Summer In-Person Workshops
Vaccination Requirement: In order to be eligible for any in-person workshops, actors must be both Fully Vaccinated from COVID-19 plus at least one Booster Shot and be able to submit proof of their COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster to the studio.
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How to Apply:
1. New applicants should first submit an online application here. Once we receive your application we will contact you to schedule your entrance interview appointment.
2. If you are a former student within the past two years, please check with classes@stellaadler.com as you might not need to submit a new application.
3. If you are applying for a course that requires an audition, please submit a video link to either a performance of a contemporary/realism monologue or a demo reel to this Google Form.
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Introductory Programs Acting Technique Scene Study On-Camera Voice & Speech
*Spring Program Still Enrolling*
4 WEEKS | APRIL 22 – MAY 13, 2023
SATURDAYS | 1 – 4 PM
TUITION: $350
Taught by VO Instructor Bruce Kronenberg, Voice Over 101 is the most comprehensive voice over training you can get in New York City. Covering every genre of VO (Radio Commercials, Television Commercials, Audiobook and Narration and Animation), learn how to use your new skills to make money. The final class covers the Business of the Voice Over Business. Students receive MP3 files of their weekly work.
Instructor: Bruce Kronenberg
Introductory Programs
8 WEEKS | JUNE 13 – AUGUST 8, 2023 (Skips July 4)
TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS | 6:30 – 10:30 PM
Tuition: $2000
This foundation course is a taste of conservatory training with classes in Acting Technique, Scene Study, Movement, Improvisation and Voice & Speech. Students will develop more fully as actors in this intensive, multi-disciplinary program.
CLASSES: Acting Technique, Scene Study, Movement, Voice & Speech, Improvisation
WEEKEND INTRODUCTORY PROGRAM
8 WEEKS | JUNE 17 – AUGUST 12, 2023 (Skips July 1)
SATURDAYS | 10 AM – 7 PM
Tuition: $1350
This foundation course is a taste of conservatory training with classes in Acting Technique, Scene Study, Movement, and Voice & Speech. Students will develop more fully as actors in this intensive, multi-disciplinary program.
CLASSES: Acting Technique, Scene Study, Movement, Voice & Speech
INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
8 WEEKS | JUNE 14 – AUGUST 2, 2023
WEDNESDAYS | 7 – 10 PM
Tuition: $550
Introduction to Shakespeare is an ideal workshop for actors who have an appetite for great language, heightened circumstances, expanded physicality, an extraordinary use of voice, great poetry, in brief… for Shakespeare. Designed for beginning actors or intermediate actors who have never trained in Shakespeare this course will explore The Bard’s text through work on monologues and scenes and will introduce techniques necessary for the robust playing of Shakespeare. What makes this workshop unique is that we will explore William Shakespeare not as an iconic poet/playwright of the Elizabethan age but as a contemporary playwright.
Instructor: Shawn Williams
Acting Technique
ACTING TECHNIQUE I
8 WEEKS
Tuition: $550
This Stella Adler® program explores the language and principles of Stella Adler’s approach to acting, including action, circumstance, and justification, rooted in the power of the imagination. Actors will develop a foundation from which to build themselves as actors as well as human beings.
Option 1 with Josh Davis:
TUESDAYS, June 13 through August 8, 2023 (Skips July 4) | 1pm – 4pm
Option 2 with Josh Davis:
THURSDAYS, June 15 through August 3, 2023 | 7pm – 10pm
ACTING TECHNIQUE II
Completion of Acting Technique 1 Required
8 WEEKS | JUNE 13 – AUGUST 8, 2023 (Skips July 4)
TUESDAYS | 7 – 10 PM
Tuition: $550
This class builds upon the fundamental principles explored in Acting Technique 1 and incorporates scene work designed to establish a strong foundation for each actor. Actors will learn to develop character through actions and objectives drawn from the text.
Instructor: Josh Davis
IMPROVISATION
8 WEEKS | JUNE 15 – AUGUST 3, 2023
THURSDAYS | 7:30– 10:30 PM
Tuition: $550
If you’re looking to start your career, dust the cobwebs off your skills or take a deep dive into the complexities of the art form, this is the class for you. You’ll move quickly from the basics of improvisation, to learning the fine art of playing within a specific show form. Plus you’ll feel more than prepared for your next commercial audition.
Instructor: Andy Schneeflock
Scene Study
SCENE STUDY I
8 WEEKS | JUNE 12 – AUGUST 7, 2023 (Skips July 3)
MONDAYS | 7 PM – 10 PM
Tuition: $550
This class is a combination of fundamental acting exercises and scene study designed to establish a strong foundation for each actor. Actors will learn to develop character through actions and objectives drawn from the text.
Instructor: Jon Korkes
SCENE STUDY II
Invite or Audition Required
8 WEEKS | JUNE 12 – AUGUST 7, 2023 (Skips July 3)
MONDAYS | 7 PM – 10 PM
Tuition: $550
This class moves beyond the fundamentals of Scene Study I. It is designed for the actor who has a basic technique and training, but is seeking a stronger foundation. Actors will analyze the text through scene work and undertake more complex characters based in contemporary realism.
Instructor: Mike Grenham
JON KORKES CONTEMPORARY SCENE LAB
Invite or Audition Required
8 WEEKS | JUNE 14 – AUGUST 2, 2023
WEDNESDAYS | 7 PM – 10 PM
TUITION: $550
This invitation only workshop is taught by veteran stage and screen actor Jon Korkes. This class is devoted entirely to contemporary scene work with multiple characters and situations that take the actor’s skills to a higher level.
Instructor: Jon Korkes
On-Camera
ACTING FOR FILM & TELEVISION
Audition Required
8 WEEKS | Tuition: $600
This intermediate level class is an “immersion” experience in the techniques necessary to work in feature film as well as in television dramas and comedies. Students will learn to memorize scripts quickly, relax in front of a camera and “find themselves” in the roles they are playing; three skills necessary for success in feature film and television performance.
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
Option 1: Tuesdays | 7 PM – 10 PM
Dates: June 13 through August 8, 2023 (Skips July 4)
Option 2: Saturdays | 1 PM – 4 PM
Dates: June 17 – August 12, 2023 (Skips July 1)
ADVANCED ON-CAMERA TECHNIQUE with TODD THALER
Audition Required
8 WEEKS | JUNE 15 – AUGUST 3, 2023
THURSDAYS | 7 – 10 PM
Tuition: $600
This advanced workshop is a hybrid of on-camera scene study and audition technique for the trained actor with renowned casting director/acting teacher Todd Thaler. Through scene work and audition practices students will fine tune their on-camera technique while still sharpening and expanding their artistic and creative skill set.
Instructor: Todd Thaler
Voice & Speech
SOUND INTO ACTION
8 WEEKS | JUNE 12 – AUGUST 7, 2023 (Skips July 3)
MONDAYS | 7pm – 10pm EST
TUITION: $550
This class is a unique hybrid of voice and speech, language and text, and acting technique. One hour of voice exercises, followed by two hours of monologue work. Each actor will leave the class with fully realized, contrasting classical & contemporary speeches to add to their monologue portfolio.
Instructor: Joe Goscinski
*classes, faculty and dates subject to change.
How to Apply:
1. New applicants should first submit an online application here. Once we receive your application we will contact you to schedule your entrance interview appointment.
2. If you are a former student within the past two years, please check with classes@stellaadler.com as you might not need to submit a new application.
3. If you are applying for a course that requires an audition, please submit a video link to either a performance of a contemporary/realism monologue or a demo reel to this Google Form.
