Floor This workshop will take place in person. All company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Revered acting teacher Ron Van Lieu, founding faculty member of The Actors Center and former faculty at NYU, Yale, and Columbia, returns for a 3-day scene study workshop, December 17-19. Ron will be working with company members on scenes of your choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Sessions meet 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Ron 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 and you will have a one-hour time slot assigned for your scene accordingly. You should be off-book and 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. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Partial Masking: All in attendance must wear N95/KN95 masks except when actively working Working participants and teacher will be unmasked Portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers provided in the space About Ron Van Lieu Ron Van Lieu was the Master Teacher of Acting and eventually Chair of the NYU Graduate Acting Program where he taught from 1975 to 2004. In 2004 he was appointed the Lloyd Richards Professor of Acting and Chair of the Acting Program at the Yale School of Drama where he taught until 2017, and where he is now Professor Emeritus. In 2017, Ron was appointed Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University School of the Arts Graduate Actor Training Program. Actors who have trained with Ron over the past 50 years have won every major award in the field of theater, acting, and dramatic arts, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Academy Award, Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Obie, among others. In addition to his university work, Ron is a founding faculty member of both The...

In-Person Workshop Ron Van Lieu: Scene Study 3-Day Workshop Dates & Times Saturday, December 17, 2022 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, December 18, 2022 – 11:00am-2:00pm Monday, December 19, 2022 – 11:00am-2:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, 3rd Floor This workshop will take place in person. All company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Revered acting teacher Ron Van Lieu, founding faculty member of The Actors Center and former faculty at NYU, Yale, and Columbia, returns for a 3-day scene study workshop, December 17-19. Ron will be working with company members on scenes of your choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Sessions meet 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Ron 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 and you will have a one-hour time slot assigned for your scene accordingly. You should be off-book and 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. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Partial Masking: All in attendance must wear N95/KN95 masks except when actively working Working participants and teacher will be unmasked Portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers provided in the space About Ron Van Lieu Ron Van Lieu was the Master Teacher of Acting and eventually Chair of the NYU Graduate Acting Program where he taught from 1975 to 2004. In 2004 he was appointed the Lloyd Richards Professor of Acting and Chair of the Acting Program at the Yale School of Drama where he taught until 2017, and where he is now Professor Emeritus. In 2017, Ron was appointed Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University School of the Arts Graduate Actor Training Program. Actors who have trained with Ron over the past 50 years have won every major award in the field of theater, acting, and dramatic arts, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Academy Award, Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Obie, among others. In addition to his university work, Ron is a founding faculty member of both The...

In-Person Workshop Ron Van Lieu: Scene Study 3-Day Workshop Dates & Times Saturday, December 17, 2022 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, December 18, 2022 – 11:00am-2:00pm Monday, December 19, 2022 – 11:00am-2:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, 3rd Floor This workshop will take place in person. All company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Revered acting teacher Ron Van Lieu, founding faculty member of The Actors Center and former faculty at NYU, Yale, and Columbia, returns for a 3-day scene study workshop, December 17-19. Ron will be working with company members on scenes of your choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Sessions meet 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Ron 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 and you will have a one-hour time slot assigned for your scene accordingly. You should be off-book and 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. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Partial Masking: All in attendance must wear N95/KN95 masks except when actively working Working participants and teacher will be unmasked Portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers provided in the space About Ron Van Lieu Ron Van Lieu was the Master Teacher of Acting and eventually Chair of the NYU Graduate Acting Program where he taught from 1975 to 2004. In 2004 he was appointed the Lloyd Richards Professor of Acting and Chair of the Acting Program at the Yale School of Drama where he taught until 2017, and where he is now Professor Emeritus. In 2017, Ron was appointed Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University School of the Arts Graduate Actor Training Program. Actors who have trained with Ron over the past 50 years have won every major award in the field of theater, acting, and dramatic arts, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Academy Award, Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Obie, among others. In addition to his university work, Ron is a founding faculty member of both The...

Zoom Workshop Ron Daniels: The Soliloquy 5 Week Workshop Dates & Times Wednesday, November 9, 2022 – 3:00pm-6:00pm ET Wednesday, November 16, 2022– 3:00pm-6:00pm ET – Break for Thanksgiving, No Session – Wednesday, November 30, 2022 – (Cancelled) Wednesday, December 7, 2022– 3:00pm-6:00pm ET Wednesday, December 14, 2022– 3:00pm-6:00pm ET Wednesday, December 21, 2022– 3:00pm-6:00pm ET (Added) This workshop will take place on Zoom. All company members are invited to observe. About the Workshop Acclaimed international director, teacher, and Honorary Associate Director of the RSC, Ron Daniels, returns to The Actors Center for a series of five Wednesday afternoons devoted to Shakespeare's soliloquies. In a collaborative workshop format, each taking turns with the text, we’ll explore moments where both the character and the actor find themselves in a unique situation: alone on stage with nobody but the audience. These are moments when the narrative of the play is suspended and a character confides his or her innermost thoughts with the audience and simply tells the truth, without equivocation. But who is “the audience”? And is the identity of the audience always the same or does it change for different characters and under different circumstances? And above all, if the character is truly engaging with the audience, should we not rather think of these moments as imaginary dialogues between actor and audience instead of as lonely soliloquies? Far from the rush and tumble of the rehearsal room floor and the need to quickly find results, Ron will gently guide participants through unraveling a series of soliloquies, not from an academic, but from an actor’s point of view, inviting greater awareness of moments of possibility and discovery, enhancing the richness of text, and in service of the actor's ability to inhabit Shakespeare's language and make it truly your own. About Ron Daniels Ron Daniels is an Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a distinction he received after fifteen years directing many RSC productions and serving as Artistic Director of RSC’s The Other Place Theatre. His work with RSC has included two productions of Hamlet (one with Roger Rees and one with Mark Rylance), The Tempest (with Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar, Timon of Athens, Pericles, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado about Nothing, Richard II and Henry V along with plays by Stephen Poliakoff, David Rudkin, David Edgar and Naomi Wallace, including Anthony Burgess' A...

Company CoLab STUDY HALL: A Weekly Writing Space Friday Mornings on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Friday, December 9, 2022 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, December 16, 2022 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, December 23, 2022 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Hosted in December by Rebecca Harris Two Hours Each Week on Zoom, Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Last year, Heidi Armbruster helped us launch a once-a-week informal gathering for company members to work on writing projects you might have in development, called Study Hall. The idea is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. We are launching a reboot of Study Hall and want to welcome any company members who would like to join! For now, we will meet Friday mornings on Zoom from 9:00am until 11:00am. We’ll do a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time (or not.) And then work, cameras on or off. We’ll reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out. Again, that’s optional. Come and go as you wish. Feel free to use the time and accountability in the way that best serves your artistic purposes. Sessions this month will take place December 9, 16, and 23. RSVP below for the Zoom link and join us. Please also be on the lookout for other writing based activities, including in person groups, coming in the new year. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. RSVP to Attend Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop Welker White: On-Camera Workshop Four Weekday Mornings Over Two Weeks Dates & Times Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Friday, February 10, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Tuesday, February 14, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Friday, February 17, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Theaterlab 357 W 36th St., Manhattan, NY 10018 Studio: The Atelier on the 4th Floor This workshop will take place in person. This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Please register via link below to RSVP as an observer. Zoom observing is not possible for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor and teacher, Welker White, returns to The Actors Center to lead an on-camera workshop over two weeks this February. This is an opportunity to find new avenues for discovery: Working one-on-one we’ll look to bring greater specificity, ease, and present-moment veracity to your work in front of a camera. We’ll examine specific principles in on-camera storytelling, aim to strengthen a relationship to the camera’s lens, and unpack where you might be getting stuck in your process. Sessions run Tuesday and Friday from 10am-1pm. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Partial Masking: All in attendance must wear N95/KN95 masks except when actively working Working participants and teacher will be unmasked Portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers provided in the space About Welker White Welker White is an actor and educator with deep roots in theater, film and television. She is the founder of The Moving Frame: a unique, a process-oriented approach to the exploration of screen acting. Welker has conducted screen acting intensives in some of the most respected universities and training programs across the U.S. and abroad, including: The Actors Center, NYU Grad Acting, Brown/Trinity MFA, Columbia MFA Acting, ACT, FSU/Asolo Conservatory, U of Iowa MFA Acting, Syracuse University, SMU MFA Acting, Bowdoin College, The Freeman Studio, Montclair State, Emerson MFA Film, Wesleyan University, The Atlantic Conservatory, Dallas Theater Center acting company, Factory Acting Studio Brisbane, 16th Street Actors Studio in Australia. Additionally, Welker has served on the faculty for the National Alliance of Acting Teachers’ Teacher Development Program. Welker has several published pieces on using the camera in acting training and has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist designation for her work. She holds and MFA in Directing, and is on the MFA Acting faculty at Brooklyn College. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 12 individuals. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop Welker White: On-Camera Workshop Four Weekday Mornings Over Two Weeks Dates & Times Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Friday, February 10, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Tuesday, February 14, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Friday, February 17, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Theaterlab 357 W 36th St., Manhattan, NY 10018 Studio: The Atelier on the 4th Floor This workshop will take place in person. This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Please register via link below to RSVP as an observer. Zoom observing is not possible for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor and teacher, Welker White, returns to The Actors Center to lead an on-camera workshop over two weeks this February. This is an opportunity to find new avenues for discovery: Working one-on-one we’ll look to bring greater specificity, ease, and present-moment veracity to your work in front of a camera. We’ll examine specific principles in on-camera storytelling, aim to strengthen a relationship to the camera’s lens, and unpack where you might be getting stuck in your process. Sessions run Tuesday and Friday from 10am-1pm. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Partial Masking: All in attendance must wear N95/KN95 masks except when actively working Working participants and teacher will be unmasked Portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers provided in the space About Welker White Welker White is an actor and educator with deep roots in theater, film and television. She is the founder of The Moving Frame: a unique, a process-oriented approach to the exploration of screen acting. Welker has conducted screen acting intensives in some of the most respected universities and training programs across the U.S. and abroad, including: The Actors Center, NYU Grad Acting, Brown/Trinity MFA, Columbia MFA Acting, ACT, FSU/Asolo Conservatory, U of Iowa MFA Acting, Syracuse University, SMU MFA Acting, Bowdoin College, The Freeman Studio, Montclair State, Emerson MFA Film, Wesleyan University, The Atlantic Conservatory, Dallas Theater Center acting company, Factory Acting Studio Brisbane, 16th Street Actors Studio in Australia. Additionally, Welker has served on the faculty for the National Alliance of Acting Teachers’ Teacher Development Program. Welker has several published pieces on using the camera in acting training and has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist designation for her work. She holds and MFA in Directing, and is on the MFA Acting faculty at Brooklyn College. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 12 individuals. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop Kevin Isola: Clown Weekend Workshop Dates & Times Saturday, February 11, 2023 – 11:00am-4:30pm Sunday, February 12, 2023 – 11:00am-4:30pm Ripley Grier, 520 8th Avenue, 16th Floor, Studio 16L This workshop will take place in person. We are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor, teacher, and NYU Grad Acting faculty, Kevin Isola, returns to The Actors Center for a weekend workshop, February 11th and 12th, diving into the world of the clown. Come tap into your sense of joy and invite the assumption of your own brilliance to be a guiding force in your work. We’ll demystify and befriend the concept of failure, so that risk, surprise, fearlessness, and delight can become the backbone of your artistry. Sessions run Saturday and Sunday, 11am-4:30pm with a lunch break. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: At-home rapid covid test required before each session Masks optional Daily health screening questionnaire Large studio Windows and portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers About Kevin Isola Kevin Isola has been on the faculty of NYU’s Graduate Acting Program for the past 13 years where he teaches Shakespeare’s Clowns in the first year and Advanced Theatre Clowning Techniques in the third year. Additionally, he’s been invited to teach at The Actors Center, Fordham University, Wagner College, Muhlenberg College, Red Bull Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and The 52nd Street Project. Kevin is a professional actor who for the past twenty seven years has performed in most every facet of the entertainment industry. From Broadway and Off-Broadway to regional theatre. From Lincoln Center to Shakespeare in the Park, Manhattan Theatre Club to Signature. Yale Rep to The Old Globe, The Guthrie to South Coast Rep. He has worked on everything from major studio films to small independents, streaming services to network shows. He also co-created the clown show The New Bozena with Rainn Wilson (The Office), David Costabile (Billions, Lincoln), and Michael Dahlen (Blue Man Group) which ran for five months Off-Broadway, continued regionally, and sold to Twentieth Century Fox. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 16 actors. Participants are asked to be able to attend both sessions. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop Kevin Isola: Clown Weekend Workshop Dates & Times Saturday, February 11, 2023 – 11:00am-4:30pm Sunday, February 12, 2023 – 11:00am-4:30pm Ripley Grier, 520 8th Avenue, 16th Floor, Studio 16L This workshop will take place in person. We are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor, teacher, and NYU Grad Acting faculty, Kevin Isola, returns to The Actors Center for a weekend workshop, February 11th and 12th, diving into the world of the clown. Come tap into your sense of joy and invite the assumption of your own brilliance to be a guiding force in your work. We’ll demystify and befriend the concept of failure, so that risk, surprise, fearlessness, and delight can become the backbone of your artistry. Sessions run Saturday and Sunday, 11am-4:30pm with a lunch break. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: At-home rapid covid test required before each session Masks optional Daily health screening questionnaire Large studio Windows and portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers About Kevin Isola Kevin Isola has been on the faculty of NYU’s Graduate Acting Program for the past 13 years where he teaches Shakespeare’s Clowns in the first year and Advanced Theatre Clowning Techniques in the third year. Additionally, he’s been invited to teach at The Actors Center, Fordham University, Wagner College, Muhlenberg College, Red Bull Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and The 52nd Street Project. Kevin is a professional actor who for the past twenty seven years has performed in most every facet of the entertainment industry. From Broadway and Off-Broadway to regional theatre. From Lincoln Center to Shakespeare in the Park, Manhattan Theatre Club to Signature. Yale Rep to The Old Globe, The Guthrie to South Coast Rep. He has worked on everything from major studio films to small independents, streaming services to network shows. He also co-created the clown show The New Bozena with Rainn Wilson (The Office), David Costabile (Billions, Lincoln), and Michael Dahlen (Blue Man Group) which ran for five months Off-Broadway, continued regionally, and sold to Twentieth Century Fox. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 16 actors. Participants are asked to be able to attend both sessions. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop Welker White: On-Camera Workshop Four Weekday Mornings Over Two Weeks Dates & Times Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Friday, February 10, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Tuesday, February 14, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Friday, February 17, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Theaterlab 357 W 36th St., Manhattan, NY 10018 Studio: The Atelier on the 4th Floor This workshop will take place in person. This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Please register via link below to RSVP as an observer. Zoom observing is not possible for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor and teacher, Welker White, returns to The Actors Center to lead an on-camera workshop over two weeks this February. This is an opportunity to find new avenues for discovery: Working one-on-one we’ll look to bring greater specificity, ease, and present-moment veracity to your work in front of a camera. We’ll examine specific principles in on-camera storytelling, aim to strengthen a relationship to the camera’s lens, and unpack where you might be getting stuck in your process. Sessions run Tuesday and Friday from 10am-1pm. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Partial Masking: All in attendance must wear N95/KN95 masks except when actively working Working participants and teacher will be unmasked Portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers provided in the space About Welker White Welker White is an actor and educator with deep roots in theater, film and television. She is the founder of The Moving Frame: a unique, a process-oriented approach to the exploration of screen acting. Welker has conducted screen acting intensives in some of the most respected universities and training programs across the U.S. and abroad, including: The Actors Center, NYU Grad Acting, Brown/Trinity MFA, Columbia MFA Acting, ACT, FSU/Asolo Conservatory, U of Iowa MFA Acting, Syracuse University, SMU MFA Acting, Bowdoin College, The Freeman Studio, Montclair State, Emerson MFA Film, Wesleyan University, The Atlantic Conservatory, Dallas Theater Center acting company, Factory Acting Studio Brisbane, 16th Street Actors Studio in Australia. Additionally, Welker has served on the faculty for the National Alliance of Acting Teachers’ Teacher Development Program. Welker has several published pieces on using the camera in acting training and has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist designation for her work. She holds and MFA in Directing, and is on the MFA Acting faculty at Brooklyn College. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 12 individuals. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop Welker White: On-Camera Workshop Four Weekday Mornings Over Two Weeks Dates & Times Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Friday, February 10, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Tuesday, February 14, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Friday, February 17, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm ET Theaterlab 357 W 36th St., Manhattan, NY 10018 Studio: The Atelier on the 4th Floor This workshop will take place in person. This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Please register via link below to RSVP as an observer. Zoom observing is not possible for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor and teacher, Welker White, returns to The Actors Center to lead an on-camera workshop over two weeks this February. This is an opportunity to find new avenues for discovery: Working one-on-one we’ll look to bring greater specificity, ease, and present-moment veracity to your work in front of a camera. We’ll examine specific principles in on-camera storytelling, aim to strengthen a relationship to the camera’s lens, and unpack where you might be getting stuck in your process. Sessions run Tuesday and Friday from 10am-1pm. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Partial Masking: All in attendance must wear N95/KN95 masks except when actively working Working participants and teacher will be unmasked Portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers provided in the space About Welker White Welker White is an actor and educator with deep roots in theater, film and television. She is the founder of The Moving Frame: a unique, a process-oriented approach to the exploration of screen acting. Welker has conducted screen acting intensives in some of the most respected universities and training programs across the U.S. and abroad, including: The Actors Center, NYU Grad Acting, Brown/Trinity MFA, Columbia MFA Acting, ACT, FSU/Asolo Conservatory, U of Iowa MFA Acting, Syracuse University, SMU MFA Acting, Bowdoin College, The Freeman Studio, Montclair State, Emerson MFA Film, Wesleyan University, The Atlantic Conservatory, Dallas Theater Center acting company, Factory Acting Studio Brisbane, 16th Street Actors Studio in Australia. Additionally, Welker has served on the faculty for the National Alliance of Acting Teachers’ Teacher Development Program. Welker has several published pieces on using the camera in acting training and has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist designation for her work. She holds and MFA in Directing, and is on the MFA Acting faculty at Brooklyn College. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 12 individuals. Comments/Queries

Zoom Workshop DAMIAN YOUNG: Screenplay Analysis Two Weekday Evenings Dates & Times Monday, February 20, 2023 – 7:00pm-9:00pm Tuesday, February 21, 2023 – 7:00pm-9:00pm Online on Zoom This workshop is open to all company members to attend. About the Workshop Actor, teacher, and co-founder of The Moving Frame, Damian Young, returns to The Actors Center in February for two Zoom sessions devoted to Screenplay Analysis. Screenplays and Television scripts are blueprints for building visual stories. Do you often find yourself reading a film or tv scene and thinking “there’s not much here” or, on set, asking yourself “why are they shooting it that way?” Our ability to quickly and effectively analyze a scene prior to making specific acting choices ensures we are telling the same story as our collaborators. Damian will guide participants in how to more readily identify genre, story, tone, environment, and emotional stakes of a scene. He will share four distinct scenes from a variety of filmed material. Sessions run Monday and Tuesday, 7:00pm-9:00pm. About Damian Young Damian Young is a career actor with over 100 credited film and television appearances. His work spans the films of Hal Hartley and cult favorite Nickelodeon’s Pete and Pete, to roles in films such as Birdman, Catfight, Wonderstruck, and I Care a Lot. He was a series regular on The Comeback and Ozark, and has recurred on House of Cards, Homeland, and others. Damian has worked extensively in theatre, both on and off-Broadway, as well as regionally. Register Now Participants Enrollment is open to all company members. Comments/Queries

Zoom Workshop DAMIAN YOUNG: Screenplay Analysis Two Weekday Evenings Dates & Times Monday, February 20, 2023 – 7:00pm-9:00pm Tuesday, February 21, 2023 – 7:00pm-9:00pm Online on Zoom This workshop is open to all company members to attend. About the Workshop Actor, teacher, and co-founder of The Moving Frame, Damian Young, returns to The Actors Center in February for two Zoom sessions devoted to Screenplay Analysis. Screenplays and Television scripts are blueprints for building visual stories. Do you often find yourself reading a film or tv scene and thinking “there’s not much here” or, on set, asking yourself “why are they shooting it that way?” Our ability to quickly and effectively analyze a scene prior to making specific acting choices ensures we are telling the same story as our collaborators. Damian will guide participants in how to more readily identify genre, story, tone, environment, and emotional stakes of a scene. He will share four distinct scenes from a variety of filmed material. Sessions run Monday and Tuesday, 7:00pm-9:00pm. About Damian Young Damian Young is a career actor with over 100 credited film and television appearances. His work spans the films of Hal Hartley and cult favorite Nickelodeon’s Pete and Pete, to roles in films such as Birdman, Catfight, Wonderstruck, and I Care a Lot. He was a series regular on The Comeback and Ozark, and has recurred on House of Cards, Homeland, and others. Damian has worked extensively in theatre, both on and off-Broadway, as well as regionally. Register Now Participants Enrollment is open to all company members. Comments/Queries

Company CoLab STUDY HALL: A Weekly Writing Space Friday Mornings on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Friday, February 24, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 3, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 10, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 17, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Hosted in February & March by Rebecca Harris Two Hours Each Week on Zoom, Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Have you made it a resolution to write some things this year? Perhaps you have committed to writing a play to perform or your memoir? A cookbook or a letter to the editor? Your manifesto, your bio, or your grad school application? A grant for your short film, a novel, or a book of haiku? Rebecca Harris continues hosting Study Hall, a series of informal gatherings for company members to work on writing projects you might have to development. The idea is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. The group will meet Friday mornings on Zoom from 9:00am-11:00am. In each of the daily sessions, there will be a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time (or not.) And then work, cameras on or off. Then reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out, which is also optional. Please come and go as you wish and feel free to use the time and accountability in the way that best serves your artistic purposes. Sessions this month will take place Feb. 24, March 3, 10 and 17. RSVP with Rebecca for the Zoom link and join us. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. Register Now RSVP to rebecca10032@mac.com to attend Comments/Queries

Company CoLab STUDY HALL: A Weekly Writing Space Friday Mornings on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Friday, February 24, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 3, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 10, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 17, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Hosted in February & March by Rebecca Harris Two Hours Each Week on Zoom, Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Have you made it a resolution to write some things this year? Perhaps you have committed to writing a play to perform or your memoir? A cookbook or a letter to the editor? Your manifesto, your bio, or your grad school application? A grant for your short film, a novel, or a book of haiku? Rebecca Harris continues hosting Study Hall, a series of informal gatherings for company members to work on writing projects you might have to development. The idea is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. The group will meet Friday mornings on Zoom from 9:00am-11:00am. In each of the daily sessions, there will be a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time (or not.) And then work, cameras on or off. Then reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out, which is also optional. Please come and go as you wish and feel free to use the time and accountability in the way that best serves your artistic purposes. Sessions this month will take place Feb. 24, March 3, 10 and 17. RSVP with Rebecca for the Zoom link and join us. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. Register Now RSVP to rebecca10032@mac.com to attend Comments/Queries

Company CoLab STUDY HALL: A Weekly Writing Space Friday Mornings on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Friday, February 24, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 3, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 10, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 17, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Hosted in February & March by Rebecca Harris Two Hours Each Week on Zoom, Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Have you made it a resolution to write some things this year? Perhaps you have committed to writing a play to perform or your memoir? A cookbook or a letter to the editor? Your manifesto, your bio, or your grad school application? A grant for your short film, a novel, or a book of haiku? Rebecca Harris continues hosting Study Hall, a series of informal gatherings for company members to work on writing projects you might have to development. The idea is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. The group will meet Friday mornings on Zoom from 9:00am-11:00am. In each of the daily sessions, there will be a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time (or not.) And then work, cameras on or off. Then reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out, which is also optional. Please come and go as you wish and feel free to use the time and accountability in the way that best serves your artistic purposes. Sessions this month will take place Feb. 24, March 3, 10 and 17. RSVP with Rebecca for the Zoom link and join us. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. Register Now RSVP to rebecca10032@mac.com to attend Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop RON VAN LIEU: Scene Study 3-Day Workshop Dates & Times Saturday, March 11, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, March 12, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Monday, March 13, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, 3rd Floor This workshop will take place in person. All company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Revered acting teacher Ron Van Lieu, founding faculty member of The Actors Center and former faculty at NYU, Yale, and Columbia, returns for a 3-day scene study workshop, March 11-13. Ron will be working with company members on scenes of your choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Sessions meet 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Ron 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 and you will have a one-hour time slot assigned for your scene accordingly. You should be off-book and 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. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Partial Masking: All in attendance must wear N95/KN95 masks except when actively working Working participants and teacher will be unmasked Portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers provided in the space About Ron Van Lieu Ron Van Lieu was the Master Teacher of Acting and eventually Chair of the NYU Graduate Acting Program where he taught from 1975 to 2004. In 2004 he was appointed the Lloyd Richards Professor of Acting and Chair of the Acting Program at the Yale School of Drama where he taught until 2017, and where he is now Professor Emeritus. In 2017, Ron was appointed Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University School of the Arts Graduate Actor Training Program. Actors who have trained with Ron over the past 50 years have won every major award in the field of theater, acting, and dramatic arts, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Academy Award, Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Obie, among others. In addition to his university work, Ron is a founding faculty member of both The...

In-Person Workshop RON VAN LIEU: Scene Study 3-Day Workshop Dates & Times Saturday, March 11, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, March 12, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Monday, March 13, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, 3rd Floor This workshop will take place in person. All company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Revered acting teacher Ron Van Lieu, founding faculty member of The Actors Center and former faculty at NYU, Yale, and Columbia, returns for a 3-day scene study workshop, March 11-13. Ron will be working with company members on scenes of your choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Sessions meet 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Ron 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 and you will have a one-hour time slot assigned for your scene accordingly. You should be off-book and 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. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Partial Masking: All in attendance must wear N95/KN95 masks except when actively working Working participants and teacher will be unmasked Portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers provided in the space About Ron Van Lieu Ron Van Lieu was the Master Teacher of Acting and eventually Chair of the NYU Graduate Acting Program where he taught from 1975 to 2004. In 2004 he was appointed the Lloyd Richards Professor of Acting and Chair of the Acting Program at the Yale School of Drama where he taught until 2017, and where he is now Professor Emeritus. In 2017, Ron was appointed Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University School of the Arts Graduate Actor Training Program. Actors who have trained with Ron over the past 50 years have won every major award in the field of theater, acting, and dramatic arts, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Academy Award, Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Obie, among others. In addition to his university work, Ron is a founding faculty member of both The...

In-Person Workshop RON VAN LIEU: Scene Study 3-Day Workshop Dates & Times Saturday, March 11, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, March 12, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Monday, March 13, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, 3rd Floor This workshop will take place in person. All company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Revered acting teacher Ron Van Lieu, founding faculty member of The Actors Center and former faculty at NYU, Yale, and Columbia, returns for a 3-day scene study workshop, March 11-13. Ron will be working with company members on scenes of your choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Sessions meet 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Ron 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 and you will have a one-hour time slot assigned for your scene accordingly. You should be off-book and 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. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Partial Masking: All in attendance must wear N95/KN95 masks except when actively working Working participants and teacher will be unmasked Portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers provided in the space About Ron Van Lieu Ron Van Lieu was the Master Teacher of Acting and eventually Chair of the NYU Graduate Acting Program where he taught from 1975 to 2004. In 2004 he was appointed the Lloyd Richards Professor of Acting and Chair of the Acting Program at the Yale School of Drama where he taught until 2017, and where he is now Professor Emeritus. In 2017, Ron was appointed Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University School of the Arts Graduate Actor Training Program. Actors who have trained with Ron over the past 50 years have won every major award in the field of theater, acting, and dramatic arts, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Academy Award, Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Obie, among others. In addition to his university work, Ron is a founding faculty member of both The...

Company CoLab STUDY HALL: A Weekly Writing Space Friday Mornings on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Friday, February 24, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 3, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 10, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 17, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Hosted in February & March by Rebecca Harris Two Hours Each Week on Zoom, Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Have you made it a resolution to write some things this year? Perhaps you have committed to writing a play to perform or your memoir? A cookbook or a letter to the editor? Your manifesto, your bio, or your grad school application? A grant for your short film, a novel, or a book of haiku? Rebecca Harris continues hosting Study Hall, a series of informal gatherings for company members to work on writing projects you might have to development. The idea is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. The group will meet Friday mornings on Zoom from 9:00am-11:00am. In each of the daily sessions, there will be a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time (or not.) And then work, cameras on or off. Then reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out, which is also optional. Please come and go as you wish and feel free to use the time and accountability in the way that best serves your artistic purposes. Sessions this month will take place Feb. 24, March 3, 10 and 17. RSVP with Rebecca for the Zoom link and join us. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. Register Now RSVP to rebecca10032@mac.com to attend Comments/Queries

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Charlie Oates: Creativity & Physical Performance 2-Day Workshop Dates & Times Saturday, March 18, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, March 19, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Alchemical Studios, 50 West 17th Street, 12th floor This workshop will take place in person. About the Workshop Director, movement coach, and educator Charlie Oates joins The Actors Center for the first time for a two-day workshop devoted to creativity and physical performance. The workshop will focus on the use of interdisciplinary sources and ensemble collaboration for the development of new work, as well as investigating the body as a critical reservoir of ideas and inspiration in the development of a character. Charlie will guide participants in developing a strategy for researching the details of a character via physical exploration to support their rehearsal process. The intersection of movement and creativity is undeniable. Add great visual art, film, music and literature to the mix and the possibilities are infinite. Sessions run Saturday and Sunday, 11am-2pm. About Charlie Oates For nearly 40 years Charlie Oates taught in actor training programs and universities focusing on the physical training of actors. The majority of his career was spent at the University of California, San Diego where he served for several years as department chair and received the Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award in 2016. As a movement coach and fight choreographer, Oates has worked at numerous theaters including La Jolla Playhouse, The Mixed Blood, The Old Globe, Cincinnati Playhouse, San Diego Rep, Chautauqua Theatre Company and the Denver Center Theatre Company. He has been a guest artist in leading actor training programs in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Senegal, Sweden, and China. His years as a creator and performer of original physical theatre works, director and street performer have taken him across North America, the Pacific and Europe. His original work includes Truck Dog  (with James Donlon), which toured the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland and with Czech Performers, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic; Staying Married (with Moira Keefe) which played throughout the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Ireland and his solo work Man Overboard, also seen internationally. He has directed over 50 productions at theatres, MFA programs and universities including, Flush at Theatre Alfred in Prague,  Save You, Hate Me in Berlin and Fuatia's Future for the Calico Young People's Theatre of New Zealand, Fool for Love at Chalk Rep in Los Angeles, nine productions at Creede Repertory Theatre and Where I Live and Fresh Paine at the Denver Center Theatre Company. Most recently, he co-created and...

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Charlie Oates: Creativity & Physical Performance 2-Day Workshop Dates & Times Saturday, March 18, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, March 19, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Alchemical Studios, 50 West 17th Street, 12th floor This workshop will take place in person. About the Workshop Director, movement coach, and educator Charlie Oates joins The Actors Center for the first time for a two-day workshop devoted to creativity and physical performance. The workshop will focus on the use of interdisciplinary sources and ensemble collaboration for the development of new work, as well as investigating the body as a critical reservoir of ideas and inspiration in the development of a character. Charlie will guide participants in developing a strategy for researching the details of a character via physical exploration to support their rehearsal process. The intersection of movement and creativity is undeniable. Add great visual art, film, music and literature to the mix and the possibilities are infinite. Sessions run Saturday and Sunday, 11am-2pm. About Charlie Oates For nearly 40 years Charlie Oates taught in actor training programs and universities focusing on the physical training of actors. The majority of his career was spent at the University of California, San Diego where he served for several years as department chair and received the Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award in 2016. As a movement coach and fight choreographer, Oates has worked at numerous theaters including La Jolla Playhouse, The Mixed Blood, The Old Globe, Cincinnati Playhouse, San Diego Rep, Chautauqua Theatre Company and the Denver Center Theatre Company. He has been a guest artist in leading actor training programs in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Senegal, Sweden, and China. His years as a creator and performer of original physical theatre works, director and street performer have taken him across North America, the Pacific and Europe. His original work includes Truck Dog  (with James Donlon), which toured the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland and with Czech Performers, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic; Staying Married (with Moira Keefe) which played throughout the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Ireland and his solo work Man Overboard, also seen internationally. He has directed over 50 productions at theatres, MFA programs and universities including, Flush at Theatre Alfred in Prague,  Save You, Hate Me in Berlin and Fuatia's Future for the Calico Young People's Theatre of New Zealand, Fool for Love at Chalk Rep in Los Angeles, nine productions at Creede Repertory Theatre and Where I Live and Fresh Paine at the Denver Center Theatre Company. Most recently, he co-created and...

Company CoLab POWER WEEK: A Writing Space Monday through Friday on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Monday, March 20, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 24, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Monday, March 27, 2023 – 6:30pm-9:30pm ET In Person Alchemical Studios, 50 W 17th Street, 12th Floor, Studio 4 Hosted by Rebecca Harris A Week Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Power Week is back, friends. For a week in March, actor and company member Rebecca Harris will be hosting a series of gatherings for company members to work on writing projects. This time around Rebecca invites you to work with the theme, “Everything Old Is New Again.” She encourages people to pick up and tend to material they started in the past.  The past could mean last month or 10 years ago. Of course, the work doesn’t have to be old… but if you are looking for a launch, consider that your challenge. The idea with the meetups is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. The group will meet every weekday over Zoom March 20-24 and finally in person to share the work on Monday, March 27th, 6:30pm-9:30pm at Alchemical Studios. In each of the daily sessions there will be a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time, or not. And then work, cameras on or off. We'll reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out, which is also optional. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. Register Now Comments/Queries

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Justine Williams: Games 2-Week Workshop Dates & Times Monday, March 20, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Wednesday, March 22, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, March 27, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Wednesday, March 29, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Houghton Hall Arts Community 22 East 30th Street Joseph Jefferson Rehearsal Room This workshop will take place in person. About the Workshop Actor-creator, director, and educator, Justine Williams, returns to The Actors Center to lead a games workshop over two weeks in March. What if acting were just play, and the key to aliveness and full magnificence on stage was primarily a process of rediscovering and developing playful impulses with, for and through an audience? Over four sessions, participants will reconnect with their unique pleasure in playing, and explore some principles of play to support approaching character and text, and in bringing performance worlds to life. Sessions run Monday and Wednesday from 10am-1pm. About Justine Williams Justine Wolf Williams is an actor-creator, director and educator working across performance and film. Through her creative work, she seeks to evoke (and invoke) a sense of playfulness, pathos and poetic possibility. Her performance work has been developed/presented at venues ranging from seedy backroom bars to NY’s snazziest stages and artistic institutions, and her cinematic work has premiered at New Directors | New Films, Woodstock Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, and more. Since 2013, she’s been on faculty at the David Geffen School of Drama (YSD) where she teaches play, creative process and collaborative strategies, and facilitates the development of new plays. She runs a thriving coaching practice, and makes her home between Brooklyn and Paris. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 16 individuals. Comments/Queries

Company CoLab POWER WEEK: A Writing Space Monday through Friday on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Monday, March 20, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 24, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Monday, March 27, 2023 – 6:30pm-9:30pm ET In Person Alchemical Studios, 50 W 17th Street, 12th Floor, Studio 4 Hosted by Rebecca Harris A Week Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Power Week is back, friends. For a week in March, actor and company member Rebecca Harris will be hosting a series of gatherings for company members to work on writing projects. This time around Rebecca invites you to work with the theme, “Everything Old Is New Again.” She encourages people to pick up and tend to material they started in the past.  The past could mean last month or 10 years ago. Of course, the work doesn’t have to be old… but if you are looking for a launch, consider that your challenge. The idea with the meetups is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. The group will meet every weekday over Zoom March 20-24 and finally in person to share the work on Monday, March 27th, 6:30pm-9:30pm at Alchemical Studios. In each of the daily sessions there will be a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time, or not. And then work, cameras on or off. We'll reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out, which is also optional. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. Register Now Comments/Queries

Company CoLab POWER WEEK: A Writing Space Monday through Friday on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Monday, March 20, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 24, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Monday, March 27, 2023 – 6:30pm-9:30pm ET In Person Alchemical Studios, 50 W 17th Street, 12th Floor, Studio 4 Hosted by Rebecca Harris A Week Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Power Week is back, friends. For a week in March, actor and company member Rebecca Harris will be hosting a series of gatherings for company members to work on writing projects. This time around Rebecca invites you to work with the theme, “Everything Old Is New Again.” She encourages people to pick up and tend to material they started in the past.  The past could mean last month or 10 years ago. Of course, the work doesn’t have to be old… but if you are looking for a launch, consider that your challenge. The idea with the meetups is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. The group will meet every weekday over Zoom March 20-24 and finally in person to share the work on Monday, March 27th, 6:30pm-9:30pm at Alchemical Studios. In each of the daily sessions there will be a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time, or not. And then work, cameras on or off. We'll reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out, which is also optional. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. Register Now Comments/Queries

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Justine Williams: Games 2-Week Workshop Dates & Times Monday, March 20, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Wednesday, March 22, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, March 27, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Wednesday, March 29, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Houghton Hall Arts Community 22 East 30th Street Joseph Jefferson Rehearsal Room This workshop will take place in person. About the Workshop Actor-creator, director, and educator, Justine Williams, returns to The Actors Center to lead a games workshop over two weeks in March. What if acting were just play, and the key to aliveness and full magnificence on stage was primarily a process of rediscovering and developing playful impulses with, for and through an audience? Over four sessions, participants will reconnect with their unique pleasure in playing, and explore some principles of play to support approaching character and text, and in bringing performance worlds to life. Sessions run Monday and Wednesday from 10am-1pm. About Justine Williams Justine Wolf Williams is an actor-creator, director and educator working across performance and film. Through her creative work, she seeks to evoke (and invoke) a sense of playfulness, pathos and poetic possibility. Her performance work has been developed/presented at venues ranging from seedy backroom bars to NY’s snazziest stages and artistic institutions, and her cinematic work has premiered at New Directors | New Films, Woodstock Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, and more. Since 2013, she’s been on faculty at the David Geffen School of Drama (YSD) where she teaches play, creative process and collaborative strategies, and facilitates the development of new plays. She runs a thriving coaching practice, and makes her home between Brooklyn and Paris. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 16 individuals. Comments/Queries

Company CoLab POWER WEEK: A Writing Space Monday through Friday on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Monday, March 20, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 24, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Monday, March 27, 2023 – 6:30pm-9:30pm ET In Person Alchemical Studios, 50 W 17th Street, 12th Floor, Studio 4 Hosted by Rebecca Harris A Week Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Power Week is back, friends. For a week in March, actor and company member Rebecca Harris will be hosting a series of gatherings for company members to work on writing projects. This time around Rebecca invites you to work with the theme, “Everything Old Is New Again.” She encourages people to pick up and tend to material they started in the past.  The past could mean last month or 10 years ago. Of course, the work doesn’t have to be old… but if you are looking for a launch, consider that your challenge. The idea with the meetups is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. The group will meet every weekday over Zoom March 20-24 and finally in person to share the work on Monday, March 27th, 6:30pm-9:30pm at Alchemical Studios. In each of the daily sessions there will be a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time, or not. And then work, cameras on or off. We'll reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out, which is also optional. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. Register Now Comments/Queries

Company CoLab POWER WEEK: A Writing Space Monday through Friday on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Monday, March 20, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 24, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Monday, March 27, 2023 – 6:30pm-9:30pm ET In Person Alchemical Studios, 50 W 17th Street, 12th Floor, Studio 4 Hosted by Rebecca Harris A Week Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Power Week is back, friends. For a week in March, actor and company member Rebecca Harris will be hosting a series of gatherings for company members to work on writing projects. This time around Rebecca invites you to work with the theme, “Everything Old Is New Again.” She encourages people to pick up and tend to material they started in the past.  The past could mean last month or 10 years ago. Of course, the work doesn’t have to be old… but if you are looking for a launch, consider that your challenge. The idea with the meetups is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. The group will meet every weekday over Zoom March 20-24 and finally in person to share the work on Monday, March 27th, 6:30pm-9:30pm at Alchemical Studios. In each of the daily sessions there will be a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time, or not. And then work, cameras on or off. We'll reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out, which is also optional. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. Register Now Comments/Queries

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Justine Williams: Games 2-Week Workshop Dates & Times Monday, March 20, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Wednesday, March 22, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, March 27, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Wednesday, March 29, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Houghton Hall Arts Community 22 East 30th Street Joseph Jefferson Rehearsal Room This workshop will take place in person. About the Workshop Actor-creator, director, and educator, Justine Williams, returns to The Actors Center to lead a games workshop over two weeks in March. What if acting were just play, and the key to aliveness and full magnificence on stage was primarily a process of rediscovering and developing playful impulses with, for and through an audience? Over four sessions, participants will reconnect with their unique pleasure in playing, and explore some principles of play to support approaching character and text, and in bringing performance worlds to life. Sessions run Monday and Wednesday from 10am-1pm. About Justine Williams Justine Wolf Williams is an actor-creator, director and educator working across performance and film. Through her creative work, she seeks to evoke (and invoke) a sense of playfulness, pathos and poetic possibility. Her performance work has been developed/presented at venues ranging from seedy backroom bars to NY’s snazziest stages and artistic institutions, and her cinematic work has premiered at New Directors | New Films, Woodstock Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, and more. Since 2013, she’s been on faculty at the David Geffen School of Drama (YSD) where she teaches play, creative process and collaborative strategies, and facilitates the development of new plays. She runs a thriving coaching practice, and makes her home between Brooklyn and Paris. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 16 individuals. Comments/Queries

Company CoLab POWER WEEK: A Writing Space Monday through Friday on Zoom Upcoming Dates & Times Monday, March 20, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Friday, March 24, 2023 - 9:00am-11:00am ET Monday, March 27, 2023 – 6:30pm-9:30pm ET In Person Alchemical Studios, 50 W 17th Street, 12th Floor, Studio 4 Hosted by Rebecca Harris A Week Dedicated to Showing Up and Writing About the Event Power Week is back, friends. For a week in March, actor and company member Rebecca Harris will be hosting a series of gatherings for company members to work on writing projects. This time around Rebecca invites you to work with the theme, “Everything Old Is New Again.” She encourages people to pick up and tend to material they started in the past.  The past could mean last month or 10 years ago. Of course, the work doesn’t have to be old… but if you are looking for a launch, consider that your challenge. The idea with the meetups is to support each other in making progress with our work by providing consistent time, space, and community, to use as you see fit. The group will meet every weekday over Zoom March 20-24 and finally in person to share the work on Monday, March 27th, 6:30pm-9:30pm at Alchemical Studios. In each of the daily sessions there will be a quick (optional) check in at the beginning. You can feel free to share an intention for the time, or not. And then work, cameras on or off. We'll reconvene around 10:50am to report back or check out, which is also optional. About Company CoLabs Company CoLabs is a series at The Actors Center that offers a framework for collaborative explorations and community programming among company members. Company members host or facilitate projects—play reading groups, explorations of new material or approaches, writing labs, devising work, field trips, retreats—in short, anything inspiring to explore among peers. CoLabs offer creative outlets to explore work you might not otherwise have the opportunity for, while continuing to share resources and deepen connections among our Actors Center community. Register Now Comments/Queries

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP JUDY KUHN: Acting the Song 2-Week Workshop Dates & Times Tuesday, March 28, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Thursday, March 30, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, April 4, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Thursday, April 6, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Ripley Grier, 520 8th Avenue, 17B This workshop will take place in person. Open to observers, all company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Actor, singer, and company member Judy Kuhn returns to The Actors Center to lead an acting the song workshop over two weeks this spring. This is a class for the actor who sings or the actor who wants to sing. Participants will work individually on material of their choice focusing on song interpretation and vocal performance techniques such as focus and relationship with an audience or scene partner. We will improvise, work on personalization, deep exploration of text and how to “speak” a song. Although this is not a vocal technique class, Judy will address individual technical concerns and make suggestions about how to approach them. This workshop is open to anyone. No experience singing in front of people is necessary. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-1pm. About Judy Kuhn Judy Kuhn is a multiple Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award nominee best known for her work on Broadway in such shows as Fun Home, She Loves Me, Chess, and Les Misérables. Other Bway includes Fiddler on the Roof, Richard Nelson’s Two Shakespearean Actors, Alan Menken and Tim Rice’s King David and the Charles Strouse/Stephen Schwartz musical Rags. Most recently she played Sara Jane Moore in John Doyle’s production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins at CSC (OCC & Drama Desk Noms). Other Off-Bway includes Helen Bechdel in Fun Home at the Public Theater (Lucille Lortell Award); Eli’s Comin’ (Vineyard Theatre/ Obie Award), Fosca in Passion (Drama League Award Nom.) In 2019 she starred in Trevor Nunn’s Olivier Award winning production of Fiddler on the Roof in London’s West End for which she received her 2nd Olivier Award Nomination. Film & TV includes: Dear Edward, Tick Tick Boom, Disney’s Pocahontas; Enchanted; Law & Order. Judy has appeared on concert stages around the world including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and London’s Royal Albert Hall. She has recorded four solo albums. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 12 individuals. Comments/Queries

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Justine Williams: Games 2-Week Workshop Dates & Times Monday, March 20, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Wednesday, March 22, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, March 27, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Wednesday, March 29, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Houghton Hall Arts Community 22 East 30th Street Joseph Jefferson Rehearsal Room This workshop will take place in person. About the Workshop Actor-creator, director, and educator, Justine Williams, returns to The Actors Center to lead a games workshop over two weeks in March. What if acting were just play, and the key to aliveness and full magnificence on stage was primarily a process of rediscovering and developing playful impulses with, for and through an audience? Over four sessions, participants will reconnect with their unique pleasure in playing, and explore some principles of play to support approaching character and text, and in bringing performance worlds to life. Sessions run Monday and Wednesday from 10am-1pm. About Justine Williams Justine Wolf Williams is an actor-creator, director and educator working across performance and film. Through her creative work, she seeks to evoke (and invoke) a sense of playfulness, pathos and poetic possibility. Her performance work has been developed/presented at venues ranging from seedy backroom bars to NY’s snazziest stages and artistic institutions, and her cinematic work has premiered at New Directors | New Films, Woodstock Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, and more. Since 2013, she’s been on faculty at the David Geffen School of Drama (YSD) where she teaches play, creative process and collaborative strategies, and facilitates the development of new plays. She runs a thriving coaching practice, and makes her home between Brooklyn and Paris. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 16 individuals. Comments/Queries

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP JUDY KUHN: Acting the Song 2-Week Workshop Dates & Times Tuesday, March 28, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Thursday, March 30, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, April 4, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Thursday, April 6, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Ripley Grier, 520 8th Avenue, 17B This workshop will take place in person. Open to observers, all company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Actor, singer, and company member Judy Kuhn returns to The Actors Center to lead an acting the song workshop over two weeks this spring. This is a class for the actor who sings or the actor who wants to sing. Participants will work individually on material of their choice focusing on song interpretation and vocal performance techniques such as focus and relationship with an audience or scene partner. We will improvise, work on personalization, deep exploration of text and how to “speak” a song. Although this is not a vocal technique class, Judy will address individual technical concerns and make suggestions about how to approach them. This workshop is open to anyone. No experience singing in front of people is necessary. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-1pm. About Judy Kuhn Judy Kuhn is a multiple Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award nominee best known for her work on Broadway in such shows as Fun Home, She Loves Me, Chess, and Les Misérables. Other Bway includes Fiddler on the Roof, Richard Nelson’s Two Shakespearean Actors, Alan Menken and Tim Rice’s King David and the Charles Strouse/Stephen Schwartz musical Rags. Most recently she played Sara Jane Moore in John Doyle’s production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins at CSC (OCC & Drama Desk Noms). Other Off-Bway includes Helen Bechdel in Fun Home at the Public Theater (Lucille Lortell Award); Eli’s Comin’ (Vineyard Theatre/ Obie Award), Fosca in Passion (Drama League Award Nom.) In 2019 she starred in Trevor Nunn’s Olivier Award winning production of Fiddler on the Roof in London’s West End for which she received her 2nd Olivier Award Nomination. Film & TV includes: Dear Edward, Tick Tick Boom, Disney’s Pocahontas; Enchanted; Law & Order. Judy has appeared on concert stages around the world including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and London’s Royal Albert Hall. She has recorded four solo albums. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 12 individuals. Comments/Queries

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP PETER JAY FERNANDEZ: Scene Study Two Weekends Dates & Times Saturday, April 1, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, April 2, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Saturday, April 15, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, April 16, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, 3rd Floor About the Workshop Peter Jay Fernandez returns to The Actors Center for a 4-day scene study workshop over two weekends in April. Peter Jay will be working with company members on scenes of your choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Sessions meet 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. 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 and you will have a one-hour time slot assigned for your scene accordingly. You should be off-book and 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 Suzan Lori Parks, at the Public Theater. Off-Broadway credits include Macbeth (Theatre for a New Audience), Othello, As You Like It, Coriolanus, The Winter’s Tale, Henry VIII, Spell #7 (Public Theatre), Red Speedo (New York Theatre Workshop), Zooman and the Sign (Signature), Too Much Memory (Fourth St. Theater), The Pain and The Itch (Playwrights Horizons), Thunder Knocking On The Door (Minetta Lane), RICHARD III: Born with Teeth and Widowers’ Houses (Epic Theatre), among many others. He has worked throughout the United States at regional...

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP PETER JAY FERNANDEZ: Scene Study Two Weekends Dates & Times Saturday, April 1, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, April 2, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Saturday, April 15, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, April 16, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, 3rd Floor About the Workshop Peter Jay Fernandez returns to The Actors Center for a 4-day scene study workshop over two weekends in April. Peter Jay will be working with company members on scenes of your choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Sessions meet 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. 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 and you will have a one-hour time slot assigned for your scene accordingly. You should be off-book and 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 Suzan Lori Parks, at the Public Theater. Off-Broadway credits include Macbeth (Theatre for a New Audience), Othello, As You Like It, Coriolanus, The Winter’s Tale, Henry VIII, Spell #7 (Public Theatre), Red Speedo (New York Theatre Workshop), Zooman and the Sign (Signature), Too Much Memory (Fourth St. Theater), The Pain and The Itch (Playwrights Horizons), Thunder Knocking On The Door (Minetta Lane), RICHARD III: Born with Teeth and Widowers’ Houses (Epic Theatre), among many others. He has worked throughout the United States at regional...

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP JUDY KUHN: Acting the Song 2-Week Workshop Dates & Times Tuesday, March 28, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Thursday, March 30, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, April 4, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Thursday, April 6, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Ripley Grier, 520 8th Avenue, 17B This workshop will take place in person. Open to observers, all company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Actor, singer, and company member Judy Kuhn returns to The Actors Center to lead an acting the song workshop over two weeks this spring. This is a class for the actor who sings or the actor who wants to sing. Participants will work individually on material of their choice focusing on song interpretation and vocal performance techniques such as focus and relationship with an audience or scene partner. We will improvise, work on personalization, deep exploration of text and how to “speak” a song. Although this is not a vocal technique class, Judy will address individual technical concerns and make suggestions about how to approach them. This workshop is open to anyone. No experience singing in front of people is necessary. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-1pm. About Judy Kuhn Judy Kuhn is a multiple Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award nominee best known for her work on Broadway in such shows as Fun Home, She Loves Me, Chess, and Les Misérables. Other Bway includes Fiddler on the Roof, Richard Nelson’s Two Shakespearean Actors, Alan Menken and Tim Rice’s King David and the Charles Strouse/Stephen Schwartz musical Rags. Most recently she played Sara Jane Moore in John Doyle’s production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins at CSC (OCC & Drama Desk Noms). Other Off-Bway includes Helen Bechdel in Fun Home at the Public Theater (Lucille Lortell Award); Eli’s Comin’ (Vineyard Theatre/ Obie Award), Fosca in Passion (Drama League Award Nom.) In 2019 she starred in Trevor Nunn’s Olivier Award winning production of Fiddler on the Roof in London’s West End for which she received her 2nd Olivier Award Nomination. Film & TV includes: Dear Edward, Tick Tick Boom, Disney’s Pocahontas; Enchanted; Law & Order. Judy has appeared on concert stages around the world including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and London’s Royal Albert Hall. She has recorded four solo albums. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 12 individuals. Comments/Queries

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP JUDY KUHN: Acting the Song 2-Week Workshop Dates & Times Tuesday, March 28, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Thursday, March 30, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, April 4, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Thursday, April 6, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Ripley Grier, 520 8th Avenue, 17B This workshop will take place in person. Open to observers, all company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Actor, singer, and company member Judy Kuhn returns to The Actors Center to lead an acting the song workshop over two weeks this spring. This is a class for the actor who sings or the actor who wants to sing. Participants will work individually on material of their choice focusing on song interpretation and vocal performance techniques such as focus and relationship with an audience or scene partner. We will improvise, work on personalization, deep exploration of text and how to “speak” a song. Although this is not a vocal technique class, Judy will address individual technical concerns and make suggestions about how to approach them. This workshop is open to anyone. No experience singing in front of people is necessary. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-1pm. About Judy Kuhn Judy Kuhn is a multiple Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award nominee best known for her work on Broadway in such shows as Fun Home, She Loves Me, Chess, and Les Misérables. Other Bway includes Fiddler on the Roof, Richard Nelson’s Two Shakespearean Actors, Alan Menken and Tim Rice’s King David and the Charles Strouse/Stephen Schwartz musical Rags. Most recently she played Sara Jane Moore in John Doyle’s production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins at CSC (OCC & Drama Desk Noms). Other Off-Bway includes Helen Bechdel in Fun Home at the Public Theater (Lucille Lortell Award); Eli’s Comin’ (Vineyard Theatre/ Obie Award), Fosca in Passion (Drama League Award Nom.) In 2019 she starred in Trevor Nunn’s Olivier Award winning production of Fiddler on the Roof in London’s West End for which she received her 2nd Olivier Award Nomination. Film & TV includes: Dear Edward, Tick Tick Boom, Disney’s Pocahontas; Enchanted; Law & Order. Judy has appeared on concert stages around the world including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and London’s Royal Albert Hall. She has recorded four solo albums. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 12 individuals. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop SHANGA PARKER: Movement 4-Week Workshop Dates & Times Friday, April 7, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, April 14, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, April 21, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, April 28, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Lucid Body House, 230 Lexington Ave About the Workshop Actor, director, and NYU and Columbia faculty member Shanga Parker joins The Actors Center for the first time for a movement workshop over four Fridays in April. This workshop engages the work and teachings of Tadashi Suzuki combined with Shanga's work both in the classroom and in the profession. Through a finite number of both open and form-based rigorous exercises, the work focuses on the connection of the foot with the floor, building strength in the lower body and expressing via the entire body, not with the face. Strong concentration and physical ease are called upon to do the exercises. When participants push themselves physically—past what they know they can do—they dig deep and access parts of themselves vital in the creative process. When everyone is engaged in the same physical exercises, each person’s individual humanity is revealed. Sessions run Fridays from 10am-1pm. About Shanga Parker Shanga Parker trained as an actor, learned directing, and has taught all kinds of acting. He acts professionally for television, film and theatre. He is an Arts Professor at NYU and Director of the Tisch Summer High School Program. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Columbia MFA Acting Program and at the Iceland University of the Arts. He is a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA. He has an undergraduate degree from Brown University and an M.F.A. in Acting from UC San Diego. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 16 participants. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop SHANGA PARKER: Movement 4-Week Workshop Dates & Times Friday, April 7, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, April 14, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, April 21, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, April 28, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Lucid Body House, 230 Lexington Ave About the Workshop Actor, director, and NYU and Columbia faculty member Shanga Parker joins The Actors Center for the first time for a movement workshop over four Fridays in April. This workshop engages the work and teachings of Tadashi Suzuki combined with Shanga's work both in the classroom and in the profession. Through a finite number of both open and form-based rigorous exercises, the work focuses on the connection of the foot with the floor, building strength in the lower body and expressing via the entire body, not with the face. Strong concentration and physical ease are called upon to do the exercises. When participants push themselves physically—past what they know they can do—they dig deep and access parts of themselves vital in the creative process. When everyone is engaged in the same physical exercises, each person’s individual humanity is revealed. Sessions run Fridays from 10am-1pm. About Shanga Parker Shanga Parker trained as an actor, learned directing, and has taught all kinds of acting. He acts professionally for television, film and theatre. He is an Arts Professor at NYU and Director of the Tisch Summer High School Program. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Columbia MFA Acting Program and at the Iceland University of the Arts. He is a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA. He has an undergraduate degree from Brown University and an M.F.A. in Acting from UC San Diego. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 16 participants. Comments/Queries

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP PETER JAY FERNANDEZ: Scene Study Two Weekends Dates & Times Saturday, April 1, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, April 2, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Saturday, April 15, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, April 16, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, 3rd Floor About the Workshop Peter Jay Fernandez returns to The Actors Center for a 4-day scene study workshop over two weekends in April. Peter Jay will be working with company members on scenes of your choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Sessions meet 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. 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 and you will have a one-hour time slot assigned for your scene accordingly. You should be off-book and 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 Suzan Lori Parks, at the Public Theater. Off-Broadway credits include Macbeth (Theatre for a New Audience), Othello, As You Like It, Coriolanus, The Winter’s Tale, Henry VIII, Spell #7 (Public Theatre), Red Speedo (New York Theatre Workshop), Zooman and the Sign (Signature), Too Much Memory (Fourth St. Theater), The Pain and The Itch (Playwrights Horizons), Thunder Knocking On The Door (Minetta Lane), RICHARD III: Born with Teeth and Widowers’ Houses (Epic Theatre), among many others. He has worked throughout the United States at regional...

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP PETER JAY FERNANDEZ: Scene Study Two Weekends Dates & Times Saturday, April 1, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, April 2, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Saturday, April 15, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Sunday, April 16, 2023 – 11:00am-2:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, 3rd Floor About the Workshop Peter Jay Fernandez returns to The Actors Center for a 4-day scene study workshop over two weekends in April. Peter Jay will be working with company members on scenes of your choice from any 20th- or 21st-century play. Sessions meet 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. 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 and you will have a one-hour time slot assigned for your scene accordingly. You should be off-book and 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 Suzan Lori Parks, at the Public Theater. Off-Broadway credits include Macbeth (Theatre for a New Audience), Othello, As You Like It, Coriolanus, The Winter’s Tale, Henry VIII, Spell #7 (Public Theatre), Red Speedo (New York Theatre Workshop), Zooman and the Sign (Signature), Too Much Memory (Fourth St. Theater), The Pain and The Itch (Playwrights Horizons), Thunder Knocking On The Door (Minetta Lane), RICHARD III: Born with Teeth and Widowers’ Houses (Epic Theatre), among many others. He has worked throughout the United States at regional...

In-Person Workshop JACLYN BACKHAUS: Writing 6-Week Workshop Dates & Times Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, May 2, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, May 9, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, May 16, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, May 23, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Houghton Hall Arts Community 22 East 30th Street About the Workshop Playwright, screenwriter, and teacher Jaclyn Backhaus returns to The Actors Center for a writing workshop over six Tuesdays in April and May. In this 6 week course, we will work to build on ideas and maybe even early pages that we've started of a first-draft full-length play, and learn ways to engage in a long-form writing process. We'll engage in prompt exercises, read each other's work, and learn how to architect a sustainable and joy-making writing process that springs from skillsets we have built in our acting work. Time inside and outside of class will be utilized for the writing process. Come ready to write, read, and delight in playwriting. Sessions run Tuesdays from 10am-1pm. About Jaclyn Backhaus Jaclyn Backhaus (she/her) is a playwright and screenwriter hailing from Phoenix, Arizona. Her plays include Wives, Men on Boats, and India Pale Ale, all of which premiered Off-Broadway. Her screenplay Preeti Popped It was part of 1497's annual South Asian Screenwriters Lab, and she is currently in development on several projects for TV. She resides in Ridgewood, Queens. You can learn more about her work at jaclynbackhaus.com. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop SHANGA PARKER: Movement 4-Week Workshop Dates & Times Friday, April 7, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, April 14, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, April 21, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, April 28, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Lucid Body House, 230 Lexington Ave About the Workshop Actor, director, and NYU and Columbia faculty member Shanga Parker joins The Actors Center for the first time for a movement workshop over four Fridays in April. This workshop engages the work and teachings of Tadashi Suzuki combined with Shanga's work both in the classroom and in the profession. Through a finite number of both open and form-based rigorous exercises, the work focuses on the connection of the foot with the floor, building strength in the lower body and expressing via the entire body, not with the face. Strong concentration and physical ease are called upon to do the exercises. When participants push themselves physically—past what they know they can do—they dig deep and access parts of themselves vital in the creative process. When everyone is engaged in the same physical exercises, each person’s individual humanity is revealed. Sessions run Fridays from 10am-1pm. About Shanga Parker Shanga Parker trained as an actor, learned directing, and has taught all kinds of acting. He acts professionally for television, film and theatre. He is an Arts Professor at NYU and Director of the Tisch Summer High School Program. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Columbia MFA Acting Program and at the Iceland University of the Arts. He is a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA. He has an undergraduate degree from Brown University and an M.F.A. in Acting from UC San Diego. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 16 participants. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop JACLYN BACKHAUS: Writing 6-Week Workshop Dates & Times Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, May 2, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, May 9, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, May 16, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Tuesday, May 23, 2023 – 10:00am-1:00pm Houghton Hall Arts Community 22 East 30th Street About the Workshop Playwright, screenwriter, and teacher Jaclyn Backhaus returns to The Actors Center for a writing workshop over six Tuesdays in April and May. In this 6 week course, we will work to build on ideas and maybe even early pages that we've started of a first-draft full-length play, and learn ways to engage in a long-form writing process. We'll engage in prompt exercises, read each other's work, and learn how to architect a sustainable and joy-making writing process that springs from skillsets we have built in our acting work. Time inside and outside of class will be utilized for the writing process. Come ready to write, read, and delight in playwriting. Sessions run Tuesdays from 10am-1pm. About Jaclyn Backhaus Jaclyn Backhaus (she/her) is a playwright and screenwriter hailing from Phoenix, Arizona. Her plays include Wives, Men on Boats, and India Pale Ale, all of which premiered Off-Broadway. Her screenplay Preeti Popped It was part of 1497's annual South Asian Screenwriters Lab, and she is currently in development on several projects for TV. She resides in Ridgewood, Queens. You can learn more about her work at jaclynbackhaus.com. Register Now Participants Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Comments/Queries