The Official Actors Studio

JAMES DEAN AT THE ACTORS STUDIO, 1955 "I have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of The Actors Studio. The greatest school of the theatre. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Ken

SEAGUTS: A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE “A raw and adaptation of Chekhov’s masterwork about the magic and madness of love, art and family.” You are invited to the first show of The Actors Studio's 2023-24 season! Tony award winner Michael Aronov returns to the stage, for the first tim

JAVIER MOLINA - our new Co-Artistic Director in NYC “The Studio is my safe space where I get to challenge myself and stretch the limits of my instrument.” Javier Molina is the Co-Artistic Director of The Actors Studio in NYC. Originally from Puerto Rico, Javier earned an MFA in

KICKING OFF OUR 2023/2024 SEASON! Welcome back to our 75th year of artistic excellence! We hope you’ve had a wonderful summer. NYC: Our first session (open to all Members, Finalists and Unit Members) will be on Friday September 22, followed by a membership meeting. LA: Our f

UPCOMING EVENT: ON THE FLY - May 19 and 20 @ 7pm Developed in 2020 by BIPOC members of The Actors Studio, the original ON THE FLY festival was created as an answer to the impact of racial, cultural, economic and social unrest amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. ON THE FLY featured th

CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY - ANOTHER SOLD OUT EVENT: “The Playwright: Tales from the Color Line” MAY 14 This special event celebrates the Black membership of The Actors Studio and its award-winning contribution to American Theatre. Actors will present scenes from plays by black

IN PROCESS: 12th and 13th May at 7pm This program will feature curated evenings of advanced work, drawn from the acting sessions at the Actors Studio. These open rehearsals can be a scene lifted from a larger production, a variation on a scene, and/or exploration of the work des

ELIA KAZAN IN FRONT OF THE ACTORS STUDIO, 1955 "The Actor’s Vow" by Elia Kazan “I will take my rightful place on stage and I will be myself. I am not a cosmic orphan. I have no reason to be timid. I will respond as I feel; awkwardly, vulgarly, but respond. I will have my thro

DIRECTED BY - ESTELLE PARSONS Please join us for a celebration of the work of our beloved Estelle Parsons, here at The Actors Studio. Thursday April 20th and Friday April 21st at 7pm - THE DANUBE The DANUBE by Maria Irene Fornes starts in Budapest, Hungary in 1938 and “soon d

HIGHLIGHTING OUR HISTORY: SCENEWORK “There are actors all over the world (who) regardless of their circumstances, professional or personal, regardless of whatever difficulties they are facing, whatever problems or changes - there is one thing they can rely on & that is that 11 o

AUDITIONING FOR LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP All members of The Actors Studio have been invited into membership after passing successfully through a series of auditions. Any professional actor over 18 years of age is eligible to audition. This consists of a five-minute scene. Actors are

Photograph by Roy Schatt Marilyn Monroe during a class at The Actors Studio (1956) © Estate of Roy Schatt. Courtesy WESTWOOD GALLERY NYC

ACTORS STUDIO IN PROCESS - Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4 at 7PM Don’t miss this one! The Actors Studio, now celebrating 75 years as the world’s most celebrated and influential membership association for professional actors, directors & playwrights, will open its doors t

REMEMBERING OUR FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Lee Strasberg “The actor creates with his own flesh and blood all those things which all the arts try in some way to describe.” Lee Strasberg (born November 17, 1901, died on February 17, 1982) was an American actor, director and

IF YOU LOVE ME by Lyle Kessler: FEBRUARY 17 and 18 Join us at The Actors Studio for a staged reading of Lyle Kessler’s (@lylekesslermasterclass) new play “If You Love Me”, directed by Academy Award winner @bobbymoresco on Feb 17 and Feb 18 at 7pm. Academy Award nominee @ChazzP

REMEMBERING SANDRA SEACAT “The Actors Studio has been my creative home and second family for 60 years.” Sandra Seacat for @hollywoodreporter in 2015 It is with deep sadness that we announce on January 17, 2023 we lost our beloved Studio Member Sandra Seacat. An exquisite actr

THE ACTORS STUDIO IN PROCESS: GET AN INSIDE LOOK On Friday Dec 9 & Saturday Dec 10, 2022 at 7pm - please join us for Part 2 of IN PROCESS. This program will feature curated evenings of advanced work, drawn from the acting sessions at the Actors Studio. These open rehearsals can

BABY DOLL SCREENING: DECEMBER 8, 2022 at 7pm in New York Next up in our 75th anniversary series!!! Meet Carroll Baker at The Actors Studio. Experience Elia Kazan's 1956 film BABY DOLL in the home in which it was created and celebrating the work of Lifetime Members Eli Wallach &

GOING SOLO: CREATING SOLO WORK AT THE ACTORS STUDIO Working alone onstage brings its own challenges, and its own rewards. Please join us an evening dedicated to revealing the process of working as a solo artist. We will revisit excerpts from solo plays which were developed at The

REMEMBERING LIFETIME MEMBER KIM STANLEY Kim Stanley (February 11, 1925 – August 20, 2001) was a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio. “Lee Strasberg made it possible for the whole world to open up for me. Method acting was the key to becoming as free as possible.” Ms St