"The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention." - Flannery O'Connor
The Playwriting Workshop classes are led by two well established New York playwrights: Jeremy Kareken, a published Broadway playwright who teaches writing at NYU and is also an accomplished actor, and Edward Einhorn, a playwright, director, translator, librettist, theater journalist, and novelist.
In addition to teaching the Playwriting Workshop classes, Mr. Kareken and Mr. Einhorn each oversee monthly sessions of Chelsea Rep’s Playwriting LAB under the auspices of Chelsea Repertory Company.
The Playwriting LAB is held on the second Saturday of each month and offers both current and former playwriting students the opportunity to submit new work. Selected pieces are presented in directed readings featuring actors and directors drawn from The Acting Studio’s alumni community.
Playwriting for Actors is an eight-week class—not a traditional playwriting workshop. Through a structured syllabus of instruction, readings, and guided exercises, actors apply principles rooted in Stanislavski and Meisner to the fundamentals of dramatic writing. Students explore character, relationships, circumstances, objectives, obstacles, action, dialogue, subtext, structure, rhythm, and tension while learning to create active, playable material grounded in truthful human behavior.
Students hear their work read aloud by fellow actors and learn to revise by listening to what comes alive in performance. The class culminates in an original monologue and a complete short play. Work may continue through Chelsea Repertory Company’s monthly LABS, with selected plays considered for readings, workshop productions, and the annual SUMMERFEST: One-Act Play Festival.
This class is an exploration of playwriting and its basic fundamentals. Students may choose to write a monologue, a short work, or a longer play. You may develop and refine an existing script or begin an entirely new one.
In class, students’ work is read aloud by the group, followed by discussion and response, which often sparks new ideas and further writing for everyone involved. Writing for actors requires an understanding of the methods actors use to bring a playwright’s words to life. In this class, students learn the subtle techniques characters use to influence one another, as well as how to construct situations that are exciting and filled with tension.
This class is offered in both A, IN PERSON, and B, ONLINE formats. Please indicate your preference, A or B, when applying.
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In all areas of acting, audition preparation, public speaking, directing, and playwriting, The Acting Studio – New York offers private coaching for actors working on theatre, film, and television roles, as well as for those preparing auditions. Coaching is also available for monologue and scene study classwork, voice and speech, accent reduction, and MFA graduate program preparation. Business professionals may also work with the Studio on public speaking, presentation skills, and foreign accent reduction.
Please note, all individuals who work at the Studio are required to complete an application, and the Studio does not teach acting through private one on one sessions.
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Very few actors know what to do with their script beyond just memorizing their lines. While knowing your lines is important, it is only about 5% of the work an actor needs to do. This class focuses on the other 95% of the actors work in regard to understanding how to analyze the text, and make acting choices which become the foundation of their performance.
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