Herbert Berghof Studio Inc

TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND PRACTICE IN THE THEATRICAL PERFORMING ARTS.

(A) THE UTA HAGEN INSTITUTE FOR FULL TIME STUDY:(I) HAGEN SUMMER INTENSIVE: 6-WEEK, 5-DAY, FULL-TIME INTENSIVE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON UTA HAGEN'S APPROACH TO ACTING TECHNIQUE AND REHEARSAL PROCESS. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, THE HAGEN SUMMER INTENSIVE PLANNED FOR 06/12/21 TO 08/22/21 WAS CANCELED.(II) HAGEN CORE TRAINING PROGRAM: A ONE-YEAR (THREE-TERM) INTENSIVE FULL-TIME CURRICULUM FOR ACTORS UTILIZING UTA HAGEN'S APPROACH TO ACTING TECHNIQUE AND REHEARSAL PROCESS. 1/3/21 TO 8/13/21, 6 STUDENTS SERVED, 5 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED. THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN JANUARY; THE FIRST AND SECOND TERMS WERE CONDUCTED ONLINE, THE FINAL TERM WAS CONDUCTED IN-PERSON.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(III) HAGEN TEACHERS LAB ONLINE: A FOUR-DAY INTENSIVE FULL-TIME PROGRAM FOR ACTORS AND EDUCATORS INTERESTED IN TEACHING UTA HAGEN'S ACTING EXERCISES AND METHODOLOGY. ONLINE. OFFERED TWICE: 12/13/20 TO 12/20/20 AND 8/1/21 TO 8/8/21, 22 STUDENTS SERVED, 5 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED.(IV) HAGEN ACTORS LAB ONLINE: A FOUR-DAY INTENSIVE FULL-TIME PROGRAM FOR ACTORS FOCUSED ON UTA HAGEN'S APPROACH TO ACTING TECHNIQUE. ONLINE. OFFERED TWICE: 1/4/21 TO 1/10/21 AND 8/1/21 TO 6/6/21 TO 6/13/21, 25 STUDENTS SERVED, 3 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED. (B) STUDIO CLASSES FOR TRAINING AND PRACTICE: FALL, WINTER, SPRING, AND SUMMER TERMS: ACTING, ACTING IMPROVISATION, ACTING ON CAMERA, SCENE STUDY, ACTING TECHNIQUE, MOVEMENT & THE BODY, MUSICAL THEATER & SINGING, SPEAKING VOICE, SPEECH, DIRECTING, PLAYWRITING, AND MORE. 4850 ENROLLMENTS, IN 378 CLASSES/YEAR, SEPTEMBER THROUGH AUGUST, 1345 STUDENTS SERVED, 111 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED, 155 WORK-STUDY GRANTS. THE MAJORITY OF FALL, WINTER, SPRING AND SUMMER TERM CLASSES WERE CONDUCTED ONLINE, WITH HYBRID PERFORMANCE LABS AND A HYBRID INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL VISA STUDENTS.(C) HB STUDIO SPECIAL WORKSHOPS: IN ADDITION TO OUR REGULAR TERM-LENGTH STUDIO CLASS SCHEDULE, THE STUDIO OFFERED SHORT TERM (1-5 SESSIONS) SKILL BUILDING AND SPECIAL FOCUS WORKSHOPS WITH GUEST ARTISTS AND REGULAR FACULTY. 853 ENROLLMENTS IN 69 WORKSHOPS, 452 STUDENTS SERVED, 7 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED, 53 WORK-STUDY GRANTS. HB OFFERED A SERIES OF 15 FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS @ $5/SESSION, TAILORED TO NEEDS OF PERFORMING ARTISTS. WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED ONLINE FROM SEPTEMBER 14 THROUGH THE YEAR'S END.(D) FIRST FLOOR STUDIO RESIDENCY PROJECTS: HB STUDIO'S FIRST FLOORSTUDIO RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS A 4-WEEK RESIDENCY THAT ALLOWS ARTISTS TO REHEARSE AND PRESENT A NEW WORK AT AN EARLY- TO MID-STAGE OFDEVELOPMENT WITH THE PRODUCTION CAPABILITY OF HB'S FIRST FLOOR STUDIO THEATER SPACE. SIX PROJECTS WERE SELECTED FOR THE 2020 SEASON, 5 OF THESE RESIDENCIES WERE DEFERRED UNTIL 2021 AND 2022. 1 RESIDENCY, THERE IS A PORTAL, WAS PRESENTED VIRTUALLY IN DECEMBER 2020 AND 1, PERFORMING ALGORITHMS, WAS PRESENTED IN AN OUTDOOR OPEN STREETS PROGRAM IN AUGUST 2021. HB HOSTED ACTING OUT, A COMPANY OF 18 FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN, IN A VIRTUAL RESIDENCY LEADING TO A SERIES OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 30 ARTISTS AND AN AUDIENCE OF 125. (E) COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: WINSTON TRANSITIONSHB PARTNERED WITH NONPROFIT PRIVATE NYC-BASED WINSTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL, AN INNOVATIVE DAY SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN WINSTON'S 'TRANSITIONS' PROGRAM--THOSE WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM 12TH GRADE, BUT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO TRANSITION TO THE WORKFORCE OR COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM SERVED 36 YOUNG ADULTS, DIVIDED IN 6 GROUPS, WITH TEN 60-MINUTE SESSIONS PER STUDENT, 60 SESSIONS TOTAL, USING ACTORS' TOOLS TO SUPPORT SELF-EXPRESSION, INDEPENDENT LEARNING, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, THE PROGRAM WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED ONLINE.(F) PUBLIC PROGRAMS: THEATER PROGRAM(I) HB STUDIO WORKS-IN-PROGRESS PRODUCTIONS: SEVEN (7) LIVE STREAMED ONLINE PRODUCTIONS, FEATURING 116 ARTISTS AND SERVING AN AUDIENCE OF 1022. PRODUCTIONS:IT'S ONLY WORD THAT SHOULD BE GRANTED LIFE, 1 PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, 10/11/20; ACTING OUT: INSIDE OUT, 4 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, 12/5/20, 12/6/20, 12/12/20, 12/13/20; ACTS OF LOVE: DREAMSCAPE, 2 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, 11/20/20, 11/21/20; LES BLANCS, 2 WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHOWINGS, 3/19/21, 3/20/21; SUBVERTING CONVENTIONS/RECLAIMING STORY: DEVISED SOLO PIECES, 2 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, 5/13/21, 5/14/21; THE COST OF TRUTH, REIMAGINING IBSEN'S AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, 2 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, 6/2/21, 6/3/21; ACTING OUT: KID STUFF, 3 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, 8/6/21, 8/7/21, 8/8/21. (II) WORKS-IN-PROGRESS READINGS:TEN (10) VIRTUAL READINGS WERE PRESENTED BY LIVE STREAM OVER 11 EVENINGS, FEATURING 75 ARTISTS, TO A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 597. READINGS: WITH CONCH SHELL PRODUCTIONS, BLUE LIGHT SERIES FEATURING NEW COMEDIC ONE-ACT PLAYS BY CARIBBEAN AMERICAN ARTISTS, JUAN RAMIREZ JR, GRETCHEN SUAREZ-PENA, NELSON DIAZ-MARCANO, MAGALY COLIMON-CHRISTOPHER; HB PLAYWRIGHTS READING SERIES FEATURING 6 NEW PLAYS IN PROGRESS BY PLAYWRIGHTS FERNANDO VIEIRA, ASHLEY MARINACCIO, FLORENCIA IRIONDO, CARMEN BURBRIDGE, ELLIS HOFFMEISTER.(III) PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEATER PUBLIC TALKS: A SERIES OF PUBLICCONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS ABOUT CONTEMPORARY THEATER CONCERNS. 14 VIRTUAL LIVE-STREAMED EVENTS WERE HELD IN FY21, FEATURING 72 ARTISTS AND SERVING AN AUDIENCE OF 669. TOPICS INCLUDED THE ARTIST AND THE VOTE, DECOLONIZING SPEECH AND ACCENT TRAINING, JOY EQUITY: ACCESSIBILITY AND ART; THE ARTIST AND THE EARTH; CRISIS COMPETENCE; LORRAINE HANSBERRY/SIGHTED EYES, FEELING HEART; CATCH-22; NEW CATALONIAN THEATER. SPEAKERS INCLUDED JOHN-MARTIN GREEN, ABHISHEK JHA, PETER FRANCIS JAMES, LEYLA HADI, JOY LANCETA CORONEL, AMY MIHYANG GINTHER, JACQUELINE SPRINGFIELD, C.J. JONES, RYAN LANE, TIM GUINEE, AMANDA QUAID, VIRGINIA WING, GLENN KUBOTA, BARBARA KAHN, JASPER MCGRUDER, JOAN JEFFRI, BILL KOCH, MARTYNA MAJOK, KEITH DAVID, CHIZ SCHULTZ, MARIO SPROUSE, CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT, AUSTIN PENDLETON, AND THE ARTISTS OF CONQUESTA DEL POL SUD.