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TAKE A CLASS
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NOTE: Cold Reading Classes added
a new weekly class as of Jan 12, 2023:
Thursday’s 10:00am
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Classes currently meeting:
Cold Reading Classes – LIVE
Wednesday evenings and
Thursday & Friday mornings
We’re Moving!
The Actors Studio will be moving to a new location. During the search for a new stage, we will continue to present exciting programs and shows at various locations in the surrounding towns.
We will keep you abreast of our progress and we will celebrate together when we find our permanent home. Keep your eyes open for upcoming news and “pop up” appearances. Our admin office remains open at the Tannery in Newburyport. Thirty two years of working with the community!
Audition Notices:
Show: People Like That
Looking for Actors, Singers and Dancers
Audition date: Monday May 8, 2023
Students: 4:00pm-5:00pm
Adults: 5:30pm-8:00pm
Venue: Firehouse Center for the Arts
Please check out our partners
Acting Out Productions
The Performing Project
Newburyport Arts Collective (NAC)
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 Kimm Wilkinson at Kimm@newburyportacting.org.

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 the past 18 months, bringing a continuous flow of great material to our audiences. This honor is yours!
Marc Clopton
Executive Director

Versatile
Performance Venue
Our 50-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.