The Story Slams Continue!

Please note:
Super Story Slam – rescheduled from Dec 2024
If you were a winner in 2024, you are invited to tell a 10-minute story on
Gratitude March 15.

2025 Slams – 7 PM Saturdays –
May 10 Hiding in Plain Sight
July 19 Strange  Days
Sep 20 Frenemies
Nov 15 Synchronicity

Dec 7 Sun 6 PM Super Slam – Family Matters

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 
 

Malice Comedy Night – February

When:  February 28, 2025 Fri 7:30pm

Where: The Actors Studio – Crossroads Plaza
Appropriate for ages 18 +
 
for details        to book
 
 
 

Sheryl Faye as Queen Elizbeth II

When:  March 1-2  Sat 7:30pm Sun 3:00pm
Where: The Actors Studio – Crossroads Plaza

 
 
 
 
 

Michael Gerrish –  An Evening of Intuitive Readings

When:  March 8  Sat 7:00pm
Where: The Actors Studio – Crossroads Plaza

 
 

 

 

Malice Women’s Comedy Night – March

When:  March 14, 2025 Fri 7:30pm

Where: The Actors Studio – Crossroads Plaza
Appropriate for ages 18 +
 
for details        to book
 
 
 
 

2024 Super Story Slam 

When:  March 15, 2025  Sat 7pm

Where: The Actors Studio – Crossroads Plaza
 
for details        to book
 
 
 
 

Daughters Of The Appalachians 

When: March 21-22. 28-30, 2025
Fri/Sat 7:30pm   Sun 3pm

Where: The Actors Studio – Crossroads Plaza
 

 

 

Terezin: Children of the Holocaust 

When:  April 3-5, 2025
Fri/Sat 7pm   Sun 3pm

Where: The Actors Studio – Crossroads Plaza
 

TAKE A CLASS

 

Classes currently meeting:


Cold Reading Classes

Wednesday evenings and
Thursday & Friday mornings

for more details

 

Our next round of:
Intro to Improv with Ethan Jule

Tuesday evenings, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
February 25 – April 15, 2025
(no classes March 18 or April 8)

for more details

 

learn about our full selection of classes

 

Happy Lunar New Year!

It’s the year of the Snake. Snake represents transformation and rebirth (new life). The year we are entering is that of the wood snake. Wood (tree) indicates growth and expansion. In Taoist thought some of wood’s attributes that are reflected in humanity include strength and flexibility, warmth, generosity, cooperation, idealism, and being socially conscious and courageous. I feel our organization is dynamically aligned with these concepts and I am encouraged to know that the zodiac is supportive of our goals and intentions as we expand our programming and classes while staying true to our initial mission as an intimate Black Box Theater offering opportunities and support for actors, playwrights and directors within our community.

As a community-based arts organization, we are committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Having served as a vital cultural resource in the North Shore for nearly 34 years, we are in a process of being reborn and renewed as we recover (along with our whole community) from the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic and all its social and economic complexities. I encourage anyone and everyone who has an interest in theater as audience or contributing artist to come and experience what we have to offer.

Marc Clopton, Executive Director

The Actors Studio of Newburyport is a 501(c)(3) corporation.

 

 

 **NEW**

Supporter Subscription

 

The Actors Studio of Newburyport Is now offering

**Exclusive Supporter Subscriptions**

 

for $500 or $250 per year.

for details

 

GET INVOLVED

 

VOLUNTEER

Be a part of THE STUDIO team and gain production experience and/or add your technical and marketing skills to our burgeoning virtual programming. Positions such as box office, usher, running crews, tech, lighting and stage management will be on hold until we are performing live again. For more information contact us at Info@newburyportacting.org.

 

 

Be sure to check out our partner:

Newburyport Arts Collective (NAC)

 

Versatile
Performance Venue

Our 62-seat black box theater is host to established plays, new original works, staged readings, film and musical performances.
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Friendly Learning Environment

The studio hosts a variety of classes & workshops including: cold reading, scene study, character development, voice, monologue, on-camera, improvisation, and musical theater.

New Works
Laboratory

We provide a forum for local playwrights to present their work to live audiences for evaluation and feedback throughout the play development process.

BONS Award 2021

I am so pleased to announce that The Studio has been awarded North of Boston Magazine’s BONS Award for 2021. We won both the Readers’ Choice and Editors’ Choice for Best small live/virtual venue for the whole North Shore. I congratulate all of our teachers, directors, writers, actors, and project producers. You all adapted brilliantly to the circumstances and challenges of 2020 and 2021, bringing a continuous flow of great material to our audiences.  This honor is yours!

Marc Clopton
Executive Director

Be Part of our Future.

There are many ways to  participate at The Studio. If you are too busy to volunteer, take classes, or perform, an important and meaningful option is financial support for our new expanded facility.

Founded in 1991, the Actors Studio of Newburyport is a 501©(3) theater, which serves as a vital cultural resource for the community: to inspire, enrich and engage audiences and to develop both the art form and the individual.