GROUP CLASS RESOURCES
“What are the good group classes in town?”
I get asked that question once or twice a year.
I’m going to start keeping up with the recommendations my friends and colleagues have been so generous with.
This more formal list is starting in the November 2023.
I’ll date changes and additions as they come.
Feel free to send me other recommendations and/or opinions and experiences with those listed below. Thank you.
The Actors Gym for scene study
Fervent recommendation from one of my favorite artists: "My acting class is a godsend. The Actors Gym. Truly something I wish I’d found a decade ago."]
The Barrow Group
[CG: really great reputation with both younger and established artists. This studio got more mentions than any other. Seth Barrish was singled out as an particularly excellent teacher]
Scott Freeman's acting class
[CG: another favorite actor recommended Scott specifically but his studio has other teachers as well. Their client list include lots of working actors whom I admire]
Tony Greco's class for contemporary and classic plays
Recommended by Keri Safran's clients [CG: I send folks to Keri for excellent dialect coaching]
Tony doesn't advertise but here's a link: https://www.genefrankeltheatre.com/classes.html
Here is his email : Tgreco@earthlink.net, write and he'll send back more info
Here's a background article: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Acting Teacher
Michael Howard Studios for scene study
[CG: the same folks who named Barrow Group named this studio, but with fewer specifics]
Karen Kohlhaas from Atlantic Theatre Company
[CG: "pulls no punches" I think she only teaches within their full-term conservatory program now]
MN Acting Studios
[CG: several of my colleagues from Cats train or have trained at this studio and recommend in particular Van Hansis' classes]
Austin Pendleton at HB Studios
[CG: HB Studios wasn't mentioned by my informal group, but Austin was. I think he only teaches on line at the moment, though.]
Ted Sluberski's group class (on camera)
[CG: also recommended by several Broadway colleagues]
Jen Waldman Studios
[CG: several of my clients have come through this studio which has a variety of classes]