“The Barrow Group was really the acting institution that taught me how to act. I worked with the best teachers…Lee Brock and Seth Barrish, who taught me why less is really more.”
—Anne Hathaway, Academy Award Nominee
Dates & Time:
Saturday April 9, 10-1 pm & 2-5 pm
Sunday April 10, 10-1 pm & 2-5 pm
Cost: $300
Location:
t.b.a.
How the Workshops are Structured
· Saturday 10-1 pm: intro to barrow group acting technique, including changing the paradigm, lying exercise, silent improv
· Saturday 2-5pm: a particular approach to script analysis—techniques for picking out the fundamental story structure and arriving at simple actionable things to do that tell the story and free the actor.
Sunday 10-1 pm: the barrow group tools (part 1)– detailed description of on-the-job tools designed to maximize spontaneity and improve your storytelling
Sunday 2-5 pm: the barrow group tools (part 2)—continued description of on-the-job tools designed to maximize spontaneity and improve your storytelling, plus tools geared towards classical text
*if you could come in with a monologue learned by heart, this would help facilitate the process– American contemporary realism (no more than 3 minutes in length)– if you like, you could also bring in a scene–contact us ahead of time we’ll hook you up with a scene partner
Registration/Payment
Email school@barrowgroup.org to register for a workshop. Next, download and fill out this form: Registration form-weekend workshop. If you will be paying be check, please make it out to Seth Barrish. Mail the registration form and your payment to:
The Barrow Group
Weekend Acting Workshop
312 West 36 St
6th Floor
New York, NY 10018