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
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
Terezin: Children of the Holocaust
When: April 3-5, 2025
Fri/Sat 7pm Sun 3pm
TAKE A CLASS
Classes currently meeting:
Cold Reading Classes
Wednesday evenings and
Thursday & Friday mornings
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)
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.
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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