The HB Studio (Herbert Berghof Studio) is a non-profit

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organization offering professional training in the

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through classes, workshops, free lectures, theater productions, theater rentals, a theater artist residency program, as well as full-time study through their International Student Program and Uta Hagen Institute. Located in

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, New York City, HB Studio offers training and development to aspiring and professional artists in

acting Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode. Acting involves a broad range of sk ...

, directing, playwriting,

musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatre, theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, ...

, movement and the body, dialect study (speech and voice), scene study analysis, screenwriting and classes for young people. Selected classes require an

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for admission.

History

Founded in 1945 by Viennese-born American actor/director Herbert Berghof, HB Studio is one of the original New York acting studios, providing training and practice in the performing arts. In 1948, Uta Hagen joined the Studio as Berghof's artistic partner, and the two wed ten years later. Her master classes led to the writing of her books '' Respect for Acting'' and ''A Challenge for the Actor''. In 2010, HB Studio founded the Uta Hagen Institute, which offers full-time immersion in the practical approach to acting craft that characterized Uta Hagen's master classes and classic acting texts. Its two key programs, The Hagen Summer Intensive and The Hagen Core Training, are highly structured, integrated courses for students with serious professional and artistic intent. Past faculty members include William Hickey and Jack Hofsiss.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include: *

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References

External links

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HB Studio records, 1939–2009
held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division,

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