Join us for Summer Intensives with Brooklyn Acting Lab: at The K-293 Campus in Cobble Hill!

BAL’s Summer Intensives are theater workshops designed specifically for rising 4th-8th graders. Programs run from July 6th-August 28th at the K293 Campus in Cobble Hill.

Intensives cover a range of intriguing areas: from a musical theater bootcamp to acting on-camera. Young people will learn how to perform a monologue, sing an audition cut, slate for the camera, and improvise. Sing, dance and act all summer long with our staff of professional actors, directors and choreographers! Summer Intensives are open to every experience level! Whether your child is seriously considering a performing arts school, wants to explore theatrical activities, or is simply looking to have fun and make new friends in the community, these workshops deliver. Sign up for one or more weeks!

The BAL Summer Theater Intensives “sharing” are scheduled for Fridays at 2:30 PM in the K293 auditorium. We encourage parents and/or caregivers to join, however we do understand that scheduling is sometimes difficult. As long as your child knows in advance, our staff will always be present for your children as their “audience,” and will provide a lot of support!

• Ages: Rising 4th–8th graders
• Hours: 9 AM–3 PM
• Location: The K-293 Campus (284 Baltic Street off of Court)

This activity is not sponsored or endorsed by the New York City Department of Education or the City of New York.”

July 6 – 10 | Musical Theater Bootcamp | $475
Can’t wait to see your name up in lights? Immerse yourself in a week-long exploration of Broadway musicals from different eras. This ensemble-driven musical theatre intensive will give you the opportunity to develop and hone your vocal, dance, and acting skills in a supportive and nurturing environment. Each day is broken into sessions to focus on specific performance skills, culminating in a cabaret-style musical revue on Friday afternoon at 2:30 for family and friends. The musicals, songs and dances for this week will be different than those for Musical Theater Bootcamp the week of Aug 10-14; so, if you love Musical Theater, join us for both weeks!
{REGISTER HERE}

July 13 – 17 | Improv | $475
Improv = fun + infinite possibilities! This ensemble-based workshop is a safe space to imagine possibilities, explore how to perform and create a variety of characters that crack you up. Spend a week with an ensemble of young improvisers, learning techniques and practices to help you stay present, truthful and connected, culminating in a Friday afternoon (2:30pm) improv showcase for family and friends. Please note: The Aug 17-21 Improv Class will not duplicate this class…so, if you love Improv! Join us both weeks!
{REGISTER HERE}

July 20 – 24 | Audition Workshop | $475
Get ready early for your middle and high school auditions! We’ll select an appropriate monologue and work with you one-on-one so you are confident going into auditions. Using script analyzation techniques and games, you’ll learn how to get into your character’s skin and walk in their shoes. Also, we’ll dig deep into a scene selected specifically for you! Working closely with a scene partner, you’ll learn how to listen and respond truthfully when sharing a scene. At the end of the week, you’ll share what you’ve learned in an intimate share for family and friends at 2:30pm on Friday.
{REGISTER HERE}

July 27 – 31 | Sketch Comedy | $475
Over the course of this weeklong intensive, actors will work with professionals to hone their ensemble skills and learn the basics of sketch comedy. We will generate ideas, create situations and settings, identify absurdities, write and perform our own sketches and bring them to hilarious conclusions. We’ll share our creations with families and friends on Friday afternoon at 2:30pm.
{REGISTER HERE}

August 3 – 7 | Acting On-Camera | $475
Ready for your big break? Learn how to get comfortable in front of the camera and emote for the big screen! We’ll demystify the studio experience while giving you all of the skills necessary to rock a commercial audition. Learn to analyze commercial copy, approach cold reads, work with an off-camera reader, master the use of cue cards and perfect the all-important slate. And on Friday at 2:30pm, your family and friends can take in a special screening of your work.
{REGISTER HERE}

August 10 – 14 | Musical Theater Bootcamp | $475
Can’t wait to see your name up in lights? Immerse yourself in a week-long exploration of Broadway musicals from different eras. This ensemble-driven musical theatre intensive will give you the opportunity to develop and hone your vocal, dance, and acting skills in a supportive and nurturing environment. Each day is broken into sessions to focus on specific performance skills, culminating in a cabaret-style musical revue on Friday afternoon at 2:30pm for family and friends. This will not duplicate the Musical Theater Bootcamp the week of July 6th, we’ll explore different productions, music and dance — so if you love Musical Theater, come both weeks!
{REGISTER HERE}

August 17 – 21 | Improv | $475
This weeklong intensive covers the building blocks of improv and then goes deeper into ensemble work. Using theater trust-building exercises participants will learn how to work moment to moment to respond to scene partners, activating their impulses in terms of creating settings and developing characters. We’ll progress to montages and Harolds and share our work on Friday afternoon at 2:30 with families and friends. This class, because it is improv, of course, will not duplicate the Improv week of July 13-17. So, if you LOVE improv, come both weeks!
{REGISTER HERE}

August 24 – August 28 | Audition Workshop | $285 / $475
Get ready early for your middle and high school auditions! We’ll select an appropriate monologue and work with you one-on-one so you are confident going into auditions. Using script analyzation techniques and games, you’ll learn how to get into your character’s skin and walk in their shoes. Also, we’ll dig deep into a scene selected specifically for you! Working closely with a scene partner, you’ll learn how to listen and respond truthfully when sharing a scene. At the end of the week, you’ll share what you’ve learned in an intimate share for family and friends at 2:30pm on Friday.
{REGISTER HERE}