NYC Master Acting Classes

“I have yet to find another class that incorporates exercises, cold audition scenes, scene study, on camera scenes, sensory work, writing, monologues, breathing and more.  Penny teaches you how to get the job and what to do once you’ve got it.” —Tricia Helfer – Actress – The Firm, 17^th Precinct,  Battlestar  Galactica, Dark Blue

 

For the Professional Actor

The Master Class is for the performer whose training is at the highest level.
Each class consists of three parts

PART 1: Penny’s “Acting Barre,” a series of exercises developed to stretch and strengthen acting muscles (from opening up the emotional life to recreating a real life person as a character).

PART 2: The actor is trained to work quickly on camera with cold audition scenes. They then works on the same scene for a week, at home (with their own camera) to deepen the craft onscreen. The following week the new scene s are played back on our large movie screen. This process develops both the actors ability to make strong choices quickly, in an audition situation, and the skill to use their craft to do the deep digging necessary when they are playing the part.  The result of this two pronged effort is,  that over time,  the actor’s choices become stronger and more focused in the audition situation .

PART 3:  Scene Study. The actors are trained to prepare on their own, i.e. script analysis, sensory, and substitutions. They then work on stage with the other actors, under Penny Templeton as director. This will follow the same rehearsal process as a professional theater environment. The first class of each month starts with a Table Read , as the actors explore the material of the new scene. As in the real world,  they then take the scene home and work on it by themselves, bringing in the results of their work to the next class.  The purpose is to create “Acting Lions”: actors whose technique and training gives them the tools to be artistically fierce performers.

Master Acting Class Schedule
Ongoing Class (By Invitation Only * )

2 classes to choose from

Wednesdays 12-4pm
Waiting list only

Thursdays 6-10pm
Limited openings

Fee: $295 per Month

Our monthly class fee is based on an average of

48 classes a year  -  4 classes per month (average)

 Over the course of any given year there are 3, 4 or 5 classes per  month.

Because of holidays and summer vacations there are months when we are closed on a regular class day. This can cause certain months to have 3 classes.

* To enroll in a Master Class all actors must have previous training and professional experience and successfully completed one or more of the following classes:

• Introductory Coaching Package
• Beginning Acting Technique
• Intermediate Scene Study
• Advanced on Camera Class

For more information on Penny’s Approach
visit her Articles on the craft of Acting

Be sure to check out the Master Classes filmed versions of a scene from
Saving Private Ryan  [Wednesday]  [Thursday]

View  testimonial videos on Penny Templeton’s Acting Studio
Contact us about joining a Master Class