ACTING ESSENTIALS
MODULE ONE
Step Into the Arena of the Actor.
Over 8 transformative weeks, you will train in the essential elements of craft: Voice. Movement. Acting Technique. You’ll be pushed to take bold risks, to be fearless and fully present, and to bring raw honesty to every moment on stage or screen.
The training is rooted in the legendary traditions of The Actors Studio NYC and the powerful techniques of Uta Hagen, taught at HB Studio - methods that have shaped some of the greatest actors of our time. Al Pacino. Bradley Cooper. Jane Krakowski. They all began here.
Now it’s your turn to unlock the tools of a professional actor and discover just how far your craft can take you.
"Acting Essentials is accessible to any aspiring actor regardless of age or experience. The teachers create a safe and supportive environment where you are free to let go and to have a go with no fear of being judged.”
COURSE BREAKDOWN
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Over 8 weeks, actors will immerse themselves in a transformative approach combining The Actors Studio’s unique methods with Uta Hagen’s technique. The focus of this module is to give actors the freedom and confidence to experience and express the fullness of their emotional lives and perform scenes unselfconsciously.
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Actors explore a detailed experience of the voice and the relationship to impulses, breath and articulation, which shape its physicality.
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Actors are encouraged to build an economic connection between the body and voice, using energy and effort efficiently for a creative state of being. When actors develop an awareness of their body and voice, they are free to inhabit their characters more powerfully.
COURSE FACILITATORS
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Harry Haynes
Acting Coach and Award-winning Theatre Director
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Matt Furlani
Main-stage Voice Coach and Accent Specialist
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Karen Anderson
Accredited Alexander Technique Teacher
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Rob Maxwell
Verified Lucid Body Coach
DETAILS
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JOIN 2027 WAITLIST
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Tuesday or Thursday evening; 7pm - 10pm
Saturdays; 10am - 5pm
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$2035 (Inc. GST)
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16th Street’s acting essentials program is ideal for any aspiring actor, who wants to understand what it takes to be a professional working actor and who wishes to start formal training.
This program is designed to be experienced either as part of the module series (3 in total) or as a self-contained 8-week module.
No Experience is required. Class placement is based on an interview with Associate Artistic Director Harry Haynes and at the discretion of the studio admissions and faculty.
*Teachers may change due to availability
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