When NYC public schools are closed, BAL's door's are OPEN for creativity and play! Jan-Feb dates for PLAY in a Day (MLK Day and Mid-Winter Recess) are live now! Stay tuned as we continue to add more dates for 2020. ...
Join BAL for after-school classes in Winter/Spring 2020. We offer a diverse programming for youth from Pre-K through 10th Grades. NEW classes added include Broadway Bound Jr and Acting Ensemble. Check out our our full class menu today!...
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....
Does your child have dreams of being on Broadway? Do they ask you to be on TV or in the movies? And do you wonder….. How do we even get started? Is it something we are even interested in pursuing? Brooklyn Acting Lab is excited to host an informational session with Lillian LaSalle, President of Sweet 180 Management and Production and long-time BAL parent....
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....
Join us this fall for programs in Park Slope and Ditmas Park! Lots of new programs available! We are also happy to announce that BAL is using a new registration system!...
Join BAL for our Summer Musical production of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown! This is one Snoopy Dance you won’t want to miss!...
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"] ...
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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. ...