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HB Studio

{{About|the performing arts school|video game developer|HB Studios}}

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{{Infobox school

|name = Herbert Berghof Studio

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|image = HB Studio-Greenwich Village-Manhattan-New York.jpg

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|location = 120 Bank Street
Greenwich Village, New York City 10014

|country = US

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|schooltype = Acting studio

|founded = {{start date and age|1945}}

|founder = Herbert Berghof

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|website = {{URL|https://hbstudio.org/}}

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The HB Studio (Herbert Berghof Studio) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization offering professional training in the performing arts 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{{cite web|url=http://www.myvisajobs.com/F1-Visa/HB-Studio/7321.htm|title=HB Studio: SEVIS Certified School for Student Visa (F, M, J): Profile|website=myvisajobs.com|access-date=15 February 2019}} and Uta Hagen Institute.{{cite web|url=https://hbstudio.org/|title=HB Studio New York|website=HB Studio|access-date=15 February 2019}}

Located in Greenwich Village, New York City, HB Studio offers training and development to aspiring and professional artists in acting, directing, playwriting, musical theatre, movement and the body, dialect study (speech and voice), scene study analysis, screenwriting and classes for young people. Selected classes require an audition 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.{{cite web|title=Herbert Berghof, Actor, Director And Eminent Acting Teacher, 81|author=Peter B. Flint|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/06/obituaries/herbert-berghof-actor-director-and-eminent-acting-teacher-81.html|work=The New York Times|date= November 6, 1990| access-date=27 October 2014}}

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:Except otherwise noted, all sourced from {{cite web|url=https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/|title=HB Studio Alumni}}

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References

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External links

  • {{official website|https://hbstudio.org/}}
  • [http://archives.nypl.org/the/18405 HB Studio records, 1939–2009], held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
  • [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/hb-studio-and-hb-playwrights-foundation-to-honor-stiller-and-meara-nov.-10-154908 "HB Studio and HB Playwrights Foundation to Honor Stiller and Meara Nov. 10"] by Andrew Gans, Playbill, November 5, 2008
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/six-classic-nyc-acting-schools-13662/|title=Six Classic NYC Acting Schools|date=31 January 2014|website=www.backstage.com|access-date=15 February 2019}}

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Category:Educational organizations established in 1945

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Category:Education in Manhattan

Category:Performing arts education in the United States

Category:1945 establishments in New York City

Category:Drama schools in the United States

Category:Greenwich Village

Category:Performing arts education in New York City