Our One-Year Professional Acting Program is a training conservatory designed for the professional, working actor. The program is designed to build on the actor’s existing set of skills and take training to the next level. Students will work with The Barrow Group’s simple, effective tools, as compiled in Seth Barrish’s book An Actor’s Companion, which help an actor to find more ease, spontaneity, and clarity. Click on the Sample Curriculum tab to learn more!
After completing the One-Year Professional Acting Program, students can apply for the Actor Craft Expansion Program.
We are now accepting applications for our 2022/2023 Program. Click on the Application tab to learn more and apply.
One-Year Professional Acting Program
with Seth Barrish and Lee Brock
September 12, 2022 – June 30, 2023
Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays
11am-2pm
$7,695
*The 2022/2023 Program is an in-person program with classes at our NYC midtown Manhattan location. Due to Covid restrictions, the program may become a mix of in-person and online classes.
Fall:
Script Analysis – Students explore specific techniques to decipher the contextual and storytelling elements. With an enhanced understanding of the script, performances improve and the story is better told.
Scene Study – The Barrow Group acting tools are explored via scene study of contemporary material. These tools are designed to:
– encourage spontaneity
– foster entertaining, human, and compelling behavior
– help actors become more sensitive, imaginative, responsive, and alive onstage
– relax the actor
– change the work effortlessly and invisibly
– bring freedom to the work
Monologues – Students apply The Barrow Group tools to contemporary and classical monologues. The goal is to complete this section with 5 audition ready monologues.
Business of Acting – Focus on routines, time management, and goals in becoming an empowered artist.
Winter:
Film/TV – On Camera Acting – In this section, students apply The Barrow Group tools to on-camera work via monologues, scene study, audition technique, commercial audition technique, and self tape workshops.
Advanced Scene Study – Exploration of classical and non-realism material via scene study.
Shakespeare – Specific Barrow Group tools and techniques are applied to Shakespeare’s work that lead to greater understanding of the text and much greater clarity in performance.
Business of Acting – Insight into the basics of the business: materials needed, finding auditions, representation, promotion, and networking.
Spring:
Scene Study and Scene Sharing – Through scene study, students begin work on self diagnosis and self adjustment. This section then shifts into performance tools and guided direction, as students prepare for industry sessions and a scene sharing night.
Industry Sessions – Students will meet and share their work with invited industry guests in class.
Shooting a Reel – Students will work with a professional production company to create and film a scene for use in a reel.
*Sample curriculum subject to change.
To apply:
1 – Fill out the application.
2 – Once we have received your application, you will be contacted to schedule an audition. Auditions are currently held online via Zoom.
Cost: $7,695
Upon acceptance and registration, a $2,000 deposit is due. A payment plan can be established for the remaining balance.
Scholarship: Scholarship opportunities may be available. To be considered for a scholarship, student must first apply, audition, and be accepted into the program. Instructions on how to apply will be included in the acceptance email. Deadline to apply for a scholarship is June 30, 2022.
