Thomas Moss working on a
monologue from "The Hospital"
by Paddy Chayefsky.
Wherever you are in the world, you can study with Jason Bennett via live video conference -- it's amazing.
Established acting and singing professionals achieve rapid, profound results from our work. Because Jason Bennett studied all the major acting systems and musical theater, he can tune into your acting and/or singing process and offer you exactly the tools you need to take your work to the next level. Jason Bennett mastered the principles underlying all the work of the great 20th Century teachers long ago. The professional acting tools he offers are modern and deep, yet immediately practical for film, television or theater.
Jason Bennett doesn't believe acting or musical theater should be approached as a cold business. Our faculty's lives are devoted to service through entertainment and teaching -- it is more than a job for us. The atmosphere of our school is fun, supportive and safe, while maintaining the highest professional standards.
You will find our acting school a place that is gossip-free, without mind-games. And you may be surprised at how much modern acting tools have been developed during the last 30 years. Some older schools don't know about many of the most powerful acting tools -- like Archetype Work and Dream Work for actors. Our faculty has mastered the old-fashioned and systems and moved way beyond them. And we feel confident all the great teachers of the 20th Century would be thrilled at what we're doing.
Go here to read about our new retreat house in Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania. We look forward to speaking with you very soon about how we may be of service to you.
Professional Level Acting, Musical Theater and "Scene Study" Classes in New York with Jason Bennett
Kiran Gurav and Rosaura
Lezama working on "Beyond
Therapy" by Christopher Durang
In this professional New York acting and musical theater class:
• You may work on auditions, scenes, monologues, original material, songs or advanced acting exercises. Go here to read about New York On-Camera Acting Classes.
• As in all our acting or musical theater classes, Jason Bennett offers you exactly and only the tools you need to improve your work. We reject a one-size-fits-all approach to actor training.
• You work in each acting or musical theater class for about 30 minutes in every acting class (if it's scene work), on camera anytime.
• You may focus on the specific processes involved in creating specificity, energetic dimensionality, style and advanced characterization.
• You learn advanced script analysis techniques, imagination and emotional techniques, and rehearsal processes for film, television and theater.
• While in this acting class, you may audit all the others for free.
This acting class is limited to intermediate or advanced professional performers, or those studying concurrently in the basic classes. Advanced actors and singers may concentrate on shaping a polished performance, advanced characterization and receiving direction.
New York Acting Class Schedule:
Acting Class One: Mondays and Tuesdays: 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Class size: Maximum 12 students
All our professional New York Acting Classes meet one or two times per week. In addition, you may audit all other New York acting classes for free. The New York Acting Classes cost $195 per 4 classes. Potential students must take a trial class or schedule a private session with Jason Bennett, before being admitted to our New York acting and musical theater school. To have an initial consultation with Jason Bennett and if you have any questions, please feel free to call us at 212-777-7603. Calls are usually returned within several days, but may take up to one week.