UTA HAGEN TECHNIQUE

THE UTA HAGEN TECHNIQUE: A scene study masterclass series grounded in the original HB Studio method with MULTI AWARD-WINNING STAR OF AUSTRALIAN FILM, TELEVISION AND THEATRE, KERRY ARMSTRONG.

Ongoing 12-Week Program
Sundays I 4:00pm – 8:00pm

Commencing June 14, 2026

Kerry joins an extraordinary lineage of HB Studio alumni including Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg, Liza Minnelli, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, William H. Macy, and many other Academy Award, Emmy, and Golden Globe-winning artists.

This masterclass series offers a rigorous scene study experience grounded in the original teachings and working process of the Uta Hagen Technique as taught at HB Studio. It is an authentic and uncompromised continuation of the method, not a modified or diluted interpretation.

Designed for actors already familiar with the technique, particularly those who have trained at HB Studio in New York, the program also welcomes professional actors seeking to deepen, refine, and strengthen their craft.

Enquiries are also warmly welcomed from dedicated actors passionate about pursuing this style of training and exploring whether the program is the right fit for them.

Kerry Armstrong is an award-winning Australian stage and screen actor who made history winning two AACTA Awards in the same year for Most Outstanding Lead Actress in both a Television Drama and a Feature Film, and has received multiple AFI/AACTA nominations and wins, including for Lantana and the original Seachange.

Trained in New York at the Herbert Berghof Studio under Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof, she performed classical roles such as Juliet, Ophelia, and Isabella, and worked extensively in the US in theatre, television, and film, including Dynasty, One Life to Live, and Murder, She Wrote. On returning to Australia, she became a household name through acclaimed roles in Halifax f.p., Ocean Girl, Blue Heelers, Bed of Roses, The Wrong Girl, Frayed, Darby & Joan, and Seachange: A New Beginning, among many others.

Her recent work includes Angus Cerini’s Into the Shimmering World at the Sydney Theatre Company, filming Strife (Season 2) alongside Asher Keddie, Dear Life with Brooke Satchwell, and joining the cast of Return to Paradise (ABC/BBC). Her film credits include Lantana, Pawno, Two Heads Creek, The Oyster Farmer, Amy, Grievous Bodily Harm, and The Very Excellent Mr Dundee.

Kerry is also a founding member of the not-for-profit theatre company Big hART, supporting community engagement and marginalised communities through the arts.

Your Commitment:

• You must be prepared to train within a creative environment that demands artistic excellence and commitment at all times over the duration of the course.
• You must acknowledge your responsibility in the work, to your fellow students, to yourself and to the audience. 
• This program requires physical and emotional stamina, flexibility and awareness.
• Students who are accepted to take part in the Professional Scene-Study Series will be required to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement.
• Strictly for actors 18 years+

“Emotional Courage. This series of training is about Respect for Acting, Writing and the dedication required to be a truly great Artist.

You will be required to summon all of your emotional courage, curiosity and stamina, your humour and sensitivity in order to focus on the discipline required to succeed and thrive in this wonderfully complex, collaborative and at times, extremely challenging business.

The reality of long days, and the understanding that you are one part of an entire team, means that you must build a robust relationship with yourself, so insecurity doesn’t overwhelm you when you are required to reveal yourself again and again to bring the story to life.

That is your job. Mine is to help you get there.”  – Kerry Armstrong