The Broadway Acting Experience

Mastering Cold Readings

Learn how to develop a strong character, generate focus, reduce anxiety, and make a positive impression in a matter of minutes with this cold reading seminar. Participants will learn tips and tricks of the trade that will enable them to develop the essential cold reading skills necessary to effectively act in a scene without a week’s worth of preparation. This is a must-have tool for any actor.

Experience will include:

Cold reading techniques
Mock audition presentation with feedback
Q&A with professional actor or director

Seminar length: 1.5 hours

Acting for the Comedic Actor

Whether you’re looking to hone your comedic chops or strengthen your overall acting skills, this seminar offers useful tips and techniques utilized in the world of comedy that can transform you as an actor. Participants will learn the art of comedic timing, how to use improv in comedy, and the importance comedic techniques have for those who want to be well-rounded, working actors.

Experience will include:

Comedy acting technique exercises
Different career path options for comedic actors
Q&A Session with a performer or comedy writer

Seminar length: 1.5 hours

Sketch Comedy: Writing and Performance

How do actors and writers create great sketch comedy like the type seen on SNL? In this seminar, as an actor, you will learn how to write and develop a sketch comedy scene, discover how to use comedic acting techniques, and get useful tips on how to pursue a career in sketch comedy, which is being used more and more in Broadway and off-Broadway productions.

Experience will include:

Sketch comedy technique exercises
Writing and developing a sketch comedy scene
Q&A Session with a sketch comedy writer or performer

Seminar length: 1.5 hours

Acting Improvisation Technique

Improvisation is a crucial part of the creative process for many actors both in stage and film. Many successful actors, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tina Fey, and Stephen Colbert, have used their experiences learned in improv clubs to catapult to stardom. In this acting seminar, you will work with a professional to learn how to use improvisational acting techniques to create unique material, develop a character, and convey emotion.

Experience will include:

Improv and technique exercises
Instruction on how to use improvisation
Q&A Session

Seminar length: 1.5 hours

The Art of Stage Combat

Stage combat skills can transform you from being an actor to a multifaceted performer. From a simple slap to a complex sword fight, making conflict look easy and natural on stage and ensuring it’s done in a safe manner are invaluable tools for any actor. This seminar will equip participants with professional techniques that are used to choreograph stage combat moments and scenes in a variety of Broadway shows.

Experience will include:

Stage combat technique exercises
Participation in a choreographed stage combat moment
Q&A with a fight captain

Seminar length: 1.5 hours

Scene Study

In this acting experience, participants will discover how to break down a scene in order to develop a believable character. With our Scene Study experience, you’ll explore the different skills that actors require to work well with a variety of scene partners and learn how to find the perfect scene for each audition or performance.

Experience will include:

Work on scenes from Broadway shows
Q&A / discussion about the process of breaking down and preparing a scene

Seminar Length: 1.5 hours

Acting Audition Technique

Auditioning for a role is an art unto itself. Mastering auditioning technique is a skill that transforms a talented performer into a working actor. In this seminar, participants will learn how to break down a text, understand and effectively portray a character, and make strong choices that will ensure a confident, professional acting audition. Learn how to get that callback and nail that role.

Experience will include:

Acting audition technique exercises
Audition material used by currently working NYC actors
Q&A / discussion about the audition process, including how to prepare for an audition, what to bring, what auditions are worth attending, and how to follow up after an audition

Seminar Length: 1.5 hours

Improving Your Acting Technique

Acting technique is the foundation for consistently great performances. Our master faculty members have created some of the most effective exercises and methodologies focused on improving acting technique and performance quality. This flexible seminar can cover acting styles ranging from Shakespeare to Chekhov and from classical theatre to contemporary Broadway styles. Scene work and/or monologue techniques may be utilized in this experience.

Experience can include:

Acting technique exercises that can be applied to various styles
Audition material used by currently working NYC actors
Q&A with NYC actor or acting teacher

Seminar length: 1.5 hours

Broadway Acts

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For a stage actor in America, Broadway is considered to be the ultimate goal. Have you dreamt of acting in a Broadway show? Do you know what it takes to do so? Here’s your chance to start making those dreams of acting on Broadway come true! Work with a Broadway performer or cast member on scenes from a currently running or past Broadway show. This experience will include exercises and techniques that some of NYC’s top actors use to prepare for their performances and auditions.

Experience will include:

Acting exercises and techniques
Scene work from selected Broadway show
Q&A with a cast member or performer

Seminar length: 1.5 hours