Please join us for a Meisner Scene Study Class and Showcase

with Greg Parente

Beginning February - May at the Ted Bardy Studio

 

Meisner Scene Study - learn to listen and respond on a moment to moment basis working from your instincts and learning how to apply it to a scene. 

3 months: Mondays 4:30 - 6:30PM

February 8th- May 10^th

Fee - $675 for 12 classes = $225 per month.

PAY ALL AT ONCE, PAY ONLY $600, saving you $25 per month. 

In this class students will gain the most valuable and fundamental aspect of acting: listening and responding and learning to behave truthfully under imaginary circumstances.  Through a series of exercises created and devised by the late great Sanford Meisner, students will quickly learn to become more uninhibited in their acting, learning how to enliven their acting skills so that they are free to take risks, make bold choices, and to have fun while doing it.  The class will be broken down as follows:

Month 1: learning to listen through Meisner’s repetition exercises

Month 2: Scene work incorporating Meisner Exercises

Month 3: Scene Showcase with invited audience in our 45 seat performance studio

                                to register or for more information please contact

Greg T. Parente     917-969-7216     gregparente@hotmail.com

The Ted Bardy Acting Studio     212-725-7575     tedbardy@tedbardy.com

PAYMENT INFORMATION:The 3-month Meisner scene study program with Greg Parente is $600.00 if paid up front. You may also pay in 3 installments of $225.00 per month (payments must be made at the beginning of each month). We accept cash, check (made out to Ted Bardy Studio), or you may use PayPal via the website.

If you wish to pay via PayPal click here: http://www.tedbardy.com/regular-class-schedule.php  (if the link does not work go to www.tedbardy.com , go to the “classes” page), scroll down to the bottom of the page to the section labeled “SPECIAL UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS”.  Use the box labeled “Enter Workshop Name” and fill in “3-Month Scene Study” if you are paying in full, or fill in “February (or March or April) 3-Month Scene Study” if you are paying monthly. In the box labeled “Enter Workshop Price” please fill in the amount (e.g. $600.00 if paying in full, $225.00 if paying monthly). If you have any questions email us at tedbardy@tedbardy.com  .

 

Greg Parente holds the title of Director of The Young Performers Acting Program at the Ted Bardy Studio. Mr. Parente has been nationally recognized as winner of the “Outstanding Professional High School Acting Teacher of the Year” award by The Blackboard Awards Nominating committee. Frank McCourt (author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book and film Angela’s Ashes) personally presented him the coveted award. Mr. Parente is also the Associate Artistic Director of the famed Professional Performing Arts School in New York City.  Alumni include: Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Claire Danes, Jesse Eisenberg, Connor Paolo and countless others. Many of Greg’s current students can be seen in starring roles on television: Gossip Girl, Modern Family, Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light. Among the many, Connor Paolo, Addison Timlin, Alice Kremelberg, and Victor Rasuk, have starred in the films: World Trade Center, Mystic River, Alexander, Lords of Dogtown, Derailed, Che, Raising Victor Vargas, and many others. On Broadway, his students have appeared in Les Miserables, Shrek, The Lion King, Oklahoma, Nine, Grey Gardens, Coast of Utopia, Pillowman, Gypsy, 13, and many other Broadway Hits.  Greg is also Co-Founder and Artistic Director of The Strain Theatre Company, a company geared towards cultivating and developing young talent.  Mr. Parente holds an MFA in Acting from the prestigious Asolo Conservatory at Florida State University and furthered his training under the direct guidance of Ted Bardy at The Ted Bardy Studio.

What People Have To Say

“Greg Parente gives validity to the entire craft. Working with him makes you want to act, and evokes a real understanding of why you’re up on that stage.” -Connor Paolo (Gossip Girl, Mystic River, World Trade Center, Alexander, Snow Angels)

“Greg Parente possesses more than just an immense understanding of his craft, but also an equally immense understanding of how to teach it. He uses simplicity and truthfulness as an underlying platform so that when his students are faced with heavier emotional work it just comes naturally. I felt so safe in his classroom that I never feared falling down just to learn from my mistakes. I have studied acting with many teachers, and I can say from experience that Parente is an extremely rare find.” -Stephen Scarpulla (Broadway: Gypsy, Oklahoma, Les Miserables, Christmas Carol)

 “Greg’s passion for the craft is always evident. His love for the theater has inspired and challenged me in the most incredible way.” -Silvestre Rasuk (Raising Victor Vargas and Mother Courage, opposite Meryl Streep)

 “Mr. Parente has been such an inspiration to me ever since I joined his drama class. He brings constant energy to us, the students, and always has us excited for the next class. Most importantly, he influences his students to be the best they can be, and because he is so well respected and talented, you want to perform to your greatest ability. Mr. Parente is an amazing educator and is tremendously talented in his line of work. I feel extremely fortunate to be in his class.” -Kristen Alderson (Starr on One Life to Live)

“Greg Parente leads his students with a gentle hand that molds their acting skills. He is a true actor’s director and will always be there to guide you to the path that fits you, all the while making the process fun and exciting.” -Sarah Hyland (Modern Family, Lipstick Jungle, Grey Gardens)

“Mr. Parente inspires his students to jump in and take risks by providing a safe and comfortable learning environment. He spreads his love of the theatre to everyone he encounters. He is the rock, the foundation, the soil, the water, and the sun that gives his students vital growth as aspiring actors. He is an innovator who cares for the well-being and growth of his students, and he helps them realize their true talents and potential.”
-Alice Kremelberg (Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, Baby Mama, Young Olivia on Guiding Light)

 

 

The Ted Bardy Studio

Located at 153 West 27^th Street, Suite 301

New York, NY 10001 (between 6^th & 7^th Avenues)