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I remember the first time Lee Brock (TBG co-artistic director and teaching artist) asked me how much fun I was having after my first go of a scene. It was in the master class, which by name alone can carry some pressure. In verbatim, she asked my scene partner and …
We’d love to introduce you to one of our incredible TBG teaching artists, Mike Giese! Check out our interview with him below… — What do you enjoy most about teaching? MG: It’s been said that teaching is the final level of mastery. Now, I’m no master, to be sure, but …
Check out our November 2023 Class Feature!
I’m walking down the hall at The Barrow Group on my way to get some water before I start teaching class. I pass two young students talking about a play they had seen. “What do you say to your friend when they suck in the play and the play sucks?” …
We’d love to introduce you to one of our incredible TBG teaching artists, K. Lorrel Manning! Check out our interview with him below… — What do you enjoy most about teaching? KLM: I love love love watching students, no matter the age or level of skill, push past their insecurities and …
“Seek opportunity and be ready for it.” My high school drama teacher wrote that in my yearbook way back when. Frank Roberts. I loved working with Frank. He treated us like professionals and ran his classes and rehearsals like he would any professional company. When I went on to study …
We’d love to introduce you to one of our incredible TBG teaching artists, Samantha Evans! Check out our interview with her below… PS. At time of posting, it’s Samantha’s birthday! Wahoo! — What do you enjoy most about teaching? SE: I absolutely love meeting new groups of students and helping to foster …
Oct 5th 2023 – my mother’s birthday. (She would have been eighty-eight.) I am in Studio 2 of The Barrow Group’s arts center, which is filled with Barrow Group teachers. They are talking, eating food, and laughing. We all wander into TBG’s new studio theatre, where just thirty minutes ago, …
Check out our Late October 2023 Class Feature!
We’d love to introduce you to one of our incredible TBG teaching artists, Zsuzska Beswick! Check out our interview with her below… — What do you enjoy most about teaching? ZB: My favorite thing about teaching is getting to meet so many unique individuals with distinct life experiences. We undoubtedly learn …
“You know”, I said, “there’s nothing inherently entertaining about watching writers work out their stories.” The people I was talking to stared at me blankly. Perhaps it was bad timing – I was in Oslo, and the people I was talking to had flown me thousands of miles to do …
Check out our October 2023 Teacher Feature to meet a few of TBG’s incredible teaching artists! This month features K. Lorrel Manning, Samantha Evans, and Mike Giese.
We’d love to introduce you to one of our incredible TBG teaching artists, Laura Cornachio! Check out our interview with her below… — What do you enjoy most about teaching? LC: I love when I can see a lightbulb go off with a student. Whether it’s after I’ve thrown them …
Bombs are hitting Israel; the war’s raging in the Ukraine; Afghanistan has one of the deadliest earthquakes in history, killing 2,440 people; Libya has a catastrophic flood, killing 11,000; America has no House Speaker; I am teaching an acting class in New York City. A student asks, “How do we …
Check out our October 2023 Class Feature!
We’d love to introduce you to one of our incredible TBG teaching artists, Alyson Schacherer! Check out our interview with her below… — What do you enjoy most about teaching? AS: The students! I meet such rad people. That we get to spend time together each week dedicated to creativity, process, …
If you’re an actor, you’ve likely heard someone talk about the importance of “creating your own work.” Admittedly, when I first started hearing this I would roll my eyes. I didn’t want to do anything but act. If that is your initial reaction, I feel you. You don’t have to …
Check out our October 2023 Newsletter !
Me to a student: “How’d this morning’s Film & TV class go?” “I look horrid! I can’t stand how I look!” I watch the tears forming in her eyes. The tall, beautiful woman standing next to her starts nodding in agreement. “It’s so hard getting older and being a woman …
Check out our September 2023 Teacher Feature to meet a few of TBG’s incredible teaching artists! This month features Alyson Schacherer, Laura Cornachio, and Zsuzska Beswick.
