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Learn the essential acting techniques and improve your performance skills in NYC with classes that cover character development, scene study, and improvisation.

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Adult Workshop Special 4 Bi-Coastal Agents

Actors Technique NY Kids & Teens @ 500 8th Ave, New York, NY

Here's you opportunity to meet 3 Top Legit Agents 1-On -1. Bring your own material and allow ATNY to help tweak it for you. We'll get you audition ready. Actors must bring own material. Singers may sing 16 Bars. Day Schedule: 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Material Tweaking w/ATNY Coaches 7:00pm - 8:00pm: 1-On-1 Meet, Greet, Critique with Agents (If time allows, we'll finish with a brief Q&A) Bi-Coastal Agent Panel: DANIEL HOFF: DANIEL HOFF AGENCY...

(7) All levels 15 and older
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Scene Study Intensive for the Auditioning Actor

Actors Technique NY Kids & Teens @ 500 8th Ave, New York, NY

This 9-week course (optional 6 Weeks) is designed to propel the adult actor into a state of awareness and depth when working with a fellow actor in a scene. A role analysis is something that is prepared by an actor to give them a greater understanding of their character within the context of the whole play and within particular scenes. It’s like a road map of the character’s life and requires you to draw on your own to make it believable and...

(7) All levels 15 and older
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Acting 101

The Writers and Actors Group @ 520 8th Ave, New York, NY

Aimed at preparing young actors for film and theater acting, we'll practice classic techniques, study characters through scene work, be in the moment with improv, and learn the business end of the business. We'll also have mock auditions to practice, learn how to prepare, experience engaging with people in the room, and gain more confidence. What to gain:  basic terminology of stage and film;  how to connect with...

(24) Beginner 12 and older
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Book More Acting Jobs: Acting & Marketing Intensive

IN Studios @ 115 W 29th Street, New York, NY

Book More Jobs! What's the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. Isn't it time you tried something new, with proven results? Our marketing training helps actors get from where they are to where they want to be - fast! Intensive Topics Include  5 Minute Audition Technique to Book More Jobs  Unconditional Happiness: Remove Blocks to Your Success  Personal Branding that Makes...

(20) All levels 18 and older
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Book More Acting Jobs: Cold Reading Audition Intensive

IN Studios @ 115 W 29th Street, New York, NY

Book More Jobs! What's the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. Isn't it time you tried something new, with proven results? Our marketing training helps actors get from where they are to where they want to be - fast! Learn how to ace the audition with a few simple cold reading techniques. You’ll never have to fear cold readings again. Training is led by best-selling author of Headshot...

(20) All levels 18 and older
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Primary Previews with Tessa LaNeve

Primary Stages ESPA @ 53 E 79th St, New York, NY

Get an advance look at the 2016/17 Season of exciting new plays at Primary Stages! Each night of this 3-session seminar is dedicated to reading and discussing one of our upcoming plays with Tessa LaNeve, Director of ESPA and New Arts Programming at Primary Stages. Deconstruct the texts, conjure your dream casts, discuss design and production elements, and place these plays within the larger NYC landscape of American theater. This class is open to...

(11) All levels 18 and older
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$50

4 sessions

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AT for String Players

Balance Arts Center @ 151 W 30th St, New York, NY

Learn to play with more comfort and ease! In this workshop we will look at how you balance and support your instrument. Participants will explore and refine their use and coordination to cultivate their best sound. We'll look at how you are getting your strength and power as well as your habits while finding greater expressive choice. Note: A minimum of 10 lessons in the Alexander Technique is required.

(26) All levels 18 and older
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Wake Up with Alexander Technique

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

Join us for our new morning Alexander class and start your day upright rather than uptight.  This class is designed for actors who want to jumpstart their morning with exercises to help in the audition room, rehearsal room, or wherever the day takes them.  The Alexander Technique teaches performers how to release habitual tension in their bodies while performing. This class will begin with exercises on how to sit, stand, and audition with...

(11) All levels 18 and older
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$300

10 sessions

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Learn 5 Min Audition Technique to Book More Acting Jobs

IN Studios @ 115 W 29th Street, New York, NY

Full Course Name: Learn 5 Min. Audition Technique Guaranteed to Book More Acting Jobs Learn our 5 minute sense memory technique, guaranteed to help you Book More Acting Jobs! Knock it out of the park in the audition room and on set every time without fail. Training is led by best-selling author of Headshot Secrets and Audition Secrets, Israel Savage. Our participants can be seen on Saturday Night Live, The Good Wife, CSI, Law and Order,...

(20) All levels 18 and older
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10-Hour Weekend Intensive

Shakespeare Without Fear @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Spend two days examining in-depth scenes from multiple Shakespearean plays and working with experienced Shakespearean actors and directors for one-on-one feedback. You will be pre-cast in a scene with one partner and will receive a video reel of your final scene. You will be contacted for a phone interview. Scripts and further details will be provided once selected.

All levels 18 and older
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$195

2 sessions

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Acting 101: Beginning Technique & Scene Study w/ Pete

Actors Connection New York @ 630 9th Ave, New York, NY

Acting begins with the ability to be your authentic self in the present moment. Pete will begin with imagination exercises and improvisation to help you be present, truthful, and therefore more compelling onstage or onscreen. You'll then work your way into text and performing scenes, covering the basics of scene analysis: discovering character, point-of-view, working off your partner, making it personal, finding objectives, and building up circumstances...

(323) Beginner 18 and older
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$329

6 sessions

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Beginner Acting III: On Going Scene Study

The Barrow Group Acting School @ 520 8th Avenue, New York, NY

Take your acting skills to the next level with The Barrow Group Acting School's Beginners Acting III: On Going Scene Study course. Dive deep into script analysis, scene study, and monologue work while exploring self-evaluation and adjustment techniques. Build a precise understanding and master The Barrow Group's tools for a remarkable acting journey.

(66) Beginner 18 and older
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$545

10 sessions

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Monologue Perfection & Private 1on1 with Paul Fouquet

Actors Connection New York @ 630 9th Ave, New York, NY

Monologue Perfection: 4-Week Monologue Class with Private One On One with Paul Fouquet Taught by award-winning casting director Paul Fouquet, this monologue class is dedicated to finding you perfect monologues best suited for you and your type. Paul's approach will find you the best pieces to help you book jobs and land representation as well as remove any fear you may have in performing them. The first week, Paul will be working with everyone...

(323) All levels 18 and older
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$289

4 sessions

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Acting 102: 6 Week Scene Study & Monologues w/ Pete

Actors Connection New York @ 630 9th Ave, New York, NY

Picking up where Acting 101 left off, you'll work with the incredible Pete Jensen over the course of 6 weeks on a hands-on, working methodology of bringing text to life. In six weeks, each actor will work on 1-2 scenes and 1-2 monologues from contemporary TV, film, and theater, helping you build your confidence in preparing for auditions and booked roles. You will sharpen your ability to break down scripts quickly and efficiently, and make choices...

(323) Intermediate 18 and older
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$349

6 sessions

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Scene Study

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

Admissions Qualifications: Successful candidates must participate in and pass an audition before registering for this program. Please schedule your audition at the "Request Info" submission above. All registrations are subject to approval by The Primary Stages Einhorn School of Performing Arts. This class offers a rigorous Scene Study curriculum to actors ready to dive into their craft. Over ten weeks, you will work in pairs on contemporary material,...

(11) All levels 18 and older
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$520

8 sessions

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Scene Study: In-Depth Analysis

The Barrow Group Acting School @ 312 W 36th St, New York, NY

This is a specialized script analysis class in which the focus is on one full play for the entire 6 weeks. The class begins with reading the play in class and then analyzing each scene for the structural and contextual elements. Next, students explore all choices that could be made when playing, staging, and/or auditioning for the play via working on scenes and monologues.

(66) All levels 18 and older
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$325

6 sessions

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Alexander Technique for the Current Climate

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

The world needs our artistic voices: authentic, passionate, and true. The Alexander Technique teaches people of all disciplines to release habitual tension for an experience of more freedom, flow, and presence. This class might be for you if: You desire more freedom, poise, and presence on stage and in the audition room. You want techniques to feel grounded at any moment as you engage with our current world. In this class you will: Discover...

(11) All levels 18 and older
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$320

6 sessions

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Alexander Technique for Auditions

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

Imagine being able to walk into any audition feeling grounded, confident, and centered. The Alexander Technique teaches performers how to release habitual tension for an experience of more freedom, poise, and presence. This class might be for you if you: Desire more freedom, poise, and presence in the audition room, on stage, or in your everyday work and life. Want techniques to feel grounded when you are struck by audition nerves. Are new...

(11) All levels 18 and older
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$320

6 sessions

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Alexander Technique for Performance

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

The Alexander Technique teaches people of all disciplines to release habitual tension for an experience of more freedom, poise, and presence in your work. This class might be for you if you: Desire more freedom, poise, and presence in the audition room, on stage, or in your everyday work and life. Want techniques to feel grounded at any moment. Are new to the Technique or want to deepen your practice in this intensive format. In this class...

(11) All levels 18 and older
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$320

6 sessions

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Creating Solo Shows

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 109 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY

The most powerful thing you have to say onstage comes from your own life experiences. What can you say, from your point of view, that no one else could express like you do? This class will mine your true-life stories to create a narrative solo show that represents your voice onstage.  Over the course of six weeks, students will learn to use all the tools and talents at their disposal to bring to life a thematically-driven, one-person show....

(4) Intermediate 16 and older
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$305

6 sessions

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