Dramatic Arts
A Class Act NY’s Dramatic Arts weekly classes expose students to a variety of acting techniques and give actors the tools necessary to succeed on stage, on-camera or in the voice-over studio.
Instructors are prominent Broadway, On-Camera and Voice-Over Actors and Industry Pros from NYC and LA who are all working in the field today!
Payment plans are available, please contact us for more information!
Upcoming Events › Dramatic Arts Weekly Classes
September 2025
5-Week Scene Study Class: Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints
New York, NY 10018
Ages 11-20 (scenes divided by age & level; email for an age exception) | Saturdays, Sep. 20 - Oct. 18 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Cost 575.00
Payment Plans Available at Checkout, or if you need a custom plan, email or call (212) 315-3010
Call (212) 315-3010 to mix and match any of A Class Act NY's 5 and 6-week class offerings and SAVE!
Serious minded students only!
Instructor: TV, Film and Broadway Actor John Patrick Hayden (FLEISHMAN’S IN TROUBLE, YOUNGER, TARTUFFE)
Learn Anne Bogart’s widely used Acting Technique, Viewpoints!
Through scene-work and exercises students will learn the core principles of this popular acting method!
Delve deeper into your work!
About Viewpoints
Anne Bogart's Viewpoints is a physical acting technique. It provides a framework for actors and directors to explore movement, space, time, and relationships, fostering collaboration, spontaneity, and heightened sensory awareness. Viewpoints emphasizes a non-hierarchical approach to performance, encouraging performers to respond to each other and their environment in a dynamic and intuitive way.
Final Showcase for Loved Ones & Talent Reps
Class concludes with a Showcase for loved ones and a few scouting Talent Reps.
5, 6 or 11-Week TV Class: Dramas and/or Sitcoms
New York, NY, NY 10018
Ages 11-19 (scenes divided by age & level; email for an age exception) | 5-Week Drama Session: Sundays, Sep. 21 - Oct. 19 | 6-Week Sitcom Session: Sundays, Oct. 26 - Dec. 7 | 11 AM - 1 PM | 5-Week Session Cost: 575.00 | 6-Week Session Cost: 650.00 | 11-Week Session Cost: 895.00
Payment Plans Available at Checkout, or if you need a custom plan, email or call (212) 315-3010
Register for either session or register for both sessions and SAVE! Call (212) 315-3010 to mix and match any of A Class Act NY's 5 and 6-week class offerings and SAVE, too!
TV/Film Instructor: TBA Soon!
Cover the ins and outs of two popular genres of Television: Sitcoms (Comedic TV Shows) and Dramas, which can include both Serial Dramas (continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode-by-episode fashion) and Procedurals (series that focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency).
Students learn the acting techniques needed for one, or both, of these very different yet very popular genres of television shows!
Focus of Class:
• Scene Study & Character Development: Learn how to identify operative words, objectives, conflict, tactics and acting beats within the text and how to make your character come to life
• Learn how to portray complex characters
• Learn how to bring out the funny in sitcom scenes by cultivating and connecting to your personal joy and opening your comic receptors
• Learn how to develop a relationship with the camera
• Improve on-camera physicality
• Work on active listening skills; learn how to be a generous & present scene partner
• Hone audition technique and learn how to make a proper homemade self-tape
Concerned about missing a class? Not to worry, there will be one virtual make-up class offered - Date TBD!
Final Showcase(s) for Loved Ones & Talent Reps
Each session culminates in a performance for loved ones & a few scouting Talent Reps!