Lee Brock: Hold Your Torch Higher

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I’m on the phone with a friend. “How are you?” I ask. “I’m so anxious that I can’t sleep. I am so afraid for our country. I can’t stop watching the news.” “Do some yoga, take a bath, and go to bed earlier.” I’m walking my dog, Trigger, and a …

TBG’s Spring Programming Series

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Join us for some great events all season long! We’ve got tons of reasons to come on down to TBG this spring, including performances, panels, workshops, even a movie night! Please follow the links for more info and to reserve your tickets… TBG Short Film Sharing – Friday, February 28 at 6pm Tickets …

Solo Show Festival

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Please join us for two weeks of performances, workshops, panels, and student sharings celebrating the art of the solo show! The Solo Show Festival kicks off on Thursday, April 3 and is chock full of ways to get involved all the way through Sunday, April 13! Featuring… Dead Inside with Riki …

TBG Short Film Sharing

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Please join us for a curated night of short films! All the films in this program were created by TBG students, teaching artists, and community members. We are glad to share just a taste of what our Barrow Group community can do! Friday February 28th, 2025 6:00pm – Red Carpet …

Happy Valentine’s Day from TBG!

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To the entire TBG community, we love you!  What a kind, warm, generous group of people who join us to learn, to grow, and to create.  We are grateful for you, and we are celebrating you today. Have a wonderful day celebrating the people you love!

Chris Roberti: Finish Me!

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Well, I guess I have to write another blog. If you’re like me, and I hope you’re not in many ways, but also hope you are in many other different ways, you think, “How many blogs will I have to write before I’ve wrung every last drop of wisdom out …

Fast Play Frenzy!

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What: A weekend creative experience in which TBG students serve as writers, directors, and actors to create and perform new short plays. Who: Writers, directors, and actors will all be past and present TBG students, but the audience is open to anyone! How: All work is created and performed between …

Teacher Spotlight: Kate Neuman

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We’d love to help you get to know our incredible TBG teaching artists a little bit better, so we got Kate Neuman to answer a few questions! Check out our interview with her below… — What is your favorite class to teach at TBG and why? KN:  Honestly, I love …

Newsletter – February 2025

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Check out our February 2025 Newsletter here! This month’s newsletter features: Upcoming Adult Classes Upcoming Youth Classes and Summer Camps The 6-Week Summer Professional Acting Program An End of Year Fundraising Campaign Update …and more!

Lee Brock: One Snowy Night

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January 19th, nine o’clock in the morning. The weather report predicts six to eight inches of snow. I receive a text from F.A.B.’s Producing Director. (F.A.B. is a branch of The Barrow Group dedicated to writing For, About, and By Women.) “Should we cancel our F.A.B. sharing tonight?” I reply, …

Teacher Spotlight: Eddie Robinson

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We’d love to help you get to know our incredible TBG teaching artists a little bit better, so we got Eddie Robinson to answer a few questions! Check out our interview with him below… — What is your favorite class to teach at TBG and why? ER:  Well, right now …

Julia Ryan: Just As You Are

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This year, my twice-exceptional child became an adult – one who is happy about his prospects, doing well in his first year of college, has a few very good friends, and experiences love in his life. This future was not an expected outcome just a few years ago. It was …

Lee Brock: Magical Moments

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I’m sitting at my dining room table reflecting back on this year, looking through my 2024 planner.  In the margins I have written down the scenes that actors do in class – an extraordinary amount of work.  Each class an inspiration. Each class a piece of art. Every class different. …

Newsletter – January 2025

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Happy New Year! Check out our January 2025 Newsletter here! This month’s newsletter features: Our End of Year Fundraising Campaign Upcoming Adult Classes Upcoming Youth Classes January 1-Year Intermediate Acting Programs …and more!

Happy Holidays from TBG!

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All of us at The Barrow Group are thrilled to wish you and your loved ones a happy, safe holiday filled with joy, love, and creativity. May this time bring you all the presents, cookies, light, and inspiration your hearts could desire! Happy Holidays!

Ed Stanley: Get Out of Your Own Way

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In this business, you may hear a hundred “No’s” for every “Yes.” Why add more? I don’t know about you, but I’m occasionally surprised by how casting people see me. I most often play the doctor or the dad, and over the years I’ve become the grandad. Nice guys. I’ve …