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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
EVENING INTRODUCTORY PROGRAM
8 WEEKS | SEPTEMBER 26 – NOVEMBER 16, 2023
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 6 – 10 PM | WEDNESDAYS 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 | SEPTEMBER 30 – NOVEMBER 18, 2023
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 | OCTOBER 2 – NOVEMBER 27, 2023 (Skips October 9)
MONDAYS | 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, September 26 – November 14, 2023 | 1 – 4 PM
Option 2 with Ella Rivers: – WAIT LIST
TUESDAYS, September 26 – November 14, 2023 | 7 – 10 PM
Option 3 with Ryan Chittaphong – NEWLY ADDED!
MONDAYS, October 9th – December 4th, 2023 (skips Nov. 27th) | 6:30 – 9:30 PM
ACTING TECHNIQUE II
Completion of Acting Technique 1 Required
8 WEEKS | SEPTEMBER 28 – NOVEMBER 16, 2023
THURSDAYS | 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 | SEPTEMBER 28 – NOVEMBER 16, 2023
THURSDAYS | 7 – 10 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 1
8 WEEKS | SEPTEMBER 25 – NOVEMBER 20, 2023 (Skips October 9)
MONDAYS | 7 – 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 2
Invite or Audition Required (1 contemporary realism monologue)
8 WEEKS | OCTOBER 4 – NOVEMBER 29, 2023 (Skips November 22)
WEDNESDAYS | 7 – 10 PM
Tuition: $550
This class moves beyond the fundamentals of Scene Study 1. 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
ADVANCED SCENE STUDY with Paul Calderón
Invite or Audition Required (1 contemporary realism monologue)
8 WEEKS | OCTOBER 4 – NOVEMBER 29, 2023 (Skips November 22)
WEDNESDAYS | 7 – 10 PM
Tuition: $550
This is a high-paced master class for working professionals and graduates to continue their artistic growth as they pursue their careers. Work on scenes, monologues and cold readings with renowned stage and screen actor Paul Calderón.
Instructor: Paul Calderón
JON KORKES CONTEMPORARY SCENE LAB
Invite or Audition Required (1 contemporary realism monologue)
8 WEEKS | OCTOBER 4 – NOVEMBER 29, 2023 (Skips November 22)
WEDNESDAYS | 7 – 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 (1 contemporary realism monologue or reel)
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: Alberto Bonilla
Option 1: Tuesdays | 7 – 10 PM – WAIT LIST
Dates: September 26 – November 14, 2023
Option 2: Saturdays | 1 – 4 PM
Dates: September 30 – November 18, 2023
ADVANCED ON-CAMERA TECHNIQUE with TODD THALER
Audition Required (1 contemporary realism monologue or reel)
8 WEEKS | SEPTEMBER 28 – NOVEMBER 16, 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 | SEPTEMBER 25 – NOVEMBER 20, 2023 (Skips October 9)
MONDAYS | 7 – 10 PM
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
VOICE OVER 101
4 WEEKS | NOVEMBER 4 – DECEMBER 2, 2023 (Skips November 25)
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
Movement
MOVEMENT 2 – CLOSED
Completion of Introductory Program or Movement 1 Required
8 WEEKS | SEPTEMBER 27 – NOVEMBER 15, 2023
WEDNESDAYS | 6:30 – 8:30 PM
TUITION: $365
This class will allow actors to explore their own physical life, expand their physical imagination, and gain a movement vocabulary. Each student will have the opportunity to advance the foundation of beginner movement technique, learn approaches on how to build a physical body for character and its relationship to the text, and create original physical work.
Instructor: Nick Piacente
*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.
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