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This past summer, I had the opportunity to co-teach three of the Tween and Teen Short Film Camps and Intensives. […]

A few years ago, I decided I wanted to learn to surf, which sounded easier than it has turned out

It’s September 2024. I just left a show. During tonight’s performance, I made several mistakes: I knocked a prop piece

7/4/2025¹ Hello friends, Something I do for other classes I teach is write a little note – I like to

I found the Barrow Group in 1999 and started taking class with Seth Barrish and Lee Brock after studying with

When I ask actors in my classes, “What would you like to accomplish in the next twelve months of your

Improv, if you let it, can function as a training simulator for living your own life. In scripted theatre, aspects

I’m on the phone with a friend. “How are you?” I ask. “I’m so anxious that I can’t sleep. I

Well, I guess I have to write another blog. If you’re like me, and I hope you’re not in many

January 19th, nine o’clock in the morning. The weather report predicts six to eight inches of snow. I receive a

This year, my twice-exceptional child became an adult – one who is happy about his prospects, doing well in his

I’m sitting at my dining room table reflecting back on this year, looking through my 2024 planner.  In the margins

In this business, you may hear a hundred “No’s” for every “Yes.” Why add more? I don’t know about you,

The Barrow Group’s production of John Yearley’s Triptych closed this week. For sixteen performances I greeted people as they entered

Acting is the most intimate, the most personal, of the arts. We literally use ourselves — our bodies, our faces,

Years ago in class, something was going awry in a scene I was in and Seth said, “Don’t make it

In the fall of 2023, we gathered in Studio 2 at The Barrow Group to hear a new play by

Will you take a moment to experiment with me? Look at your left thumbnail (or any fingernail, but choose and

I came into the apartment after walking home in the rain.  My husband was in London. Trigger, my dog, was

“Her TikTok video went viral!” “His first book became a New York Times bestseller!” As a culture, we love a