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In-Person Workshop EVAN YIONOULIS: The Late Plays of Ibsen Three Weekdays Dates & Times Monday, June 3, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm, 2:00pm-5:00pm Tuesday, June 4, 2024 – 10:00am-2:00pm Wednesday, June 5, 2024 – 10:00am-2:00pm Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th Street, 2nd Floor Ballroom This workshop is open to observers and all company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Acclaimed director, acting teacher, and head of Juilliard's Drama Division, Evan Yionoulis, returns to The Actors Center in June for three days devoted to the work of Henrik Ibsen. Evan will guide an exploration of three of Ibsen's later plays, The Lady From the Sea, The Master Builder, and Little Eyolf, which venture beyond the social constraints of earlier works such as A Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler, to landscapes with greater, unseen forces at play. We'll explore the moment-to-moment demands of Ibsen’s dialogue and examine the actor’s work in arriving at character needs that meet the size of the world of these plays. Together in pairs, participants will prepare a scene from one of the three plays and will have the opportunity to work twice over the workshop. Sessions run Monday from 10am-5pm, and Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am-2pm. You can sign up either together with a partner or as an individual and you will be paired with another individual. You do not need to know what scene you're working on before signing up. Please reach out to Alex for copies of the plays, if needed. Any translation is okay—Evan likes the Rolf Fjelde—as long as it is not an adaption, but truly a translation. You should be as close to off-book as possible 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 Evan Yionoulis Evan Yionoulis, an Obie award-winning director and nationally recognized teacher of acting, is Juilliard’s Richard Rodgers dean and director of the Drama Division. Previously, she spent 20 years on the faculty of Yale School of Drama, where she was a professor in the practice of acting and directing and Lloyd Richards chair of the department of acting from 1998 to 2003. She has directed new plays and classics in New York, across the country,...

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop PATRICK PAGE: Shakespeare 2-Day Workshop Dates & Times Friday, September 13, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm (Rescheduled to 9/15) Saturday, September 14, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Sunday, September 15, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St, 2nd Floor, Ballroom This workshop is open to observers and all company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Acclaimed actor and teacher Patrick Page joins The Actors Center for the first time for a two-day workshop devoted to exploring the language of Shakespeare. Shakespeare's plays were written for a group of highly skilled players with a shared understanding of the principles that brought his words to life. Patrick will offer participants a practical method for approaching Shakespearean text, merging the classical techniques of rhetoric, meter, imagery, and sound with our modern system, grounded in identifying intentions, targets, and actions, and then personalizing the material to make it truthful. Participants are asked to bring in a monologue of their choice to work from and will leave the workshop with a concrete system that can be applied and practiced over time. Sessions run 1pm-5:30pm on Friday and Saturday afternoon. About Patrick Page Patrick Page has been called “One of America’s greatest classical actors” by the Wall Street Journal. His one-man show All the Devils Are Here—How Shakespeare Invented the Villain recently played to six months of sold-out houses Off-Broadway, garnering the Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Solo Performance. The show will play The Guthrie Theatre for two months this Fall, before beginning a national and world tour. He is an Associate Artist of The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC, where his recent performance as King Lear was called “The best in my lifetime” by Washington Post critic Peter Marks, becoming the highest grossing Shakespeare in that theatre’s history. Other roles at STC include Iago (Helen Hayes Award), Coriolanus (Emery Battis Award), Claudius, Prospero, and Macbeth. Patrick is also an Associate Artist of The Old Globe Theatre, where his roles include Cyrano (Craig Noel Award) and Malvolio. For the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theatre he has appeared in Steven Berkoff’s Richard II and the title role in Cymbeline. He has worked at many of the country’s leading regional theatres, where his classical work includes Richard III, Richard II, Henry V, Hamlet, Marc Antony, Brutus, Mercutio, Jacques, Autolycus, Oberon, Don Armado, Benedick, and many others. Patrick has appeared in...

In-Person Workshop PATRICK PAGE: Shakespeare 2-Day Workshop Dates & Times Friday, September 13, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm (Rescheduled to 9/15) Saturday, September 14, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Sunday, September 15, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St, 2nd Floor, Ballroom This workshop is open to observers and all company members are invited to attend. About the Workshop Acclaimed actor and teacher Patrick Page joins The Actors Center for the first time for a two-day workshop devoted to exploring the language of Shakespeare. Shakespeare's plays were written for a group of highly skilled players with a shared understanding of the principles that brought his words to life. Patrick will offer participants a practical method for approaching Shakespearean text, merging the classical techniques of rhetoric, meter, imagery, and sound with our modern system, grounded in identifying intentions, targets, and actions, and then personalizing the material to make it truthful. Participants are asked to bring in a monologue of their choice to work from and will leave the workshop with a concrete system that can be applied and practiced over time. Sessions run 1pm-5:30pm on Friday and Saturday afternoon. About Patrick Page Patrick Page has been called “One of America’s greatest classical actors” by the Wall Street Journal. His one-man show All the Devils Are Here—How Shakespeare Invented the Villain recently played to six months of sold-out houses Off-Broadway, garnering the Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Solo Performance. The show will play The Guthrie Theatre for two months this Fall, before beginning a national and world tour. He is an Associate Artist of The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC, where his recent performance as King Lear was called “The best in my lifetime” by Washington Post critic Peter Marks, becoming the highest grossing Shakespeare in that theatre’s history. Other roles at STC include Iago (Helen Hayes Award), Coriolanus (Emery Battis Award), Claudius, Prospero, and Macbeth. Patrick is also an Associate Artist of The Old Globe Theatre, where his roles include Cyrano (Craig Noel Award) and Malvolio. For the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theatre he has appeared in Steven Berkoff’s Richard II and the title role in Cymbeline. He has worked at many of the country’s leading regional theatres, where his classical work includes Richard III, Richard II, Henry V, Hamlet, Marc Antony, Brutus, Mercutio, Jacques, Autolycus, Oberon, Don Armado, Benedick, and many others. Patrick has appeared in...

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop KATHLEEN MCNENNY: Mask Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Tuesday, September, 17, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Thursday, September, 19, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Tuesday, September, 24, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Thursday, September, 26, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St, 2nd Floor, Jefferson Studio Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor, teacher, and Juilliard faculty member, Kathleen McNenny, returns to The Actors Center for a workshop this September devoted to Physical Acting using the tool of the Mask. Kathleen approaches acting from the psychophysical, meaning the body is wiser than the brain. When we move, the body and the internal world are awakened, firing up the imagination and the feeling world. The mask is the catalyst, creating a sense of safety that allows for deep transformation. The mask encourages the imaginative body and voice to come play. In a time where self-taping alone in our rooms is the norm, it is joyful to dive into rooms and exchange energy with others. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 2:00pm-5:00pm. About Kathleen McNenny Kathleen is a native of Montana. She holds a BFA from University of Montana and a diploma from The Juilliard School of Drama. She studied mask with Pierre Lefebvre and Mina Yakim. She currently teaches physical acting using the tool of the mask at The Juilliard School, The Bill Esper Studios, The Lucid Body House, and The Actors Center, and previously at Rutgers, UCSD, Cap21 as well as other studios. She has taught at Juilliard for over 20 years, helping actors make the transition from school into the business. Her professional acting credits include Broadway productions of The Minutes, The Father, Fish in the Dark, An Enemy of the People, Death of a Salesman, Coram Boy, The Constant Wife, After the Fall, A Few Good Men. Off-Broadway: Gates of Gold, Mind Game, Three Travelers, Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Winters Tale. Regional Theater: Doll's House Part 2 (Weston Playhouse), Death of a Salesman (Pittsburgh Public), Outside Mullingar (Philadelphia Theater Co.), The Birds (Barrington Stage), Equus (Guild Hall), Moon for the Misbegotten (McCarter), Richard III (New Jersey Shakespeare Festival), Beyond Therapy and Good German (Westport playhouse, CT Critics Nomination for Best Actress), and Our Town, Sylvia, Sight Unseen, and Human Events (George Street Playhouse). On television and film, she can be seen in Blindspot, Elementary, Chicago Justice, Person of Interest, The...

In-Person Workshop KATHLEEN MCNENNY: Mask Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Tuesday, September, 17, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Thursday, September, 19, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Tuesday, September, 24, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Thursday, September, 26, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St, 2nd Floor, Jefferson Studio Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor, teacher, and Juilliard faculty member, Kathleen McNenny, returns to The Actors Center for a workshop this September devoted to Physical Acting using the tool of the Mask. Kathleen approaches acting from the psychophysical, meaning the body is wiser than the brain. When we move, the body and the internal world are awakened, firing up the imagination and the feeling world. The mask is the catalyst, creating a sense of safety that allows for deep transformation. The mask encourages the imaginative body and voice to come play. In a time where self-taping alone in our rooms is the norm, it is joyful to dive into rooms and exchange energy with others. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 2:00pm-5:00pm. About Kathleen McNenny Kathleen is a native of Montana. She holds a BFA from University of Montana and a diploma from The Juilliard School of Drama. She studied mask with Pierre Lefebvre and Mina Yakim. She currently teaches physical acting using the tool of the mask at The Juilliard School, The Bill Esper Studios, The Lucid Body House, and The Actors Center, and previously at Rutgers, UCSD, Cap21 as well as other studios. She has taught at Juilliard for over 20 years, helping actors make the transition from school into the business. Her professional acting credits include Broadway productions of The Minutes, The Father, Fish in the Dark, An Enemy of the People, Death of a Salesman, Coram Boy, The Constant Wife, After the Fall, A Few Good Men. Off-Broadway: Gates of Gold, Mind Game, Three Travelers, Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Winters Tale. Regional Theater: Doll's House Part 2 (Weston Playhouse), Death of a Salesman (Pittsburgh Public), Outside Mullingar (Philadelphia Theater Co.), The Birds (Barrington Stage), Equus (Guild Hall), Moon for the Misbegotten (McCarter), Richard III (New Jersey Shakespeare Festival), Beyond Therapy and Good German (Westport playhouse, CT Critics Nomination for Best Actress), and Our Town, Sylvia, Sight Unseen, and Human Events (George Street Playhouse). On television and film, she can be seen in Blindspot, Elementary, Chicago Justice, Person of Interest, The...

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop KATHLEEN MCNENNY: Mask Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Tuesday, September, 17, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Thursday, September, 19, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Tuesday, September, 24, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Thursday, September, 26, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St, 2nd Floor, Jefferson Studio Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor, teacher, and Juilliard faculty member, Kathleen McNenny, returns to The Actors Center for a workshop this September devoted to Physical Acting using the tool of the Mask. Kathleen approaches acting from the psychophysical, meaning the body is wiser than the brain. When we move, the body and the internal world are awakened, firing up the imagination and the feeling world. The mask is the catalyst, creating a sense of safety that allows for deep transformation. The mask encourages the imaginative body and voice to come play. In a time where self-taping alone in our rooms is the norm, it is joyful to dive into rooms and exchange energy with others. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 2:00pm-5:00pm. About Kathleen McNenny Kathleen is a native of Montana. She holds a BFA from University of Montana and a diploma from The Juilliard School of Drama. She studied mask with Pierre Lefebvre and Mina Yakim. She currently teaches physical acting using the tool of the mask at The Juilliard School, The Bill Esper Studios, The Lucid Body House, and The Actors Center, and previously at Rutgers, UCSD, Cap21 as well as other studios. She has taught at Juilliard for over 20 years, helping actors make the transition from school into the business. Her professional acting credits include Broadway productions of The Minutes, The Father, Fish in the Dark, An Enemy of the People, Death of a Salesman, Coram Boy, The Constant Wife, After the Fall, A Few Good Men. Off-Broadway: Gates of Gold, Mind Game, Three Travelers, Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Winters Tale. Regional Theater: Doll's House Part 2 (Weston Playhouse), Death of a Salesman (Pittsburgh Public), Outside Mullingar (Philadelphia Theater Co.), The Birds (Barrington Stage), Equus (Guild Hall), Moon for the Misbegotten (McCarter), Richard III (New Jersey Shakespeare Festival), Beyond Therapy and Good German (Westport playhouse, CT Critics Nomination for Best Actress), and Our Town, Sylvia, Sight Unseen, and Human Events (George Street Playhouse). On television and film, she can be seen in Blindspot, Elementary, Chicago Justice, Person of Interest, The...

In-Person Workshop KATHLEEN MCNENNY: Mask Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Tuesday, September, 17, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Thursday, September, 19, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Tuesday, September, 24, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Thursday, September, 26, 2024 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St, 2nd Floor, Jefferson Studio Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor, teacher, and Juilliard faculty member, Kathleen McNenny, returns to The Actors Center for a workshop this September devoted to Physical Acting using the tool of the Mask. Kathleen approaches acting from the psychophysical, meaning the body is wiser than the brain. When we move, the body and the internal world are awakened, firing up the imagination and the feeling world. The mask is the catalyst, creating a sense of safety that allows for deep transformation. The mask encourages the imaginative body and voice to come play. In a time where self-taping alone in our rooms is the norm, it is joyful to dive into rooms and exchange energy with others. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 2:00pm-5:00pm. About Kathleen McNenny Kathleen is a native of Montana. She holds a BFA from University of Montana and a diploma from The Juilliard School of Drama. She studied mask with Pierre Lefebvre and Mina Yakim. She currently teaches physical acting using the tool of the mask at The Juilliard School, The Bill Esper Studios, The Lucid Body House, and The Actors Center, and previously at Rutgers, UCSD, Cap21 as well as other studios. She has taught at Juilliard for over 20 years, helping actors make the transition from school into the business. Her professional acting credits include Broadway productions of The Minutes, The Father, Fish in the Dark, An Enemy of the People, Death of a Salesman, Coram Boy, The Constant Wife, After the Fall, A Few Good Men. Off-Broadway: Gates of Gold, Mind Game, Three Travelers, Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Winters Tale. Regional Theater: Doll's House Part 2 (Weston Playhouse), Death of a Salesman (Pittsburgh Public), Outside Mullingar (Philadelphia Theater Co.), The Birds (Barrington Stage), Equus (Guild Hall), Moon for the Misbegotten (McCarter), Richard III (New Jersey Shakespeare Festival), Beyond Therapy and Good German (Westport playhouse, CT Critics Nomination for Best Actress), and Our Town, Sylvia, Sight Unseen, and Human Events (George Street Playhouse). On television and film, she can be seen in Blindspot, Elementary, Chicago Justice, Person of Interest, The...

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop LEIGH KILTON-SMITH: Scene Study (Revised Dates) 4 Tuesday & Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 10, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Tuesday, October 15, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 17, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Teacher and onset acting coach Leigh Kilton-Smith returns to The Actors Center for a workshop devoted to scene study. Leigh will work with company members on scenes from any 20th- or 21st century play of their choosing. Every scene will work each week, beginning with a first encounter with the text and a particular approach to the memorization process. Throughout, Leigh will offer insights to support actors in being present, listening, trusting connection, and allowing a great story to emerge, with the primary aim that participants leave knowing themselves better as artists. Sessions run Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00pm-5:30pm, over two weeks. Enrollment is limited to 14 actors. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual to be paired with another individual. Participants are strongly encouraged to choose material that is new to them, and neither rehearse nor memorize before the first session. If you prefer, Leigh can assign you material or offer suggestions. Occasional conflicts can be accommodated. 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 Leigh Kilton-Smith Leigh Kilton-Smith is a teacher and acting coach with over 35 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has maintained a balance between classroom work at her studio in Los Angeles and being an in-demand acting coach on sets around the world, providing invaluable guidance to actors as they navigate the challenges of real-time performance. Her work is reflected in dozens of award-winning performances in notable projects, including Oppenheimer, Elvis, Vengeance, Manchester by the Sea, White Lotus, Burlesque, Anne Boleyn, Murder Mystery, Queen & Slim, Iron Man, Aladdin, White Boy Rick, True Detective directed by Issa Lopes, Doug Liman’s The Instigator, Cary Fukunaga’s Masters of the Air, and Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger. Collaborators include: B.J. Novak, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lukas Gage, Austin Butler, Guy...

In-Person Workshop LEIGH KILTON-SMITH: Scene Study 4 Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Thursday, October 10, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 17, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 24, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 31, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Actors Theatre Workshop 145 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Teacher and onset acting coach Leigh Kilton-Smith returns to The Actors Center for four consecutive Thursday afternoons devoted to scene study. Leigh will work with company members on scenes from any 20th- or 21st century play of their choosing. Every scene will work each week, beginning with a first encounter with the text and a particular approach to the memorization process. Throughout, Leigh will offer insights to support actors in being present, listening, trusting connection, and allowing a great story to emerge, with the primary aim that participants leave knowing themselves better as artists. Sessions run 1:00pm-5:30pm. Enrollment is limited to 14 actors. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual to be paired with another individual. Participants are strongly encouraged to choose material that is new to them, and neither rehearse nor memorize before the first session. If you prefer, Leigh can assign you material or offer suggestions. Occasional conflicts can be accommodated. 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 Leigh Kilton-Smith Leigh Kilton-Smith is a teacher and acting coach with over 35 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has maintained a balance between classroom work at her studio in Los Angeles and being an in-demand acting coach on sets around the world, providing invaluable guidance to actors as they navigate the challenges of real-time performance. Her work is reflected in dozens of award-winning performances in notable projects, including Oppenheimer, Elvis, Vengeance, Manchester by the Sea, White Lotus, Burlesque, Anne Boleyn, Murder Mystery, Queen & Slim, Iron Man, Aladdin, White Boy Rick, True Detective directed by Issa Lopes, Doug Liman’s The Instigator, Cary Fukunaga’s Masters of the Air, and Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger. Collaborators include: B.J. Novak, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lukas Gage, Austin Butler, Guy Ritchie, Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, John...

In-Person Workshop LEIGH KILTON-SMITH: Scene Study (Revised Dates) 4 Tuesday & Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 10, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Tuesday, October 15, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 17, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Teacher and onset acting coach Leigh Kilton-Smith returns to The Actors Center for a workshop devoted to scene study. Leigh will work with company members on scenes from any 20th- or 21st century play of their choosing. Every scene will work each week, beginning with a first encounter with the text and a particular approach to the memorization process. Throughout, Leigh will offer insights to support actors in being present, listening, trusting connection, and allowing a great story to emerge, with the primary aim that participants leave knowing themselves better as artists. Sessions run Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00pm-5:30pm, over two weeks. Enrollment is limited to 14 actors. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual to be paired with another individual. Participants are strongly encouraged to choose material that is new to them, and neither rehearse nor memorize before the first session. If you prefer, Leigh can assign you material or offer suggestions. Occasional conflicts can be accommodated. 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 Leigh Kilton-Smith Leigh Kilton-Smith is a teacher and acting coach with over 35 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has maintained a balance between classroom work at her studio in Los Angeles and being an in-demand acting coach on sets around the world, providing invaluable guidance to actors as they navigate the challenges of real-time performance. Her work is reflected in dozens of award-winning performances in notable projects, including Oppenheimer, Elvis, Vengeance, Manchester by the Sea, White Lotus, Burlesque, Anne Boleyn, Murder Mystery, Queen & Slim, Iron Man, Aladdin, White Boy Rick, True Detective directed by Issa Lopes, Doug Liman’s The Instigator, Cary Fukunaga’s Masters of the Air, and Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger. Collaborators include: B.J. Novak, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lukas Gage, Austin Butler, Guy...

In-Person Workshop TED SLUBERSKI: Artistic Signature 4 Friday Mornings Dates & Times Friday, October 11, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, October 18, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, October 25, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, November 1, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop 145 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Acclaimed acting coach Ted Sluberski joins The Actors Center for the first time for four Friday mornings devoted to exploring performance on-camera. Ted’s workshops are based on the question, “What do you want to do with this role?” and there is a great deal to consider to effectively answer that question. Regardless of where you are on the call sheet, when the camera is on you, you’re #1 in the shot, so what do you want to do with that opportunity? Ted will collaborate with actors to mine every detail in a script, to be used to build a solid scene, performance, or audition. Once all the analysis is done, Ted will guide participants in exploring what they want to accomplish artistically and how they can collaborate with any project to serve the world of the script, the story, the visual, and most importantly the character, so that their artistic signature is on the role whether it is a guest, recurring, or series regular. Participants will each work twice over the four weeks. Sessions run Friday mornings 10:00am-1:00pm. About Ted Sluberski For the past 20 years Ted Sluberski has worked as an acting coach primarily in film and television. He has collaborated with actors in every genre from Studio features to Indie film and Streaming series to network series. The same question always starts the work: “What do you want to do with the role?” Prior to full-time coaching Ted worked at ICM, then was a Casting Director for 14 years, followed by running the Actors and Directors Workshops at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Ted also directed the ABC Talent Showcase for 14 years, and taught at NYU's Stonestreet and Atlantic Studios. Upcoming projects include Superman, Gladiator 2, SNL 1975, Beef Season 2, The Gilded Age, Fight Night, The Diplomat, Brilliant Minds, Will Trent, Gen V and currently available to stream May/December, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fellow Travelers, Julia, Mending the Line, We Were the Lucky Ones amongst...

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop LEIGH KILTON-SMITH: Scene Study (Revised Dates) 4 Tuesday & Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 10, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Tuesday, October 15, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 17, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Teacher and onset acting coach Leigh Kilton-Smith returns to The Actors Center for a workshop devoted to scene study. Leigh will work with company members on scenes from any 20th- or 21st century play of their choosing. Every scene will work each week, beginning with a first encounter with the text and a particular approach to the memorization process. Throughout, Leigh will offer insights to support actors in being present, listening, trusting connection, and allowing a great story to emerge, with the primary aim that participants leave knowing themselves better as artists. Sessions run Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00pm-5:30pm, over two weeks. Enrollment is limited to 14 actors. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual to be paired with another individual. Participants are strongly encouraged to choose material that is new to them, and neither rehearse nor memorize before the first session. If you prefer, Leigh can assign you material or offer suggestions. Occasional conflicts can be accommodated. 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 Leigh Kilton-Smith Leigh Kilton-Smith is a teacher and acting coach with over 35 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has maintained a balance between classroom work at her studio in Los Angeles and being an in-demand acting coach on sets around the world, providing invaluable guidance to actors as they navigate the challenges of real-time performance. Her work is reflected in dozens of award-winning performances in notable projects, including Oppenheimer, Elvis, Vengeance, Manchester by the Sea, White Lotus, Burlesque, Anne Boleyn, Murder Mystery, Queen & Slim, Iron Man, Aladdin, White Boy Rick, True Detective directed by Issa Lopes, Doug Liman’s The Instigator, Cary Fukunaga’s Masters of the Air, and Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger. Collaborators include: B.J. Novak, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lukas Gage, Austin Butler, Guy...

In-Person Workshop LEIGH KILTON-SMITH: Scene Study 4 Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Thursday, October 10, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 17, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 24, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 31, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Actors Theatre Workshop 145 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Teacher and onset acting coach Leigh Kilton-Smith returns to The Actors Center for four consecutive Thursday afternoons devoted to scene study. Leigh will work with company members on scenes from any 20th- or 21st century play of their choosing. Every scene will work each week, beginning with a first encounter with the text and a particular approach to the memorization process. Throughout, Leigh will offer insights to support actors in being present, listening, trusting connection, and allowing a great story to emerge, with the primary aim that participants leave knowing themselves better as artists. Sessions run 1:00pm-5:30pm. Enrollment is limited to 14 actors. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual to be paired with another individual. Participants are strongly encouraged to choose material that is new to them, and neither rehearse nor memorize before the first session. If you prefer, Leigh can assign you material or offer suggestions. Occasional conflicts can be accommodated. 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 Leigh Kilton-Smith Leigh Kilton-Smith is a teacher and acting coach with over 35 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has maintained a balance between classroom work at her studio in Los Angeles and being an in-demand acting coach on sets around the world, providing invaluable guidance to actors as they navigate the challenges of real-time performance. Her work is reflected in dozens of award-winning performances in notable projects, including Oppenheimer, Elvis, Vengeance, Manchester by the Sea, White Lotus, Burlesque, Anne Boleyn, Murder Mystery, Queen & Slim, Iron Man, Aladdin, White Boy Rick, True Detective directed by Issa Lopes, Doug Liman’s The Instigator, Cary Fukunaga’s Masters of the Air, and Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger. Collaborators include: B.J. Novak, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lukas Gage, Austin Butler, Guy Ritchie, Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, John...

In-Person Workshop LEIGH KILTON-SMITH: Scene Study (Revised Dates) 4 Tuesday & Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 10, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Tuesday, October 15, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 17, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Teacher and onset acting coach Leigh Kilton-Smith returns to The Actors Center for a workshop devoted to scene study. Leigh will work with company members on scenes from any 20th- or 21st century play of their choosing. Every scene will work each week, beginning with a first encounter with the text and a particular approach to the memorization process. Throughout, Leigh will offer insights to support actors in being present, listening, trusting connection, and allowing a great story to emerge, with the primary aim that participants leave knowing themselves better as artists. Sessions run Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00pm-5:30pm, over two weeks. Enrollment is limited to 14 actors. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual to be paired with another individual. Participants are strongly encouraged to choose material that is new to them, and neither rehearse nor memorize before the first session. If you prefer, Leigh can assign you material or offer suggestions. Occasional conflicts can be accommodated. 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 Leigh Kilton-Smith Leigh Kilton-Smith is a teacher and acting coach with over 35 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has maintained a balance between classroom work at her studio in Los Angeles and being an in-demand acting coach on sets around the world, providing invaluable guidance to actors as they navigate the challenges of real-time performance. Her work is reflected in dozens of award-winning performances in notable projects, including Oppenheimer, Elvis, Vengeance, Manchester by the Sea, White Lotus, Burlesque, Anne Boleyn, Murder Mystery, Queen & Slim, Iron Man, Aladdin, White Boy Rick, True Detective directed by Issa Lopes, Doug Liman’s The Instigator, Cary Fukunaga’s Masters of the Air, and Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger. Collaborators include: B.J. Novak, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lukas Gage, Austin Butler, Guy...

In-Person Workshop TED SLUBERSKI: Artistic Signature 4 Friday Mornings Dates & Times Friday, October 11, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, October 18, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, October 25, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, November 1, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop 145 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Acclaimed acting coach Ted Sluberski joins The Actors Center for the first time for four Friday mornings devoted to exploring performance on-camera. Ted’s workshops are based on the question, “What do you want to do with this role?” and there is a great deal to consider to effectively answer that question. Regardless of where you are on the call sheet, when the camera is on you, you’re #1 in the shot, so what do you want to do with that opportunity? Ted will collaborate with actors to mine every detail in a script, to be used to build a solid scene, performance, or audition. Once all the analysis is done, Ted will guide participants in exploring what they want to accomplish artistically and how they can collaborate with any project to serve the world of the script, the story, the visual, and most importantly the character, so that their artistic signature is on the role whether it is a guest, recurring, or series regular. Participants will each work twice over the four weeks. Sessions run Friday mornings 10:00am-1:00pm. About Ted Sluberski For the past 20 years Ted Sluberski has worked as an acting coach primarily in film and television. He has collaborated with actors in every genre from Studio features to Indie film and Streaming series to network series. The same question always starts the work: “What do you want to do with the role?” Prior to full-time coaching Ted worked at ICM, then was a Casting Director for 14 years, followed by running the Actors and Directors Workshops at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Ted also directed the ABC Talent Showcase for 14 years, and taught at NYU's Stonestreet and Atlantic Studios. Upcoming projects include Superman, Gladiator 2, SNL 1975, Beef Season 2, The Gilded Age, Fight Night, The Diplomat, Brilliant Minds, Will Trent, Gen V and currently available to stream May/December, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fellow Travelers, Julia, Mending the Line, We Were the Lucky Ones amongst...

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries

In-Person Workshop LEIGH KILTON-SMITH: Scene Study 4 Thursday Afternoons Dates & Times Thursday, October 10, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 17, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 24, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Thursday, October 31, 2024 – 1:00pm-5:30pm Actors Theatre Workshop 145 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Teacher and onset acting coach Leigh Kilton-Smith returns to The Actors Center for four consecutive Thursday afternoons devoted to scene study. Leigh will work with company members on scenes from any 20th- or 21st century play of their choosing. Every scene will work each week, beginning with a first encounter with the text and a particular approach to the memorization process. Throughout, Leigh will offer insights to support actors in being present, listening, trusting connection, and allowing a great story to emerge, with the primary aim that participants leave knowing themselves better as artists. Sessions run 1:00pm-5:30pm. Enrollment is limited to 14 actors. You can sign up either together with a scene partner or as an individual to be paired with another individual. Participants are strongly encouraged to choose material that is new to them, and neither rehearse nor memorize before the first session. If you prefer, Leigh can assign you material or offer suggestions. Occasional conflicts can be accommodated. 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 Leigh Kilton-Smith Leigh Kilton-Smith is a teacher and acting coach with over 35 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has maintained a balance between classroom work at her studio in Los Angeles and being an in-demand acting coach on sets around the world, providing invaluable guidance to actors as they navigate the challenges of real-time performance. Her work is reflected in dozens of award-winning performances in notable projects, including Oppenheimer, Elvis, Vengeance, Manchester by the Sea, White Lotus, Burlesque, Anne Boleyn, Murder Mystery, Queen & Slim, Iron Man, Aladdin, White Boy Rick, True Detective directed by Issa Lopes, Doug Liman’s The Instigator, Cary Fukunaga’s Masters of the Air, and Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger. Collaborators include: B.J. Novak, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lukas Gage, Austin Butler, Guy Ritchie, Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, John...

In-Person Workshop TED SLUBERSKI: Artistic Signature 4 Friday Mornings Dates & Times Friday, October 11, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, October 18, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, October 25, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, November 1, 2024 – 10:00am-1:00pm Actors Theatre Workshop 145 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor This workshop is open to in-person observers and all company members are invited to attend. Observers may attend for any portion of each session. About the Workshop Acclaimed acting coach Ted Sluberski joins The Actors Center for the first time for four Friday mornings devoted to exploring performance on-camera. Ted’s workshops are based on the question, “What do you want to do with this role?” and there is a great deal to consider to effectively answer that question. Regardless of where you are on the call sheet, when the camera is on you, you’re #1 in the shot, so what do you want to do with that opportunity? Ted will collaborate with actors to mine every detail in a script, to be used to build a solid scene, performance, or audition. Once all the analysis is done, Ted will guide participants in exploring what they want to accomplish artistically and how they can collaborate with any project to serve the world of the script, the story, the visual, and most importantly the character, so that their artistic signature is on the role whether it is a guest, recurring, or series regular. Participants will each work twice over the four weeks. Sessions run Friday mornings 10:00am-1:00pm. About Ted Sluberski For the past 20 years Ted Sluberski has worked as an acting coach primarily in film and television. He has collaborated with actors in every genre from Studio features to Indie film and Streaming series to network series. The same question always starts the work: “What do you want to do with the role?” Prior to full-time coaching Ted worked at ICM, then was a Casting Director for 14 years, followed by running the Actors and Directors Workshops at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Ted also directed the ABC Talent Showcase for 14 years, and taught at NYU's Stonestreet and Atlantic Studios. Upcoming projects include Superman, Gladiator 2, SNL 1975, Beef Season 2, The Gilded Age, Fight Night, The Diplomat, Brilliant Minds, Will Trent, Gen V and currently available to stream May/December, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fellow Travelers, Julia, Mending the Line, We Were the Lucky Ones amongst...

In-Person Workshop BUDI MILLER & TAYLOR BARFIELD: Embodying Imagination with Masks & Scene Study 4-Day Long Weekend Dates & Times Friday, October 25, 2024 – 5:00pm-9:30pm Saturday, October 26, 2024 – 11:00am-6:00pm Sunday, October 27, 2024 – 11:00am-5:00pm Monday, October 28, 2024 – 12:00pm-5:30pm Houghton Hall Arts Community, 22 East 30th Street Only the final day of this workshop is open to observers. About the Workshop Multidisciplinary artist and teacher Budi Miller and dramaturg Taylor Barfield join The Actors Center for the first time for a 4-day intensive where the power of mask becomes a focal point for deep embodiment of a role and scene study. Training in masks requires us to find the internal power of our most creative selves. Masks unlock the deep knowledge of the physical, emotional, and intuitive body, which directly interacts with taksu—a Balinese concept of performance energy marking the divine moment of manifestation. Understand its universal presence and its ability to transcend cultures and become a source of inspiration for your craft. Participants will then have the opportunity to work from the intersection of their own culture on scenes, using a vast network of scripts that Taylor has assembled from around the world. The process aims to enable participants to explore and celebrate their cultural heritage while pushing them in their training, selecting scenes with a focus on cultural nuance and dramatic challenge. Participants will experience a visceral awareness of character transformation and explore aspects of movement, improvisation, ensemble training, character embodiment, and spiritual practice for actors, fostering genuine artistic and spiritual growth. About Budi Miller Dr. Budi Miller is the former Head of Acting at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne (UoM), Australia (the first black person to hold this position at one of the top 3 drama schools in Australia). He is the Co-Artistic Director of The Theatre of Others; a Lead Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, a certified integrative studies practitioner; and an UNESCO designated master teacher of mask work. He teaches acting through Balinese Performing Art Training (BPAT) with Mask Work, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Michael Chekhov, Clown, PEM, Viewpoints, and Grotowski. He holds a B.F.A. in theatre from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a Ph.D. in Practice-as-Research from the University of Melbourne. He has been an actor-director-writer-teacher in the United States, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia since 1992....

In-Person Workshop BUDI MILLER & TAYLOR BARFIELD: Embodying Imagination with Masks & Scene Study 4-Day Long Weekend Dates & Times Friday, October 25, 2024 – 5:00pm-9:30pm Saturday, October 26, 2024 – 11:00am-6:00pm Sunday, October 27, 2024 – 11:00am-5:00pm Monday, October 28, 2024 – 12:00pm-5:30pm Houghton Hall Arts Community, 22 East 30th Street Only the final day of this workshop is open to observers. About the Workshop Multidisciplinary artist and teacher Budi Miller and dramaturg Taylor Barfield join The Actors Center for the first time for a 4-day intensive where the power of mask becomes a focal point for deep embodiment of a role and scene study. Training in masks requires us to find the internal power of our most creative selves. Masks unlock the deep knowledge of the physical, emotional, and intuitive body, which directly interacts with taksu—a Balinese concept of performance energy marking the divine moment of manifestation. Understand its universal presence and its ability to transcend cultures and become a source of inspiration for your craft. Participants will then have the opportunity to work from the intersection of their own culture on scenes, using a vast network of scripts that Taylor has assembled from around the world. The process aims to enable participants to explore and celebrate their cultural heritage while pushing them in their training, selecting scenes with a focus on cultural nuance and dramatic challenge. Participants will experience a visceral awareness of character transformation and explore aspects of movement, improvisation, ensemble training, character embodiment, and spiritual practice for actors, fostering genuine artistic and spiritual growth. About Budi Miller Dr. Budi Miller is the former Head of Acting at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne (UoM), Australia (the first black person to hold this position at one of the top 3 drama schools in Australia). He is the Co-Artistic Director of The Theatre of Others; a Lead Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, a certified integrative studies practitioner; and an UNESCO designated master teacher of mask work. He teaches acting through Balinese Performing Art Training (BPAT) with Mask Work, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Michael Chekhov, Clown, PEM, Viewpoints, and Grotowski. He holds a B.F.A. in theatre from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a Ph.D. in Practice-as-Research from the University of Melbourne. He has been an actor-director-writer-teacher in the United States, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia since 1992....

In-Person Workshop BUDI MILLER & TAYLOR BARFIELD: Embodying Imagination with Masks & Scene Study 4-Day Long Weekend Dates & Times Friday, October 25, 2024 – 5:00pm-9:30pm Saturday, October 26, 2024 – 11:00am-6:00pm Sunday, October 27, 2024 – 11:00am-5:00pm Monday, October 28, 2024 – 12:00pm-5:30pm Houghton Hall Arts Community, 22 East 30th Street Only the final day of this workshop is open to observers. About the Workshop Multidisciplinary artist and teacher Budi Miller and dramaturg Taylor Barfield join The Actors Center for the first time for a 4-day intensive where the power of mask becomes a focal point for deep embodiment of a role and scene study. Training in masks requires us to find the internal power of our most creative selves. Masks unlock the deep knowledge of the physical, emotional, and intuitive body, which directly interacts with taksu—a Balinese concept of performance energy marking the divine moment of manifestation. Understand its universal presence and its ability to transcend cultures and become a source of inspiration for your craft. Participants will then have the opportunity to work from the intersection of their own culture on scenes, using a vast network of scripts that Taylor has assembled from around the world. The process aims to enable participants to explore and celebrate their cultural heritage while pushing them in their training, selecting scenes with a focus on cultural nuance and dramatic challenge. Participants will experience a visceral awareness of character transformation and explore aspects of movement, improvisation, ensemble training, character embodiment, and spiritual practice for actors, fostering genuine artistic and spiritual growth. About Budi Miller Dr. Budi Miller is the former Head of Acting at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne (UoM), Australia (the first black person to hold this position at one of the top 3 drama schools in Australia). He is the Co-Artistic Director of The Theatre of Others; a Lead Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, a certified integrative studies practitioner; and an UNESCO designated master teacher of mask work. He teaches acting through Balinese Performing Art Training (BPAT) with Mask Work, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Michael Chekhov, Clown, PEM, Viewpoints, and Grotowski. He holds a B.F.A. in theatre from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a Ph.D. in Practice-as-Research from the University of Melbourne. He has been an actor-director-writer-teacher in the United States, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia since 1992....

In-Person Workshop BUDI MILLER & TAYLOR BARFIELD: Embodying Imagination with Masks & Scene Study 4-Day Long Weekend Dates & Times Friday, October 25, 2024 – 5:00pm-9:30pm Saturday, October 26, 2024 – 11:00am-6:00pm Sunday, October 27, 2024 – 11:00am-5:00pm Monday, October 28, 2024 – 12:00pm-5:30pm Houghton Hall Arts Community, 22 East 30th Street Only the final day of this workshop is open to observers. About the Workshop Multidisciplinary artist and teacher Budi Miller and dramaturg Taylor Barfield join The Actors Center for the first time for a 4-day intensive where the power of mask becomes a focal point for deep embodiment of a role and scene study. Training in masks requires us to find the internal power of our most creative selves. Masks unlock the deep knowledge of the physical, emotional, and intuitive body, which directly interacts with taksu—a Balinese concept of performance energy marking the divine moment of manifestation. Understand its universal presence and its ability to transcend cultures and become a source of inspiration for your craft. Participants will then have the opportunity to work from the intersection of their own culture on scenes, using a vast network of scripts that Taylor has assembled from around the world. The process aims to enable participants to explore and celebrate their cultural heritage while pushing them in their training, selecting scenes with a focus on cultural nuance and dramatic challenge. Participants will experience a visceral awareness of character transformation and explore aspects of movement, improvisation, ensemble training, character embodiment, and spiritual practice for actors, fostering genuine artistic and spiritual growth. About Budi Miller Dr. Budi Miller is the former Head of Acting at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne (UoM), Australia (the first black person to hold this position at one of the top 3 drama schools in Australia). He is the Co-Artistic Director of The Theatre of Others; a Lead Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, a certified integrative studies practitioner; and an UNESCO designated master teacher of mask work. He teaches acting through Balinese Performing Art Training (BPAT) with Mask Work, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Michael Chekhov, Clown, PEM, Viewpoints, and Grotowski. He holds a B.F.A. in theatre from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a Ph.D. in Practice-as-Research from the University of Melbourne. He has been an actor-director-writer-teacher in the United States, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia since 1992....

Company CoLabs Community Space Tuesday Mornings Dates & Times Every Tuesday – 11:00am-12:30pm ET Launch Zoom Link Meeting ID: 837 0411 7798 Passcode: 374737 Hosted by Jodie Lynne McClintock About the CoLab Started three years ago at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to connect, it has continued weekly as a family of actors navigating the changing landscape of our times. Here you will find a supportive, safe virtual space where artists in our company bring their stories, concerns, questions, recommendations, and inspirations in a free-wheeling but facilitated discussion. With no set agenda, we delve into whatever is of interest or concern in any given week. We explore what it means to be an actor and what place our art holds in the world.  People suggest balm for body and soul while walking hand-in-hand along the actor’s way. About the Series Company CoLabs are a series at The Actors Center that offer 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. Comments/Queries