SCENE STUDY CLASS FOR ACTORS - New York Theater Festival

The New York Theater Festival offers:

Scene Study Class for Actors

This class is for actors wishing to hone their artistic skills, develop performance techniques, and increase an understanding for script analysis. This performance workshop allows actors to come together and work on any individual style or playwright of their choosing. This includes Shakespeare, Period, Classical, Modern, Contemporary, or anything else students wish to explore and develop.

Therefore, in one class, various pairs of Scene Study partners can work on entirely different texts, giving all students a brief look into dozens of playwrights. Unlike most Acting Classes in New York City, where it is required to make a huge deposit before the first class, leaving you unaware if the class is right for you or if the teacher is worth your money, we offer the first class for free! This will give you an opportunity to attend the first class at no cost to you, in order to see if this class is helpful toward your artistic development.

The New York Theater Festival Scene Study Class also offers a Show Case after the last class, which allows you to demonstrate the work you have been developing during the class for friends, family, or industry guests.

The first class is free.
Following classes are $30 per class (total of $270 for the course)
Payment will be due at the beginning of the second class).

A showcase will be scheduled (date TBD).

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Testimonials

“I’m so happy that I chose to take this course. I had no idea what to expect but I’m thrilled. It’s been the highlight of my weeks! Luke is passionate about acting and I learned so much from him. He challenges me and I love watching him work with the class. It’s fun and stimulating.”

~ Alexandria Persinger

“I loved working with Luke! He is smart, sensitive, and knows exactly what he’s talking about. His knowledge expands far beyond a white male, he can relate to anyone. He provided individualized attention. I felt safe and like I was in a professional environment.”

~ Laurel McGoff

“Great class. I found it very energizing. A reminder of some things I already knew and had forgotten, and an education in new ideas and concepts. Luke is a wonderful communicator and very effective with imagery. HE was very skilled at getting us to curtail unnecessary movement onstage and using our voices more effectively. Great at helping us realize our character’s motivations in various scenes.”

~ Michael Huston

“Luke is a very strong instructor, speaking with an actor instead of at them while infusing his direction with a level of humility, which allows the pupil to achieve true collaboration and learning. I love Luke’s accessibility plus his knowledge and respect for the actor.”

~ Tanyeno Wotorson

“I enjoyed the class. The acting assignments and exercises were useful. The sessions were well worth my time. Luke was very congenial, clear, thorough. He gave me good ideas as to developing my character. Also, when he directed others, I learned some things. He was humorous, focused, friendly.”

~ Warren Wyss

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The theater is for an audience of 99 people. This allows you to invite whatever friends, family, and industry professionals to come witness your work in a beautiful theater that is ideal for showcasing the work you have been developing during the class.

About Your Teacher
Luke Bond

Luke Bond is an award-winning writer and director in New York City. His most recent feature film, “Fire With Fire”, was purchased for distribution by Deskpop Entertainment, and will be available on various platforms by the end of the Summer. It previously succeeded in the film festival circuit, winning “Best Horror Feature Film” at the Chicago Indie Film Awards, “Best Picture” and “Best Lead Actress” and the New York Film Awards, and “Best Suspense/Thriller Feature Film” at the International Horror Hotel Film Festival. His previous feature film, “Broke,” won “Best Feature Film” at The Williamsburg International Film and Music Festival in 2019, and “Best Feature Film” at the Hudson International Film Festival in 2020. Luke also won “Best Director” at the Hudson International Film Festival, and it was nominated for “Best Lead Actress” at the Transparent Film Festival, as well as being nominated for “Best Feature Film.” It was a semi-finalist for “Best Feature Film” at the New York Cinematography Awards, and also screened at the NewFilmakers NY Film Festival, the Big Apple Film Festival, and the Lift Off Film Festival in NYC. It is currently available for streaming on Amazon Prime.

Luke also has a long career directing and writing in theater. His play “Initiation” was produced Off-Broadway at the Clurman Theater as part of Writopia Lab’s 2013 Season. Some other directing and playwrighting credits include “The Rare Upper Hand”, “The Relationship Type”, “Post Coitus”, (The Davenport Theater), “Folly”, “Scum” (The Hudson Guild Theater), “Outside the Door”, “Burying Davey”, “Iago Meets Hamlet” (Pearl Studios), “Bitch” (Central Arts Theater), “Fuck Alex” (The Greenpoint Gallery) and “Foggy Dew” at the Robert Moss Theater as part of the New York Theater Festival. He was also nominated for “Best Director” for “Asking a Human” as part of the New York Theater Festival in 2017. His recent web series “Paul Makes Everything Worse” was nominated for “Outstanding Animation” at the New Jersey Webfest, and was a finalist at the L.A. Animation Festival. Luke has been teaching acting for several years, and he is the owner Logophile Productions (www.logophileproductions.com).

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