NYC 10-Day Acting Intensive – HB STUDIO

TRAIN WHERE THE INDUSTRY TRAINS – New York City.

AN EXCLUSIVE 10-DAY ACTING INTENSIVE IN THE HEART OF MANHATTAN

This is a high-level, professional development program for serious actors wanting to refine their craft, deepen their training and experience the professional world of acting from the inside.

Train at HB Studio, one of New York City’s original and most respected acting institutions, where generations of acclaimed actors have developed their technique. Alumni include screen legends such as Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Anne Bancroft, Faye Dunaway, Liza Minnelli, Sigourney Weaver, Claire Danes, Stockard Channing, Whoopi Goldberg, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Jessica Lange and Barbra Streisand.

Many influential modern technique practitioners, including Susan Batson of the Batson Technique and William H. Macy of the Practical Aesthetics Technique, are also alumni of HB Studio. This is where their own technique training began, continuing the legacy established by legendary teachers Herbert Berghof and Uta Hagen.

Over five intensive days, students will work with master instructors on the craft of truthful, emotionally connected performance, training in the very environment where some of the greatest actors in film and theatre have developed their craft.

The HB Studio training culminates in a curated Meet & Greet / General Audition / Go-See with a panel of New York casting directors, giving students the opportunity to put their training into practice, in a professional casting environment.

BEYOND THE TRAINING ROOM

The NYC Intensive extends beyond the studio, immersing students in the professional worlds of film, television and theatre and giving them firsthand experiences that connect their training to the industry.

At NBC Studios, students will go behind the scenes of one of the world’s most recognised television networks, gaining insight into the scale, precision and collaboration behind professional film and television production. They will see firsthand the environment in which actors work and how performance connects with directors, cameras, writers, sound, lighting and production teams.

Students will also experience a top-tier Broadway production, stepping inside one of the most prestigious theatre communities in the world. Watching exceptional performers live on stage provides an invaluable opportunity to observe professional acting at the highest level, from character and voice to physicality, timing, presence and ensemble work.

The program also includes Shakespeare in the Park at the legendary Delacorte Theater in Central Park, one of the world’s most iconic open-air theatres and a cornerstone of New York’s theatrical history.

For more than six decades, the Delacorte has welcomed some of the greatest actors of stage and screen, including Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, Al Pacino, James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline, Natalie Portman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Patrick Stewart, Christopher Walken, Anne Hathaway and Sam Waterston.

For an actor, there is something profoundly inspiring about sitting in this extraordinary theatre and watching Shakespeare performed under the New York sky, on a stage where so many legendary actors have stood before them.

It is an experience that connects students not only with Shakespeare, but with the history, tradition and extraordinary calibre of New York theatre. To witness world-class actors bringing Shakespeare to life in this setting is, in itself, a masterclass in the craft of acting.

YOUR NEW YORK EXPERIENCE

The program includes 4-star accommodation at the historic Belleclaire Hotel in the beautiful Upper West Side, placing students in the heart of New York’s cultural and creative landscape, just a five-minute walk from Central Park.

Your experience includes return airfares, 4-star accommodation, cultural activities, daily breakfast, a welcome dinner and return airport transfers.

Throughout the Intensive, students are accompanied and supported by Craig and Dominique McMahon, providing mentorship, guidance and on-the-ground support throughout their time in New York.

This is an immersive and professionally driven experience designed to take students well beyond the traditional acting classroom, combining elite training, industry exposure, cultural experiences and the opportunity to experience New York as a working actor.

For serious actors, this is an opportunity to train where some of the industry’s best have trained, experience the worlds in which they work, and be seen by those who help shape the industry.

Entry is strictly limited to ensure focused, high-impact training. Places are extremely limited.