The below blog posts include TBG announcements, reviews, and newsletters.
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 …
I’m in a scene study class. Katherine has just finished doing her monologue. Before I can get a word out, she says, “I have to work on the circumstances, and I didn’t feel very relaxed. My body was tense, and I think I should play the opposite of what the …
Check out our Late April 2024 Class Feature with: Upcoming Spring Classes Youth Summer Camps and Intensives Applications for the 6-Week Summer Program …and more!
Think TBG could be a good fit for your child? Join us for a free Youth Open House for students ages 6-18! Date: Saturday, May 4 Time: 1pm-2:30pm The event will feature a 1-hour sample class, a meet and greet with teachers and staff, and a tour of the space. …
Check out our April 2024 Teacher Feature to meet a few of TBG’s incredible teaching artists! This month features Arielle Beth Klein, Eric Paeper, and Julia Ryan.
Wanna see some Improv?! Come by TBG on Saturday, April 20 at 7pm to see our April Improv Sharing, featuring students from Improv I and Improv II under the guidance of TBG teaching artists Samantha Evans and Chris Roberti! Reserve your free ticket here or just come on by!
On The Barrow Group’s Birthday… TBG turns 38 this month! We are so proud to celebrate 38 years of inspiring and enriching lives through the power of storytelling. Thank you to our entire community, from those who were there when we began in 1986, to those who have only recently …
Why am I still taking acting classes at this point in my life? After a long career edging towards 50 years? I am talking specifically about taking class at TBG, with Seth Barrish and Lee Brock, though I have trained in other techniques along the way. The following is an excerpt …
We’d love to introduce you to one of our incredible TBG teaching artists, Lauren Lay! Read our interview with her below… — What do you enjoy most about teaching? LL: I love welcoming people to this world of acting, which feels so grand and mystical, and distilling it down to …
Check out our April 2024 Class Feature with: Upcoming Spring classes Youth Summer Camps and Intensives Applications for the 6-Week Summer Program …and more!
Open Call Announcement! Actor Auditions for TBG’s 1-Year Directing Program Actors are needed for scene work for the Spring Culminating Performances 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 April 22-June 24 and at …
I’m teaching a ten-week monologue class. I ask everyone to bring in contemporary material, and also, of course, Shakespeare. A student, Alex, says, “I can’t do Shakespeare.” I think, “Can’t” is a strong word. It stops us from having an experience. “Can’t…” brings us to a full stop. Alex continues, …
Check out our April 2024 Newsletter here! This month’s newsletter features: Upcoming Spring classes Youth Summer Camps and Intensives Applications for the 6-Week Summer Program A Youth Open House to try out our classes An Improv Class Sharing …and more!
We’d love to introduce you to one of our incredible TBG teaching artists, Edward Stanley! Read our interview with him below… — What do you enjoy most about teaching? ES: How much time have you got? There’s so much, but one thing I really love about the Beginner track is …
We are proud to announce that LOST…FOUND, a solo show written and performed by K. Lorrel Manning and directed by Lee Brock and Christine Cirker, which was the debut production in TBG’s brand-new studio theater, is headed to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer! On the heels of a major childhood …
The Tween Performance Ensemble was incredible! Photo credit: Jolene Siana Photography “After-School Cafe” Was A Hit! Simply put, these kids are incredible. In just 10 weeks, this group of tweens not only came together to write, improvise, and devise original characters, dialogue, and plot, which TBG teaching artist Samantha Evans …
Have you ever wanted the first go of a scene to feel more like the second go? Me too. And I’ve heard this from students in class a lot, sometimes with a bit of frustration or longing. Years ago my friend and fellow teacher Chris Wells and I were talking …
We’d love to introduce you to one of our incredible TBG teaching artists, Arlene Hutton! Read our interview with her below… — What do you enjoy most about teaching? AH: The students! Experiencing the “aha” moments. Watching a playwright find their voice. Connecting my students with theatres. And, most of …
Check out our Late March 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 teaching. Two actors finish their scene. One of them says, “That was so horrible. I wasn’t real. It was just terrible.” I pause and walk slowly to the side of the stage. “Why don’t you change the sentence in your head” “What do you mean?” “It’s just a sentence …
Check out our March 2024 Teacher Feature to meet a few of TBG’s incredible teaching artists! This month features Arlene Hutton, Edward Stanley, and Lauren Lay.
