Primary Stages ESPA
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Primary Stages Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA) is a multidisciplinary school that offers training to playwrights, actors, and directors from all over the world. With a focus on nurturing emerging artists and providing them with developmental opportunities, ESPA has become a trailblazer in performing arts education and collaboration within the Primary Stages and greater New York theater community.
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Alexander Technique for the Current Climate
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
The world needs our artistic voices: authentic, passionate, and true. The Alexander Technique teaches people of all disciplines to release habitual tension for an experience of more freedom, flow, and presence. This class might be for you if: You desire more freedom, poise, and presence on stage and in the audition room. You want techniques to feel grounded at any moment as you engage with our current world. In this class you will: Discover...
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Alexander Technique for Auditions
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
Imagine being able to walk into any audition feeling grounded, confident, and centered. The Alexander Technique teaches performers how to release habitual tension for an experience of more freedom, poise, and presence. This class might be for you if you: Desire more freedom, poise, and presence in the audition room, on stage, or in your everyday work and life. Want techniques to feel grounded when you are struck by audition nerves. Are new...
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Alexander Technique for Performance
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
The Alexander Technique teaches people of all disciplines to release habitual tension for an experience of more freedom, poise, and presence in your work. This class might be for you if you: Desire more freedom, poise, and presence in the audition room, on stage, or in your everyday work and life. Want techniques to feel grounded at any moment. Are new to the Technique or want to deepen your practice in this intensive format. In this class...
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On-Camera Auditioning
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 520 8th Ave, New York, NY
Acting as "Being." It is deceptively simple, but only something we can learn by doing, and by watching and listening to each other. This class might be for you if you: Are transitioning from theater to film and need to develop on-camera skills. Have experience on camera, and want to take your understanding further to relax and feel natural on film. Are intimidated by acting on camera and need to build your confidence. In this class you will:...
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Television Writing
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
This class is for playwrights who want the tools to transition from stage to screen. Writing for television has the potential to be not only artistically satisfying, but lucrative as well—just ask Aaron Sorkin from “The Newsroom”, Sarah Treem from “House of Cards”, Itamar Moses from “Boardwalk Empire”, or Heidi Schreck and Rajiv Joseph from “Nurse Jackie”, among many other playwrights-turned-television writers. In this 10-week class,...
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Musical Theater Auditioning
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
Through her work on Hands on a Hardbody, On the 20th Century, and Bring it On, Tony-nominated lyricist and composer Amanda Green offers a unique insight into both how to interpret a lyric and how to give those you're auditioning for what they want to see. Over two nights, Amanda will work with you on audition material while also leading an in-depth discussion on what writers and creative teams are looking for when you audition –...
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Jumpstart a New Play
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
Sometimes it’s inevitable: writers just get stuck. This 2-day workshop will inspire you to get cracking on your next play. This class might be for you if: You have an idea for a new play and want to get a strong head start. The stories inside you won’t come out, and you desperately need a jumpstart. In this class you will: Take on stimulating writing exercises and share ideas aloud in class on the first day. Build on these exercises on...
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Articulating Your Point of View with Kimberly Senior
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
Much of being a director depends breathing life into a play by imbuing it with your unique perspective, and the ability to convey the story you're attempting to tell. In this 2-day directing intensive, you will dive into your point-of-view and how to best articulate it and see it flourish within the creative process. This class might be for you if you: Are a director who needs to hone your distinct voice. Have difficulty expressing to collaborators...
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The Voiceover with Sharon Washington
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
Recording voiceover work both in-studio and from your own home is one of those unique side-hustles that is lucrative, flexible, and even artistically fulfilling! In this 2-day workshop, veteran actor Sharon Washington will share the technical and acting-based skills necessary to successfully record voiceover for commercial and audiobook work, and have you apply these techniques to your own recording for in-class feedback and guidance. This...
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Producing Your Own Work
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
This class is designed to guide each artist – actor, dancer, director, writer – through the process of becoming a successful producer, empowering all artists to develop and produce their own work. What if Christopher Guest had a great idea and did a few sketches with actor friends, but never felt motivated (or bad ass) enough to make Spinal Tap? Or what if Richard Linklater didn’t effectively rally his troops to commit 12 years to Boyhood?...
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$140
Primary Previews with Tessa LaNeve
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 53 E 79th St, New York, NY
Get an advance look at the 2016/17 Season of exciting new plays at Primary Stages! Each night of this 3-session seminar is dedicated to reading and discussing one of our upcoming plays with Tessa LaNeve, Director of ESPA and New Arts Programming at Primary Stages. Deconstruct the texts, conjure your dream casts, discuss design and production elements, and place these plays within the larger NYC landscape of American theater. This class is open to...
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Workshop: Seeing Between the Lines
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
The dramaturg's job is to read between the lines and enhance a script with specificity and accuracy. This 1-night workshop will teach you to watch and read a play from the perspective of a dramaturg and see what you've been missing. For our upcoming Virtual Reading of Charles Busch's The Tribute Artist, you will read the script in advance of class and then delve into the text with Primary Stages Associate Artistic Director Erin Daley - giving you...
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$40
Online: Television Writing 2
Primary Stages ESPA See all classes by this school @ Zoom, New York, NY
Writing for television has the potential to be not only artistically satisfying, but lucrative as well—just ask Aaron Sorkin from "The Newsroom," Zakiyyah Alexander from "Grey's Anatomy,"or Joshua Allen from "Empire.". This class is your opportunity to build on what you learned in TV Writing 1 about the structure and language of television and apply it to your own writing, so you can work to join the ranks of these distinguished playwrights-turned-television...
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Reviews of Primary Stages ESPA
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Online Class: Comedy Writing
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A Play in 2 Days with Julian Sheppard
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The Art of Auditioning
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Workshop: Finding Your First Draft w/Abe Koogler
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The First Draft
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A Play in 2 Days with Melissa Ross
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Scene Study
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Wake Up with Alexander Technique
I enjoyed the class, and I really liked the teacher. However, I had to have emergency surgery and wasn't able to complete the course. -
Writing for Young Audiences for stage and Screen
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Musical Theater Auditioning
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Playwriting: The First Draft
