Adult Acting Workshops

10/13-11/18. 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, 11/18, at 8:00 p.m. at the BAL studio at 56 Windsor Place....

10/19-11/2 In this 45-minute experience, meditation teacher and sound therapy practitioner, Kadeem, guides participants through easy and relaxing breathing and visualization techniques to help calm the mind and emotions. This will also be paired with the soothing, yet rich sounds of Tibetan singing bowls, an instrument that produces varying tonal vibrations and known to help alleviate stress and bring the body back into a state of balance and homeostasis....

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....