OPEN STUDIO ACTING
WELCOME!
Are you an advanced actor? Come expand and grow among piers. Beginner? Get ready to work at a professional level quickly in a safe and inspiring environment. We offer in-person classes, Zoom classes, coaching, and taping in a professional studio!
Open Studio Acting is a safe space for true artists to grow and WORK! You've seen our clients and students all over TV/Film, Broadway, and Off Broadway.
Recent client/student bookings include: And Just Like That, Black Rabbit, City On A Hill, Fleishman Is in Trouble, New Amsterdam, Gossip Girl, FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, Partner Track, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Organized Crime, and more...
THE COACHES
LUCAS VAN ENGEN is Leo Wise in HBO's We Own This City (Deadline) and Sheik Sheehan in Showtime's City on a Hill, along with multiple recurring and guest star appearances.
IMDB | @openstudioacting, @LucasJVE
JENSON SMITH is an actor and writer-director. Some favorite credits include Orange Is the New Black, Louie, The Affair, FBI: Most Wanted, and Extremely Loud & Incredible Close. Having worked on both sides she has a clear eye for what casting is looking for + an intimate understanding of what being on set is like.
IMDB | website | @jensonperson
IN-PERSON CLASS
WHEN: Mondays from 6-10pm
WHERE: The Producers Club, 358 West 44th Street, NYC
HOW MUCH: $260/4 classes, $80 for drop-in, FREE to audit
CLASS GOALS
Lucas works with each individual actor to help them book work on-camera. Students get one-on-one focus + the benefits of acting with others and watching them grow, too!
- Bring each actor's unique voice to the script
- How to tell the story by using the frame & take the pressure off of "acting"
- Actor expansion
- Booking Work
Open Studio Acting was founded with a commitment to the principles of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. We take great pride in being a safe place for all!
CLIP FROM CLASS
COACHING/ SELF-TAPES (in-person & Zoom)
We offer coaching/taping in a professional studio with lights and sound! Jenson & Lucas coach, film, and edit for you! When you tape with Open Studio, you get to just be an actor. If you can't make it in-person, we can also tape over Zoom!
Up to 1 hr: $100
After 1 hr: $25 per 15 mins
ZOOM CLASS
If you cannot attend in person classes, inquire about on-going Zoom classes! We have actors from all over the country!
WHEN: Fridays, 1-3pm
WHERE: Zoom Online
HOW MUCH: $50/class
THE BUSINESS OF ACTING COLLECTIVE
The Business of Acting Collective is a group think tank to help solve business obstacles and book work. Several actors have found their way up to representation and booked work by being a part of this community.
WHEN: Thursdays, 3-5pm EST
WHERE: Zoom
HOW MUCH: $10 suggested donation
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