For Adults (18+). Mondays 7:00-8:30 PM; BAL Improv, taught by Zack Willis, is the perfect class for everyone from the aspiring professional actor who wants to learn how to “be in the moment” to someone who just wants to be more comfortable and engaging in their work presentations. ...
4/20-5/18. Cabaret is an art form in which a performer interprets song in an intimate setting with no fourth wall. In Cabaret Performance Workshop, performance coach Jennie Litt, will help singers 17 and older find their truth in each song of their choosing, crafting a performance that is unique to them. Additionally, class will focus on stagecraft and mic technique, explore song styles, and take deep dives into lyrics. The final two weeks of class will be devoted to creating a group cabaret show, complete with patter, which will be performed on Friday, 5/19 at 7:30 PM at the BAL studio at 56 Windsor Place....
4/18-5/2: These morning sessions led by meditation teacher and sound therapist, Kadeem Alston-Roman, will combine deep meditative practices with the use of sound bowls to help clear away the fog and grime experienced by the mind and emotions so you can take on your day. It will also give you the opportunity to process past events and issues so they can be released and you can move forward towards a successful rest of the season and year!...
7/13-8/10. Brooklyn Stand-Up is going virtual! Do you love to make people laugh or just want to know what it takes to mine and develop those funny ideas you have? Have you ever watched Comedy Central and thought “I wanna try that someday.” Well now is your chance. ...
For Adults (18+). Wednesdays, 8:00 - 9:00 PM. Virtual Offering. Let’s let loose, connect, and have fun! We’ll play theater games and develop interesting characters while learning the fundamentals of improv. ...
For Adults (17+). Tuesdays, 8:00 - 9:00 PM. Virtual Offering. Join us each week as we learn the choreography from a different Broadway Musical, with professional choreographers. We take requests! All levels welcome....
1/6-2/10, 2020. Are you quick with a quip? Do you love to make people laugh or just want to know what it takes to mine and develop those funny or intriguing ideas you have? Well, now is your chance. Join BAL on Monday nights for an "Adults Only" Improv Class, taught by Tim Dougherty. Are you quick with a quip? Are you a good listener? Do you wish you were better? Do you love to make people laugh or just want to know what it takes to mine and develop those funny or intriguing ideas you have? Have you ever watched Whose Line Is It Anyway? and thought “I wanna try that someday.” Well, now is your chance....
10/28-11/20, 2019. Are you the funny guy at the office? Do you love to make people laugh or just want to know what it takes to mine and develop those funny ideas you have? Brooklyn Stand-Up is taught by Joe Larson, and will be a "hoot" for everyone from the aspiring professional stand-up comedian to someone who just wants to be more comfortable and engaging in their work presentations....
8/27-8/30, 2019. In a joint international partnership, Brooklyn Acting Lab will host Center of the Theatre of the Oppressed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a 4-Day intensive training workshop. Train with Geo Britto, the most experienced Joker from CTO in Rio de Janeiro and one of the first generation of students who trained with Augusto Boal when he returned to Brazil. The workshop will cover TO Exercises, the Theory, and Dramaturgy of Forum Theatre, including culminating in a Forum performance....
July 17, 2019. Join us for this FREE, 3 hour experiential workshop as we use theater to explore our many intersecting identities. All are welcome! Using influences from devised and narrative theatre, participants will be encouraged to share their experience and personal alignment with their diverse identities. Over the course of the three hour workshop, we will collaboratively build a piece of theatre that explores how our identities are both personal and collective....