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Acclaimed director, educator, and founder and co-artistic director of SITI Company, Anne Bogart, joins actor and teacher Gian-Murray Gianino for an evening of conversation about her life and influences, her three decades leading SITI Company, exploring her creative process and training philosophy, and the unique relationship between actor and director.
The Actors Center is thrilled to introduce sixteen early career actors who are part of our inaugural 2024-25 Mentorship Cohort. The program offers an opportunity to help bridge the crucial gap between training and a sustainable, fulfilling career with mentorship from our esteemed Resident Company, alongside workshops with leading teachers and artists.
Voice, speech and dialect coach and educator, Deborah Hecht, and voice teacher and longtime former A.C.T. faculty member, Jeff Crockett, join The Actors Center's Resident Company in December for a series of artist development workshops focusing on accents, dialects, and embodied presence.
Acclaimed acting teacher, and former Yale, NYU, and Columbia faculty member Ron Van Lieu returns to The Actors Center in November for a teaching residency, exploring the plays of Tennessee Williams with members of the Resident Company.
Sarah Victoria, master instructor of PEM, joins actress and teacher Welker White on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:00pm for an evening of conversation exploring our understanding of authentic emotion, reframing its role in acting and actor training, and supporting the emotional intelligence and wellbeing of actors.
Raja Feather Kelly, choreographer, director, and movement director, and Seret Scott, actor, director and playwright, are in residence this fall, leading creative development workshops with The Actors Center's Resident Company focusing on the nuances of human behavior and writing personal narratives.
Award-winning choreographer and director, Raja Feather Kelly, joins Ato Blankson-Wood on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 7:00pm for an intimate conversation exploring Raja's creative process, his unique devised danced-theatre approach from his company, the feath3r theory, the connection between physicality and emotion, and the power of movement in storytelling.
Acclaimed acting coach, Ted Sluberski, multi-disciplinary artist Budi Miller, and dramaturg Taylor Barfield join our Resident Company for the first time this fall for a series of artist development workshops focused on performance on-camera and embodying imagination through mask.
Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, actor and director, Stephen Adly Guirgis, joins Andrea Syglowski and members of The Actors Center's Resident Company on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 7:00pm for an intimate evening of conversation about his writing process and what it means to be a multi-hyphenate artist—how his acting informs his writing and how his writing informs his acting.
Leigh Kilton-Smith, teacher and acting coach, will join The Actors Center’s Resident Company in October 2024 for an artist development workshop. She will also lead a Scene Study workshop open to any professional actor to attend by application.
Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, director, and author, Theresa Rebeck, joins Mary Bacon and members of The Actors Center's Resident Company for an intimate evening of conversation about her creative process and her relationship with actors—exploring the unique collaboration between writer and performer and how she incorporates actors in the development of new work.
Patrick Page, acclaimed Tony-nominated actor and teacher, and Kathleen McNenny, actor, teacher, and Juilliard faculty member, will join The Actors Center’s Resident Company in September for a pair of artist development workshops devoted to the work of Shakespeare and Physical Acting using the tool of the Mask.
Teachers and Yale faculty members Jessica Wolf and Grace Zandarski return to The Actors Center to open the 2024-25 season. The pair of faculty are in residence leading a workshop devoted to body, breath, and voice.
This innovative 8-month initiative is designed specifically to support artists who are in the early stages of their acting careers, helping them bridge the crucial gap between training and a sustainable, fulfilling career. Learn more about the program.
Distinguished actor and Professor and Chair of Performance at USC School of Dramatic Arts, Michele Shay, joins the Resident Company this spring for an exploration on the artist’s role and responsibility for empathy building amid the current fractured global landscape.
Interdisciplinary artist and Alexander Technique teacher Fabio Tavares was recently in residence working with actors in our Resident Company. Executive Director Alex Birnie sat down with Fabio to chat about his artistic background, his development as a teacher, and the interconnectedness of everything in the body.
Evan Yionoulis, award-winning director, acclaimed acting teacher, and the Richard Rodgers director of the drama division of the Juilliard School, will be in residence with The Actors Center in June to lead a workshop focusing on the late plays of Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen.
Tony nominee Ato Blankson-Wood speaks about the importance of the Resident Company at The Actors Center: “I think in a lot of spaces where actors commune there's a sense of the business. But what The Actors Center community offers is: How can I deepen my craft? How can I be a better human? How can...
Twenty-five years ago, our founder Michael Miller invited the incomparable Olympia Dukakis to give an inaugural address at The Actors Center's first annual symposium. Listen to Olympia's speech.
Company members Stephen McKinley Henderson and Chris Henry Coffey have recurring roles in the new series The Madness, written and created by Stephen Belber on Netflix. The series, which stars Colman Domingo, follows Muncie Daniels on a work sabbatical in the Poconos to write the great American novel, where he finds himself the only witness to the murder of a well-known white supremacist. Now, he’s being framed for the crime. Muncie is forced to go on the run in a desperate fight to clear his name and unravel a global conspiracy before time runs out. Along the way, he’ll reconnect with his family, find unlikely allies and fight against disinformation in a post-truth age. Now streaming on Netflix. Watch the trailer.
Join us in this next chapter of The Actors Center’s growth, as we broaden our impact and ensure the legacy of our craft by paying it forward to the next generation. With a a gift to The Actors Center, you can help us build a bridge between generations of artists.
Five company members received nominations for Vivian Robinson Audelco Recognition Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre. The 52nd annual awards were presented in a ceremony on November 18. Lizan Mitchell received a special Lifetime Achievement Award, while also receiving a nomination for Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in The Refuge Plays. Crystal Dickinson (Covenant), Rachel Leslie (Fish), Elizabeth Van Dyke and June Ballinger (Telling Tales Out of School) were nominated for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. The Audelco—Audience Development Committee, Inc.—is an organization that acknowledges and honors Black Theatre and its artists in New York City and was established in 1973 by Vivian Robinson to stimulate interest in and support of performing arts in black communities.
Company member Molly Bernard is in Cult of Love, a new play by Leslye Headland and directed by Trip Cullman, produced by Second Stage and now playing on Broadway. It’s the holiday season for the Dahl family. The four adult children return to their childhood home with partners in tow. The Dahl traditions include singing carols in harmony at the drop of a hat, but the gathering is anything but harmonious. Old conflicts resurface, new issues battled, and dinner is taking absolutely forever to be served. Will the love the Dahls have for each other be enough to get them through, or will this be their last Christmas together? Performances run at the Hayes Theater through February 2.
Company member Stephen McKinley Henderson is in the new series A Man on the Inside starring Ted Danson, now streaming on Netflix. A retired professor feels life has nothing new in store for him. A year after his wife’s passing, he’s become stuck in his routine and grown distant from his daughter. But when he spies a classified ad from a private investigator, he’s inspired to roll the dice on a new adventure, going undercover to solve the mystery of a stolen family heirloom. From creator Mike Schur, the series is based on the documentary The Mole Agent, a 2021 Oscar nominee for Best Documentary feature. Watch the trailer.
Matt Rauch appears on FBI, Season 7, Episode 6, “Perfect” on CBS/Paramount+
David Manis appears on FBI: Most Wanted, Season 6, Episode 6, “Pageantry” on CBS/Paramount+
Company member Tonya Pinkins returns as Marie Willis in season 8 of Sistas on BET. Created, written, and executive produced by Tyler Perry, the series follows a group of single black women as they navigate the ups and downs of modern life, which includes careers, friendships, and romances. Set in present-day Atlanta, Georgia, it takes viewers on a roller coaster ride of emotions and moments that epitomize “squad goals.” New episodes air Wednesdays on BET.
Company member Megan Loomis is in the musical Once at Maltz Jupiter Theatre. A heartfelt story of two lost souls that find solace and inspiration through the power of music, it takes place on the streets of Dublin, where an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their common passion. From the magical songs to the spirited musicians, this show strikes an unforgettable chord in audiences. Performances run through December 15 in Jupiter, Florida.
Company member Antoinette Lavecchia is in Awake in the Dark, a play by Shira Nayman based on her novel with the same title, and directed by Maria Mileaf. On her deathbed, a mother blurts out a street address in Heidelberg. The information comes as a surprise to her daughter, Christiane, who’s early childhood in wartime Germany remains a haunting mélange of blurred memories. All Christiane knows is that her father, a German soldier, was killed in the early years of the war. Sensing that this address might reveal more, Christiane returns to Heidelberg leading to a startling discovery. Produced by Evenstar Productions, performances run December 5-8 at the Flea.
Company members Yadira Correa and Adriana Gaviria are in La Paloma Prisoner, a play by Raquel Almazán and directed by Estefanía Fadul, presented by La Paloma Prisoner Project in association with La Lucha Arts and Sam Morreale. The play is about the reclamation of identity by women in the Colombian prison system and based on the true stories of a group of incarcerated women selected as beauty queen contestants at the Buen Pastor prison in Bogotá. Interweaving the ritualistic journey of a “parade of prisoners” within Colombia’s social, political, and spiritual history, the play centers on an infamous woman nicknamed “La Paloma” who transcendentally soars beyond physical and societal barriers to avenge the raped women of Bogotá. Her actions revolutionize the women’s lives, Bogotá’s prison society, and the world beyond its walls. Performances run Dec 10-13 at Chelsea Factory in NYC.
Company member John-Andrew Morrison returns for another year in A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas adapted and directed by Michael Wilson at Hartford Stage. The magic of Charles Dickens’s heartwarming classic returns this holiday season. The production runs through December 29 in Hartford, CT.
Company Member Vivia Font is in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Lauren Keating at the McCarter Theatre. An annual holiday tradition with magic, music, and merriment for all, this year Joel McKinnon Miller reprises his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge, leading the audience on a fantastical journey through Christmases past, present, and future. Enjoy this classic story and let the festive spectacle usher you into the spirit of the season with all the delight, wonder, and generosity that Scrooge himself discovers. Performances run through December 29 in Princeton, NJ.