The below blog posts include TBG announcements, reviews, and newsletters.
I didn’t realize how someone asking me to write a blog would send me into a tailspin of identity crisis and panic about not having my own opinion about anything, let alone art. I blame this on being a fresh mom of two, where I basically live in an echo …
We are proud to officially announce the expansion of our Performing Arts Center on the 9th floor of 520 8th Avenue! TBG now occupies 19,155 square feet, with a 60-seat studio theater, eight rehearsal studios and conference rooms, and multiple communal areas for artists, patrons, and students to gather and …
We’d love to introduce you to one of our incredible TBG teaching artists, Andres Petersen! Read our interview with him below… — What do you enjoy most about teaching? AP: One of the things I love about teaching is demystifying acting, when I can enlarge someone’s idea of acting. Teaching …
Check out our Late January 2024 Class Feature with upcoming classes for adults and youths, summer camps and intensives for youths, as well as an invitation to apply to our 6-Week Summer Professional Acting Program! TBG’s full schedule of upcoming classes is available here.
I’m sitting in rehearsal with K. Lorrel Manning, working on his one-person show, “Lost…Found.” He says a line about his father. He stops, overcome with emotion. “That just hit me so hard for the first time.” I look at Christine Cirker, my co-director, who catches my gaze. The room gets …
LOST…FOUND, a solo show written and performed by K. Lorrel Manning, and directed by Lee Brock and Christine Cirker, is open! Congratulations to the whole team on a successful opening weekend! “Go see this brave solo show…you will laugh, cry, and leave the theater with a new perspective on …
Check out our January 2024 Teacher Feature to meet a few of TBG’s incredible teaching artists! This month features Andres Peterson, Belinda Mello, and Martin Van Treuren.
When I was a senior in college as an Early Childhood Education major, I took my first theater class. This was my first attempt to follow my dream of being a professional storyteller. It was a stage movement class that focused on character-building and storytelling with commedia dell’arte masks. My …
LOST…FOUND, a solo show written and performed by K. Lorrel Manning, and directed by Lee Brock and Christine Cirker, opens this Friday, January 15! Here’s a few snapshots from behind the scenes… LOST…FOUND is the story of a boy and his mother, together and apart, navigating their way through …
Open Call Announcement! Actor Auditions for TBG’s 1-Year Directing Program Actors are needed for scene work for the winter session of our 1-Year Directing Program with Seth Barrish and Lee Brock. Actors must be available for in-class facilitated rehearsals on several Mondays between 6:30-9:30pm January 22 – March 25. In-Person …
“Thank you so much for donating to The Barrow Group. You are inspiring thousands of artists. Thank you so much.” – Seth and Lee This Community is an Inspiration As the End of Year Fundraising Campaign comes to a close, with an incredible $44,925 raised (wow!), and we take our …
I’m on a speed boat speeding across the azure blue waters of the Galapagos Islands on our way to Kicker Rock. A brown-haired gentleman with Rayban sunglasses leans against the cabin wall sporting a yellow T-shirt that reads, “SLOW LIFE.” We arrive at our destination, a huge, jagged piece of …
Check out our January 2024 Class Feature with upcoming classes for adults and youths, as well as 1-Year Programs for actors and directors!
Check out our January 2024 Newsletter here!
New Year’s resolutions have never been my thing. Which may come as a surprise since I’m not only an actor, but a longtime personal trainer and a recently-certified life coach. I’ve spent years helping others clarify their desires, take steps in service of their goals and dreams, and shift limiting …
We are so glad to have enjoyed so many wonderful moments with this community in 2023, and we wish only the best for all of you as we head into 2024! Here’s to many more simple, real, spontaneous moments this time around!
Check out our End of Year Campaign Update, with words from 17 Minutes playwright Scott Organ and a note of gratitude from co-artistic directors Seth Barrish and Lee Brock!
Check out our End of Year Campaign Update, which includes some powerful words from TBG teaching artist, staff member, and theatre artist Quinn Vogt-Welch on what TBG has meant for her and other artists in this community!
Join us for an evening of work featuring the 2023/24 Actor Craft Expansion Program students. Saturday, February 3 at 7pm – Reserve Tickets Sunday, February 4 at 3pm – Reserve Tickets Sunday, February 4 at 7pm – Reserve Tickets Featuring: Kate Broderick, Alfred Cabrera, Ewa Dziedzina, James Freedson-Jackson, Alessandro Mammoli, …
Check out our End of Year Campaign Update, and catch a short clip of Lee Brock reaffirming that “This is your home” at the TBG Holiday Party!
