As part of the 75th Anniversary, the studio has released a brand new video to celebrate this special community! Over 200 faculty, students and staff from both coasts representing all programs participated in this video series. This first video is the largest in a series of content to be rolled out over the next year. It gives an overview of the studio’s mission, history, campuses, programming and community while highlighting what makes this place so remarkable… the people! Artistic Director Tom Oppenheim states: “What I love about our video is that it reflects so many things that are crucial ..read more

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York is thrilled to announce a brand new Summer Intensive has been added to their 2024 summer programming: the Theater to Uplift! Summer Tour. This one-of-a-kind summer touring production and training program offers students a combination of performance skills and community experiences that are central to the Stella Adler Studio’s vision for actor training. Inspired by the Studio’s NYU Tisch Year 4 curriculum, Theater to Uplift! will bring students through rehearsals and performances of an 80- to 90-minute cut of a Shakespeare play t ..read more

Due to inclement weather, the studio has closed Tuesday, February 13th, and all conservatory classes and workshop classes have been cancelled. NYU Tisch classes have moved to online remote learning for the day. The studio will reopen tomorrow, February 14th at 8:30am. To reach the administration, please email classes@stellaadler.com. The post Inclement Weather: Studio Closed February 13th first appeared on Stella Adler Studio of Acting ..read more

In 2024, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting proudly celebrates its 75th Anniversary, commemorating a legacy of inspiring generations of actors dedicated to the pursuit of artistic excellence and uplifting humanity. Founded in 1949 by the legendary Stella Adler after a life on the New York stage and a transformative encounter with Russian acting guru Constantine Stanislavsky, the Studio began with a single class taught to an elite group of aspiring artists. Early students included Marlon Brando, Jerome Robbins, Elaine Stritch, and Alvin Ailey. Stella Adler later trained luminaries such as Robert ..read more

As part of the milestone 75th anniversary year, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting is launching a refreshed visual identity to help communicate its mission, uniting its world-class programs and inviting new voices into the community. The Studio has experienced significant growth and expansion since the prior logo was designed in 2001. Graphic Designer Casey Morris states, “With this rebrand, we aim to build more unity between our New York and Los Angeles studios, as well as our evolving cultural center at 65 Broadway, the Stella Adler Center for the Arts.” She adds, “The design choices were m ..read more

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York and Art of Acting Studio in Los Angeles have announced the 2024 Audition Tour. Prospective applicants may audition for programs including the Professional Conservatory programs and any of the Summer Intensives. Through the audition tour, the studio is seeking to connect with the most gifted, ambitious actors who have an appetite for rigorous training and an interest in studying acting in New York or Los Angeles. U.S. AUDITION TOURThe US tour will begin in late January making stops in Chicago (Jan 30-Feb 1 at the Radisson Blu) and San Francisco (Feb ..read more

Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York is thrilled to announce it will be offering for the first time ever in-person classes to child actors ages 11-13 in the newly formed Young Artists Conservatory held on Saturdays in Spring 2024. The greatest way to unlock and activate the wisdom of childhood is through play. And play most naturally and organically builds the muscles best suited for spiritual health and mature interactivity and engagement with the world. Theater at its core has been described as organized play, utilizing at one and the same time form and freedom, discipline and improvisa ..read more

The Stella Adler Studio has announced a brand new Venmo account, @stellaadlerstudio, making it even easier to donate to its charitable programming. The Venmo account launched on October 23rd with a Fall Pop-Up fundraiser — all about emphasizing the incredible impact that everyday purchases can have when directed towards our worthy mission. Every dollar counts, and we believe that even the smallest donations can make a significant impact. Our goal for this fundraiser is to reach $2,500, and we’re confident that with your help, we can achieve it! Your contributions can directly help us accomplis ..read more

The Stella Adler Center for the Arts is presenting a series of diverse cultural programming this fall: September 11th & 18th, 2023: S.O.S. Calling All Black People: the Black Arts Movement a two-part lecture with Sonia Sanchez and James Edward Smethurst From Artistic Director Tom Oppenheim: This two-part lecture with Sonia Sanchez and James Smethurst about the Black Arts Movement is based on the book they co-edited along with the late great John H. Bracy entitled SOS-Calling All Black People: A Black Arts Movement Reader. This book has played a major role in the life and evolution of the S ..read more

Jamie Linn Watson (Class of 2017) guest stars as the hilariously oblivious Staten Island Reporter Joanna Roscoe in the latest episode of ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ on FX and streaming on Hulu! The post Jamie Linn Watson (’17) in ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ on FX/Hulu first appeared on Stella Adler Studio of Acting ..read more