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17 Nov

Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for nonprofits to reach out to the community to ask for support in the spirit of the Holiday season....

17:53 / BAL Blog / Events
03 Oct

Have a monologue you need to show others before an audition? Want to share a song you’ve been working on? Interested in leading an activity with other artists? Want to just show up, roll up your sleeves, and get to work? Every Monday from 7:00 - 9:00pm, dive into an exploratory laboratory with European director Murat Ozcan. This is a safe space to create, imagine, explore, and refine your craft, wherever you are right now. Join us in this energetic and collaborative space once a week to further unite our incredible Brooklyn artist community! Learn more here. [gallery size="large" ids="18408,18410,18409"] ...

16:00 / BAL Blog / Featured
28 Aug

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20:04 / BAL Blog / Featured
16 Aug

Brooklyn Acting Lab is celebrating its 10th season this Fall! Since 2007, we have shared innovative, process-driven, heartfelt work with the diverse global community of Brooklyn. Our goal has been, and continues to be, creating a safe space for children and adults alike to see the world, in all of its glory and diversity, and attempt to make sense of it through art. As we eagerly embark on our 10th season, we look forward to reconnecting with past students, and welcoming new ones into the BAL family. ...

19:40 / BAL Blog / Featured
05 Jan

Creative Songwriting Workshop with Jared Dixon January 22nd, 3-5pm With the explosive success of Hamilton: An American musical, many people have been exposed to the wonders of verse as a musical device in both rap and theatre. How did Lin-Manuel Miranda even begin to create such a masterpiece? How does he command language so well? Work the Verse is a workshop that aims to nurture the same creative process. This is NOT a rap class. This is a workshop about the appreciation of words as beautiful music. Participants will explore rhyme and rhythm,  and develop writing skills in order to begin their own portfolio of performance repertoire. Jared Dixon is a professional actor, singer, rapper, and writer. He has been seen on stage in New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Connecticut, and Ohio in shows like In The Heights, The Color Purple, Ragtime, and Hairspray. Jared has also released three original solo albums, and is in the midst of writing his own movies and literary works. His experience in all fields came together when he was featured in the #BarsWorkshopNYC Mixtape Musical Medley Vol. 1. His experiences with this workshop led him back to education as a form of giving back and helping young artists foster a...

17:26 / BAL Blog
28 Sep

Brooklyn Acting Lab is thrilled to announce an additional venue for Youth Classes, Junior Acting Lab, Improv I & II, and Triple Threat Thursdays, conveniently located at 4th St. off 7th Avenue - with pick-up available from PS 321 and other local schools. Ellie Herman Pilates Annex 463 4th Street - off Seventh Avenue Park Slope, Brooklyn 11215  ...

18:59 / BAL Blog