Program Details

Dates:
June 2 – July 3, 2025
Duration:
5 Weeks, 30 hrs/week of class
Tuition:
$3,500
Audition Required:
One Classical Monologue
How to Apply

Shakespeare Intensive

In response to Stella Adler’s profound insight into the vital importance of Shakespeare to the life of the actor, and the life of her Studio, we have organized an advanced summer intensive.

Broadway actor and Co-Head of Acting Steve Maurice Jones will be leading the intensive teaching Classical Scene Study. Alongside Mr. Jones is Broadway Fight Director J. Steven White, one of the country’s leading stage combat instructors and Andrew Wade, former head of voice at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Other core classes include Verse & Text, Movement, and Voice & Speech. Classes are supplemented by weekly master classes with industry leaders and academics. Offered in the summer only, this is a five-week, 30-hour per week intensive designed for the advanced actor to further develop his/her sense of the epic size of theater.

Early Bird Application Deadline: February 15th, 2025

Central to my technique…is the actor’s understanding of the epic size of theater – in the body, in the voice, in the mind, and in the soul – an understanding that Shakespeare forces actors to embrace their whole selves by exploring man’s Promethean battle with God, fate, and his own personal demons.

Stella Adler

Weekly Classes:

  • Classical Scene Study
  • Verse & Text
  • Stage Combat
  • Voice & Speech
  • Movement
  • Guest Master Classes

Previous Master Classes Have Included:
John Douglas Thompson (Tony Nominee, Drama Desk Winner)
Brian Cox (RSC, Emmy Award Winner)
Phylicia Rashad (Tony Award Winner)

*subject to change pending availability

Admission Information

Admission to the Shakespeare Intensive is by interview and audition. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

Student visas for international study are not available for this program at this time. Applicants must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Applicant must submit the following:

  1. A completed Online Application Form
  2. Headshot (Photo) and Resume
  3. A $50 non-refundable application fee (payable to Stella Adler Studio of Acting)

APPLY ONLINE!

Audition Requirements:

The audition should consist of one classical monologue no longer than 90 seconds in length. Phone Interviews and Video Auditions are acceptable. After the interview and audition have taken place, applicants will be formally notified via email regarding their acceptance in the program.

COVID-19 Policy: Please visit the studio’s Health & Safety Policy on the Policies page for the latest updates, policies and list of measures the studio has taken to protect the community against COVID-19.

Hear the Late Master Teacher Jimmy Tripp on the Shakespeare Intensive: