The Barrow Group School: Classes, Programs, Workshops

“I walked through the doors of The Barrow Group and rediscovered not only joy in Acting, but an essential belief in myself.” – Martin Moran, OBIE Winner & Drama Desk Award Nominee

Click on a class below to view a detailed description or view the Barrow Group Acting School upcoming class schedule here.

Scene Study Acting Classes

The heart of the Barrow Group Acting School, in these studio intensives students learn and practice the Barrow Group Acting Approach.  To be clear, these are not beginning acting classes– all students begin with Scene Study 1 as that is the start of the progression of training.
·  Scene Study Intensive, Part 1: The Tools
·  Scene Study 2 Intensive, Part 2: Self-Adjustment
·  Advanced Scene Study
·  Master Classes with Seth Barrish & Lee Brock

Specialty Classes

These classes are all grounded in the Barrow Group Acting Approach, and are designed for both beginning actors and advanced actors looking to enhance their training.
·  Alexander Technique
·  Beginner’s Acting Class
·  Film & TV On-Camera Workshop
·  Monologue Workshop
·  Musical Theatre Workshop
·  Script Analysis
·  Shakespeare
·  Solo-Show Workshop
·  Stage Combat
·  Theatrical Clown Workshop
·  Movement for the Actor with Merry Conway

Directing Classes

TBG Co-Artistic Director and award-winning stage director Seth Barrish leads these workshops, which focus on staging, communication, and the Barrow Group Acting Approach.
·  Directors Workshop 1
·  Directors Workshop 2

Acting Programs

These longer courses allow students a deeper immersion into the Barrow Group Acting Approach.
·  2 Year Program
·  Summer Acting Program
·  Apprentice Program

Teen / Tween / Youth / Kids Acting Classes

These youth acting classes focus on the fundamentals of acting as well as the Barrow Group Acting Approach.  If you’d like to make an appointment to visit our school and talk with our faculty, please contact Director of Education Robert Serrell at school@barowgroup.org or 212-760-2615.  For those who might be commuting from N.J., The Barrow Group Acting School is only a few blocks away from Port Authority and Penn Station in NYC.
·  After School & Saturday Teen & Tween Workshops
·  Teen & Tween Summer Acting Programs

Teacher Training

In addition to training actors and directors, The Barrow Group Acting School is known for its excellence in training teachers.
·  Craft of the Teaching Artist
·  Designated Barrow Group Acting Teacher Training Program

Weekend Acting Workshops / Private Lessons

Seth Barrish & Lee Brock offer weekend workshops in NYC and around the U.S.
·  Weekend Acting Workshops
·  Private Coaching

If you have any questions, please email Robert Serrell, Director of Education, at school@barrowgroup.org.

Read about the Barrow Group Acting School scene study classes here