The below blog posts include TBG announcements, reviews, and newsletters.
All of us at The Barrow Group are thrilled to wish you and your loved ones a happy, safe holiday filled with joy, love, and creativity. May this time bring you all the presents, cookies, light, and inspiration your hearts could desire! Happy Holidays!
At The Barrow Group, we believe that access to the arts should never depend on financial means. Scholarships make this belief a reality, opening doors for aspiring artists who might not otherwise have the chance to train, create, and grow with us. TBG Scholarship Recipients share their stories. By giving …
In this business, you may hear a hundred “No’s” for every “Yes.” Why add more? I don’t know about you, but I’m occasionally surprised by how casting people see me. I most often play the doctor or the dad, and over the years I’ve become the grandad. Nice guys. I’ve …
It’s giving season, and what could be better than a class at TBG? Signing up for a class is a gift that will simply keep on giving, and we’ve got something for everyone… — Check out our December Class Feature with: Upcoming Winter Classes Upcoming Youth Classes Applications for 1-Year …
Yesterday I taught a Shakespeare class at TBG and found myself in tears repeatedly – I wasn’t alone. This small group of actors, in a tiny room, shared their gifts with each other, applying their formidable skills to some of the most beautiful poetry our language has to offer. I …
The Barrow Group’s production of John Yearley’s Triptych closed this week. For sixteen performances I greeted people as they entered the theater and hugged them as they left. Several times after the show’s curtain call I watched people so moved by the experience that they couldn’t get out of their …
Triptych has completed its 16-performance journey… PC: Jeremy Folmer Photography All good things must come to an end, and we are so proud to have shared this beautiful piece with so many members of this community. Thank you for your support of this play, which puts such a warm and …
Improv Night’s back, and it’s better than ever! For Improv this year… Come by TBG this Thursday, December 12 at 7pm to see our next Improv Sharing, featuring current Improv students! Reserve your free ticket online or feel free to just drop in. Wanna get involved? The next sections of …
Triptych is approaching its final weekend…don’t miss out on this powerful production! PC: Jeremy Folmer Photography Please join us for our final performances December 5-8! From the artists… “This role has been one of the most fulfilling roles I’ve ever had the pleasure of inhabiting. It’s rare that you get …
TBG will be holding our annual holiday party on Tuesday, December 17 starting at 5:30pm at The Barrow Group Arts Center. All are welcome, and it’s a potluck! Meet and mingle with fellow students, teachers, and colleagues. There will be raffles, games, music, and light snacks. Go ahead and RSVP …
This Giving Tuesday, we’re reaching out to our incredible community – the people who believe in the power of storytelling as much as we do. At The Barrow Group, we’re all about creating meaningful, human stories that bring people together. Whether it’s through our intimate productions, life-changing training program, or …
Check out our December 2024 Newsletter here! This month’s newsletter features: The Final Weekend of Triptych, running December 5-8 Our End of Year Fundraising Campaign Upcoming Adult Classes Upcoming Youth Classes January 1-Year Intermediate Acting Programs …and more!
Black Friday is a great day to sign up for class at TBG! Sure, you could be online shopping for clothes and gadgets, but material things wear out or become obsolete. The experiences and community you create in class will last forever! — Check out our Late November Class Feature …
We at The Barrow Group are so grateful for our wonderful community and the magnificent actors, writers, and directors; teachers and students; artists, audiences, and patrons, who make TBG such a place of creativity, kindness, and inspiration. A heartfelt thanks to all of you, who play such important parts in …
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Triptych has completed its original run…but luckily we have four more performances December 5-8! PC: Jeremy Folmer Photography Please join us for our December extension! Audiences are loving this play… “Triptych…is what theatre is all about. I was cracked open. Simply beautiful.” “I cried. I laughed. My heart ached…it will …
Acting is the most intimate, the most personal, of the arts. We literally use ourselves — our bodies, our faces, our voices — and also our impulses, which is like exposing our psychology, warts and all. This brings unique challenges, not only in the work itself but in how we …
As the year comes to a close, we’re reflecting on the countless meaningful moments made possible through your involvement with us – whether you’ve taken a class, enjoyed one of our performances, watched your child grow through our programs, or supported us as a donor. The Barrow Group has always …
This remarkable run continued this weekend to such incredible enthusiasm that we had to add four performances December 5-8! “Alexandro has a tour de force performance…” “Giese imbues Joe with very natural humor, and kind-hearted gentleness…” “Director Eric Paeper creates delicate moments with his sentient actors…the focus is on the actors …
We’re so proud of our 2024 1-Year Intermediate actors! “This program has really helped me…helped me get to places I didn’t even know I was capable of. I feel like I will be leaving with a better understanding of myself and my acting…but I will also be taking away an …
