Shakespearean Acting Lessons

in Ridgewood.

Amazing Teachers.

A classical education makes everything so much easier. There are basic classical rhetorical devices that are easy to use once you understand them and make acting so much more fun and simple. It is 'playing' after all and with these techniques that are just ages old and so ingrained in humanity and nature you will be delighted and challenged.

My basic approach to classical work focuses primarily on the connection of the breath with the feeling on the word.

This is the foundation on which you can then build. From the ‘words’ to the ‘thoughts’ to entire ‘passages’ of text, as you work and explore, the richness of the playwright’s words comes to life. Your own unique emotional life is allowed to come through the text and you are able to fully embody the role.

We will explore Shakespeare's plays technically and contextually to help inspire and bring to light your character’s motives and intentions.

In order to communicate Shakespeare's ideas with clarity and a specific point of view, we'll utilize the Bard's rhetorical devices found in both verse and prose:

(Antithesis/Paradox, Alliteration/Assonance, Imagery/Metaphor, Wordplay/Pun, Rhythm/Rhyme & Tempo, Irony, Iambic Pentameter/Prose, etc)

The ultimate goal is to create a fun and new experience which inspires you to feel confident in understanding and speaking Shakespearean text!

Acting is such a broad term! What are your goals? Do you want to be in films? Do you want to do Shakespeare? Do you want to be in a sit com? Depending upon what your interests are and where you want to go, we will build a plan together. My philosophy on acting techniques is that they are tools to help you, not tests you pass if you're a good actor and fail if you're a bad one. Different techniques work for different people and it is our job to find out what inspires you.

I've worked as a professional actor for many years, performed on Broadway, have my MFA in Performing Arts, and my BA in Arts and Education. I was an assistant director to Tony-winner Sharon Ott and have written and produced my own work. I have experience in both stage and camera acting, which have specific technical differences, but are both a lot of fun once you get used to the medium. Audition technique, preparing monologues, and creating promotional materials are also things I can help with. Anyone who wants to ...

Tony Nominated Broadway Producer Stephanie Rosenberg has been teaching acting for years both in class rooms and private settings to a variety of ages and level of actors.

A graduate of Samford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater, a BFA in Acting from Adelphi University, and a working knowledge of what it takes to make it in the market today, Stephanie is passionate about supporting her students to meet their artistic goals.

Whether you are looking for a good basic technique on which to build your career, or how to nail your next audition, Stephanie will support you in an approach you can count on again and again.

Stephanie has also supported students in creating a game plan in approaching their career development.

Stephanie utilizes techniques by Meisner, Stanislvaski, and other great masters to support her students to reach their goals, all while coming from a compassionate point of view. Her technique will teaches her students how to be self empowered in artistic

I have been working professionally in the industry from a very young age, and as a current working actor, I know what is happening in the audition rooms, and how to help guide & teach young actors so they can grow and be confident. Not only have I taught for over 5+ years, but I have performed with actors of varying ages, which has helped me to really connect and make sure I can help students find age appropriate material that they can identify with & enjoy working on while they navigate what it means to be an actor.

I am an experienced director that wants to help you nail that next audition or performance. I specialize in scene work and monologue coaching. I promise every lesson will be fun and engaging!

I am a working actor in New York. I have been off-broadway twice this year and this fall I am featured in a film starring Chadwick Boseman. I have studied with some of the best acting teachers in the business in everything ranging from Method, Clown, Shakespeare, and more. I love to piece together all the different techniques I’ve learned to give a well-rounded experience tailored to each individual students needs. My specialties are Shakespeare and Theater audition coaching.