HERBERT BERGHOF STUDIO INC

(A) THE UTA HAGEN INSTITUTE FOR FULL TIME STUDY:ALL FY24 PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN-PERSON.(I) HAGEN SUMMER INTENSIVE: 6-WEEK, 5-DAY, FULL-TIME INTENSIVE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON UTA HAGEN'S APPROACH TO ACTING TECHNIQUE AND REHEARSAL PROCESS. 6/24/24 TO 8/02/24, 16 STUDENTS SERVED, 10 SCHOLARSHIPSGRANTED.(II) HAGEN CORE TRAINING PROGRAM: A ONE-YEAR (THREE-TERM) INTENSIVE FULL-TIME CURRICULUM FOR ACTORS UTILIZING UTA HAGEN'S APPROACH TO ACTING TECHNIQUE AND REHEARSAL PROCESS. 9/11/23 TO 6/03/24, 11 STUDENTS SERVED, 9 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED.(III) HAGEN TEACHERS LAB: A FIVE-DAY INTENSIVE FULL-TIME PROGRAM FOR ACTORS AND EDUCATORS INTERESTED (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN TEACHING UTA HAGEN'S ACTING EXERCISES AND METHODOLOGY 08/5/24 TO 8/9/24, 9 STUDENTS SERVED, 4 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED. TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR 1 UTA HAGEN AWARD RECIPIENT WERE SPONSORED BY THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE.(B) STUDIO CLASSES FOR TRAINING AND PRACTICE: FALL, WINTER, SPRING, AND SUMMER TERMS: ACTING, ACTING IMPROVISATION, ACTING ON CAMERA, SCENE STUDY, ACTING TECHNIQUE, MOVEMENT & THE BODY, MUSICAL THEATER & SINGING, SPEAKING VOICE, SPEECH, DIRECTING, PLAYWRITING, AND MORE. 3252 ENROLLMENTS, IN 287 CLASSES/YEAR, SEPTEMBER THROUGH AUGUST, 1429 STUDENTS SERVED, 102 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED, 234 WORK-STUDY GRANTS. CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON FORMATS.(C) HB STUDIO SPECIAL WORKSHOPS: IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR TERM-LENGTH STUDIO CLASS SCHEDULE, HB OFFERED SHORT TERM (1-5 SESSIONS) SKILL BUILDING AND SPECIAL FOCUS WORKSHOPS. 637 ENROLLMENTS IN 62 WORKSHOPS, 406 STUDENTS SERVED, 6 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED, 44 WORK-STUDY GRANTS. HB OFFERED A SERIES OF 10 FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS @ $5/SESSION, TAILORED TO PERFORMING ARTISTS' NEEDS. WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED IN BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON FORMATS FROM SEPTEMBER 11 THROUGH THE YEAR'S END.(D) RESIDENCY PROJECTS: HB STUDIO'S RESIDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES SPACE FOR ARTISTS TO REHEARSE AND PRESENT A NEW WORK AT AN EARLY- TO MID-STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PRODUCTION CAPABILITY OF THE HB PLAYWRIGHTS FOUNDATION THEATER SPACE. SIX (6) WEEK-LONG RESIDENCIES, FEATURING 47 ARTISTS, EACH CULMINATING IN A PUBLIC PRESENTATION; 67 ARTISTS, 11 PERFORMANCES, 411 AUDIENCE. PROJECTS: MELODY ERFANI, THE WORDS WILL COME (2/5/24-2/11/24); JACQUELINE RAYMOND, INTERNATIONAL GIRLS ENSEMBLE (2/19/24-2/25/24); TANK, RAY JOHNSON, STEPHANIE ORTA-VAZQUEZ, DARIUS LAMONT, SHELLIQUE VALLEE, THE MANNEQUIN PLAY (4/14/24); DAVID LEE HUYNH, X#*! YOU VERY MUCH, MOM (6/11/24-6/23/24); JOEY MASSA & KATHARINE LORRAINE, WORKSHOP (7/22/24-7/27/24); KAILI Y. TURNER, SHEEN: THE MUSICAL (8/19/24-8/25/24). HB ALSO HOSTED ACTING OUT AND CONCH SHELL PRODUCTIONS. ACTING OUT IS A RESIDENT COMPANY OF 20 FORMERLY INCARCERATED PERSONS THAT PRESENTED 4 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF AN ORIGINAL PLAY CALLED KID STUFF. CONCH SHELL PRODUCTIONS IS A RESIDENT COMPANY SUPPORTING EMERGING VOICES OF THE CARIBBEAN DIASPORA AND THE CARIBBEAN THEATRE AND FILM SCENE. CONCH SHELL PRODUCTIONS HOSTED 2 FESTIVALS THAT FEATURED 9 NEW PLAYS AND ENGAGED 46 ARTISTS.(E) COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: WINSTON TRANSITIONSHB PARTNERED WITH NONPROFIT PRIVATE NYC-BASED WINSTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL, AN INNOVATIVE DAY SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES. HB TEACHING ARTISTS WORKED WITH STUDENTS IN WINSTON'S 'TRANSITIONS' PROGRAM--THOSE WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM 12TH GRADE, BUT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO TRANSITION TO THE WORKFORCE OR COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM SERVED 30 YOUNG ADULTS, WITH 13 60-MINUTE SESSIONS OVER 9 MONTHS, USING ACTORS' TOOLS TO SUPPORT SELF-EXPRESSION, INDEPENDENT LEARNING, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS. HB ALSO WELCOMED AN INTERN FROM WINSTON TO WORK ON-SITE IN THE STUDIO'S OFFICE TO TRAIN IN WORKPLACE SKILLS.(F) PUBLIC PROGRAMS: THEATER PROGRAM(I) HB STUDIO WORKS-IN-PROGRESS PRODUCTIONS AND PUBLIC EVENTS:TWELVE (12) PUBLIC EVENTS OVER 13 DATES, FEATURING 156 ARTISTS AND SERVING AN AUDIENCE OF 632. INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECT LAB WINTER, SPRING, FALL PRESENTATIONS, 3/17/24, 6/5/24; ACTING THE SONG SPRING, SUMMER, FALL PRESENTATIONS, 5/31/24, 8/16/24; ALMOST, MAINE (HAGEN CORE TRAINING CULMINATING PRESENTATION), 6/1/24-6/2/24; THE ART OF DIRECTING, 6/3/24; ACTUAR EN ESPANOL, 8/19/24; THE VILLAGE TRIP: LET FREEDOM RING! VOICES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THEN AND NOW, 9/21/23.(II) WORKS-IN-PROGRESS READINGS:HB HOSTED NINE (9) STAGED READINGS OF NEW FULL-LENGTH PLAYS IN PROGRESS AND TWELVE (12) STAGED READINGS OF NEW TEN-MINUTE PLAYS IN PROGRESS DEVELOPED AT THE STUDIO; READINGS WERE PRESENTED IN THE HB PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE AND THE HELEN GALLAGHER STUDIO THEATRE 10/14/23, 11/16/23-11/18/23, AND 4/27/24, FEATURING 55 ARTISTS, TO A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 243. READINGS FEATURED: ADULT(ISH) MATERIAL BY TIFFA FOSTER, AL GORE RHYTHM BY PHIL DARG, ATTORNEY-CLIENT BY ALEX LADD, THE DUST OF THE WORLD BY RHYS SAMUEL WASHINGTON, LIKE A QUEEN OR WHATEVER BY GRANT MACDERMOTT, THE REST OF US BY AMY TOFTE, THE KIND KILLER BY ACHIRO P. OLWOCH, AND 10-MINUTE PLAYS BY PHILIP CIOFFARI, JACKIE CLOUD, JONATHAN FLOREZ, JORDAN GALLAND, MOSHE HENDERSEN, ALEX ISHKANIAN, ADRIAN MARTINEZ, FAREEDA PASHA, JANEENA PINERO, GABRIELA SAKER, ANDREA TERRASA, AND FE TORRES.(III) MODERATED PUBLIC TALKS: PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS ABOUT CONTEMPORARY THEATER CONCERNS. TWO (2) PUBLIC TALKS WERE HELD IN FY24, FEATURING 9 ARTISTS AND SERVING AN AUDIENCE OF 78. TOPICS INCLUDED: PLAYWRIGHTS WHO CAME UP IN GREENWICH VILLAGE, THE EARLY YEARS OF OUR FOUNDER HERBERT BERGHOF (LIVE); AND SEVEN (7) PODCAST CONVERSATIONS (HB INSIGHT SERIES) WITH ARTISTS ASHLEY OLIVE TEAGUE, JAYNE MCLENDON, JERMAINE ROWE, NEHASSAIU DEGANNES, MELODY ERFANI, AMANDA MCDOWALL, JACQUELINE RAYMOND WEGMAN, KELLY QUINNETT, YESENIA HERRINGTON, KATHERINE LAWSON, JENNY MCKNIGHT, TANK, & DARIUS.