• #StudentSpotlight: Ashley Mondestin (Evening Conservatory Class of 2022, @madammondestin): The play that inspires me the most is Lorraine Hansbury’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” It was the first play I ever read on my own. Not only is it a play that the story centers on a Black family, but it was also written by a Black woman (who I recently learned was queer). As an actor, who also writes, this play inspires me to not only want to act in plays but to write them as well. As a queer black woman, I’m constantly searching-- for meaning, connection, my self, my voice; I spent a gross amount of time waiting for someone else to give me permission to be myself. I’m now in a more comfortable place in my skin and who I am. This impacts the type of student that I am when studying acting; it motivates me to apply all that I’m learning in class and allow myself to be freed up by the tools so that I can achieve one of the studio’s (and my own) aim of being an artist that is independent. I often focus on songwriting, and recorded and released a music project through an extension of myself that I named “Madam Mondestin;” I chose this moniker as an attempt to reclaim my autonomy as the co-creator of my life and dubbed myself to be “the madam of my destiny!
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    #StudentSpotlight: Ashley Mondestin (Evening Conservatory Class of 2022, @madammondestin): The play that inspires me the most is Lorraine Hansbury’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” It was the first play I ever read on my own. Not only is it a play that the story centers on a Black family, but it was also written by a Black woman (who I recently learned was queer). As an actor, who also writes, this play inspires me to not only want to act in plays but to write them as well. As a queer black woman, I’m constantly searching-- for meaning, connection, my self, my voice; I spent a gross amount of time waiting for someone else to give me permission to be myself. I’m now in a more comfortable place in my skin and who I am. This impacts the type of student that I am when studying acting; it motivates me to apply all that I’m learning in class and allow myself to be freed up by the tools so that I can achieve one of the studio’s (and my own) aim of being an artist that is independent. I often focus on songwriting, and recorded and released a music project through an extension of myself that I named “Madam Mondestin;” I chose this moniker as an attempt to reclaim my autonomy as the co-creator of my life and dubbed myself to be “the madam of my destiny!
  • 3-Year Conservatory Class of 2022 presents their Virtual Language Project presentation of Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses: Book IV’ directed by @xavierbclark and performing this Thursday, February 25th through Saturday, February 27th! Link to RSVP in Bio! #stellaadler #voiceandspeech #metamorphoses Artwork by @wendy_sparkle
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    3-Year Conservatory Class of 2022 presents their Virtual Language Project presentation of Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses: Book IV’ directed by @xavierbclark and performing this Thursday, February 25th through Saturday, February 27th! Link to RSVP in Bio! #stellaadler #voiceandspeech #metamorphoses Artwork by @wendy_sparkle
  • Today, catch all three conservatory virtual shows in one day! 1:00pm: All My Sons 4:00pm: Bhutan 7:00pm: Shape of Things Eastern Standard Time RSVP Link in Bio #stellaadler #virtualplay
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    Today, catch all three conservatory virtual shows in one day! 1:00pm: All My Sons 4:00pm: Bhutan 7:00pm: Shape of Things Eastern Standard Time RSVP Link in Bio #stellaadler #virtualplay
  • #StudentSpotlight: Tori Anderson (3-Year Conservatory Class of 2021, @toomuch_tori) "You can't be boring. Life is boring. The weather is boring. Actors must not be boring." - Stella Adler. Growing up in a small town in the middle of Wyoming, my hobbies included riding my horse through the McDonald's drive-through and playing in a bluegrass band. New York City seemed an unreachable fantasy. When I was auditioning for grad schools and got a callback for Stella, suddenly the fantasy became reality. I was living in New York... getting incredibly lost, but in NYC! I've been learning and growing, both as an actor and as a human being thanks to knowledgeable instructors who want to share all they know. Then the pandemic hit. School closed; Zoom became the new normal. We're about to start performing our third year shows- all online. How would we ever overcome this enormous challenge; It was like staring into a huge abyss and wondering, "well, now what." But we're doing it! It's happening, and it's actually going fabulously. It might just be that I'm looking at the bright side, but, it's been amazing to adjust this craft to these new circumstances. The best part is, with Stella Adler’s technique, it's been a fairly easy process to find ways to work that suit this unique world we find ourselves in. Of course, there have been challenges, but having such a great community and support system has helped us to overcome them, together. We're making the proverbial lemonade out of lemons, and it is turning out to be quite delicious in my opinion! In summary, don't be boring, look on the bright side, and... drink lemonade! #stellaadler #actingschool #conservatory #dramaschool
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    #StudentSpotlight: Tori Anderson (3-Year Conservatory Class of 2021, @toomuch_tori) "You can't be boring. Life is boring. The weather is boring. Actors must not be boring." - Stella Adler. Growing up in a small town in the middle of Wyoming, my hobbies included riding my horse through the McDonald's drive-through and playing in a bluegrass band. New York City seemed an unreachable fantasy. When I was auditioning for grad schools and got a callback for Stella, suddenly the fantasy became reality. I was living in New York... getting incredibly lost, but in NYC! I've been learning and growing, both as an actor and as a human being thanks to knowledgeable instructors who want to share all they know. Then the pandemic hit. School closed; Zoom became the new normal. We're about to start performing our third year shows- all online. How would we ever overcome this enormous challenge; It was like staring into a huge abyss and wondering, "well, now what." But we're doing it! It's happening, and it's actually going fabulously. It might just be that I'm looking at the bright side, but, it's been amazing to adjust this craft to these new circumstances. The best part is, with Stella Adler’s technique, it's been a fairly easy process to find ways to work that suit this unique world we find ourselves in. Of course, there have been challenges, but having such a great community and support system has helped us to overcome them, together. We're making the proverbial lemonade out of lemons, and it is turning out to be quite delicious in my opinion! In summary, don't be boring, look on the bright side, and... drink lemonade! #stellaadler #actingschool #conservatory #dramaschool
  • Poetry Tonight!! The Harold Clurman Poetry Reading Series with Rachel Eliza Griffiths and Cheryl Boyce-Taylor - Tues. Feb. 16th @ 7pm (EST). Zoom Link in Bio. #stellaadler #poetry @rachelelizagriffiths @cherylboycetaylor
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    Poetry Tonight!! The Harold Clurman Poetry Reading Series with Rachel Eliza Griffiths and Cheryl Boyce-Taylor - Tues. Feb. 16th @ 7pm (EST). Zoom Link in Bio. #stellaadler #poetry @rachelelizagriffiths @cherylboycetaylor
  • Happy Presidents’ Day! The studio’s administrative offices are closed today and full time classes cancelled in recognition of the holiday. Online workshops are still resuming today and tonight. The administration will return on Tuesday.
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    Happy Presidents’ Day! The studio’s administrative offices are closed today and full time classes cancelled in recognition of the holiday. Online workshops are still resuming today and tonight. The administration will return on Tuesday.
  • 3-Year Conservatory Class of 2021 Spring Virtual Productions begin next week and run Feb 17-24. They will be presented over Zoom and are free to the public! Link to RSVP in bio. #stellaadler #conservatory
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    3-Year Conservatory Class of 2021 Spring Virtual Productions begin next week and run Feb 17-24. They will be presented over Zoom and are free to the public! Link to RSVP in bio. #stellaadler #conservatory
  • Today we wish beloved Master Teacher Betsy Parrish and Founder Stella Adler a wonderful Happy Birthday!! Can you believe they share the same birthday?! #stellaadler #happybirthday
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    Today we wish beloved Master Teacher Betsy Parrish and Founder Stella Adler a wonderful Happy Birthday!! Can you believe they share the same birthday?! #stellaadler #happybirthday
  • #StudentSpotlight: Sònia Victoria Werner (NYU Tisch Class of 2023, @svikki.w): “You will only fail to learn if you do not learn from failing” ~Stella Adler. For the longest time, I always pursued what I believed to be the ‘right’ answer or the ‘correct’ way to do something. The mere notion of failing was daunting. In my training last year, I realized how limiting this fear-ridden mentality was. I’ve learned that mistakes are valuable—embracing flexibility, notes, and moments of ‘failure’ and learning from them is growth in its truest form. I’m finding it more and more comfortable now to pause and say to myself in rehearsal, ‘this isn’t working so what can I change? What can I play with?’ without harboring any judgment. I knew early on that I wanted to pursue a life of long-term creative joy/growth and artistic spontaneity and acting fulfills that pursuit in so many ways. The artist I aspire to be is a wholly versatile one and I’m constantly looking to learn new things along the way! I’ve been training at the Stella Adler Studio since my junior year of high school, and I feel so lucky to have been placed into this studio for my primary training at NYU as I continue to pursue truth and humanity through acting! #stellaadler @tischdrama #actingschool
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    #StudentSpotlight: Sònia Victoria Werner (NYU Tisch Class of 2023, @svikki.w): “You will only fail to learn if you do not learn from failing” ~Stella Adler. For the longest time, I always pursued what I believed to be the ‘right’ answer or the ‘correct’ way to do something. The mere notion of failing was daunting. In my training last year, I realized how limiting this fear-ridden mentality was. I’ve learned that mistakes are valuable—embracing flexibility, notes, and moments of ‘failure’ and learning from them is growth in its truest form. I’m finding it more and more comfortable now to pause and say to myself in rehearsal, ‘this isn’t working so what can I change? What can I play with?’ without harboring any judgment. I knew early on that I wanted to pursue a life of long-term creative joy/growth and artistic spontaneity and acting fulfills that pursuit in so many ways. The artist I aspire to be is a wholly versatile one and I’m constantly looking to learn new things along the way! I’ve been training at the Stella Adler Studio since my junior year of high school, and I feel so lucky to have been placed into this studio for my primary training at NYU as I continue to pursue truth and humanity through acting! #stellaadler @tischdrama #actingschool
  • Adler’s Virtual Open House starts tonight! RSVP Link in Bio, events run through Thursday. Join us to learn more about this special community! #stellaadler #openhouse #actingschool
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    Adler’s Virtual Open House starts tonight! RSVP Link in Bio, events run through Thursday. Join us to learn more about this special community! #stellaadler #openhouse #actingschool
  • Christopher Plummer, an actor of the highest order, friend of Harold Clurman, died today. We mourn his loss.
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    Christopher Plummer, an actor of the highest order, friend of Harold Clurman, died today. We mourn his loss.
  • The studio has received a generous donation and Scholarship opportunity for a BIPOC student seeking to take Melissa Maxwell's Online Advanced Scene Study Class! The class meets on Wednesdays from March 17–May 5, 2021 at 7pm. An audition is required. Contact Brandon English (brandon@stellaadler.com) for the application. Deadline to apply is Friday, February 19th.
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    The studio has received a generous donation and Scholarship opportunity for a BIPOC student seeking to take Melissa Maxwell's Online Advanced Scene Study Class! The class meets on Wednesdays from March 17–May 5, 2021 at 7pm. An audition is required. Contact Brandon English (brandon@stellaadler.com) for the application. Deadline to apply is Friday, February 19th.
  • #AdlerAlumni: Congratulations to Jane Levy (Class of 2010, @janeclevy) on her Golden Globe Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy! We are so proud of you! #stellaadler @goldenglobes @zoeysplaylist @nbc
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    #AdlerAlumni: Congratulations to Jane Levy (Class of 2010, @janeclevy) on her Golden Globe Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy! We are so proud of you! #stellaadler @goldenglobes @zoeysplaylist @nbc
  • #StudentSpotlight: Aaron Patterson (3-Year Conservatory Class of 2023, @aaron_jp98) “When I went to high school I began to play football. And I was good enough to get a scholarship to play in college and naturally with this the dream of playing in the NFL emerges. And when that dream fell through I just decided to just work and travel. I moved from North Carolina to Texas and started working in the oilfields. On my off days I would travel all over the country. I still had a dream of acting but I just didn’t know how it was going to work. Then one day when I was seeking and researching acting books I came across Stella Adler’s “ The Art Of Acting” and this book changed my life completely. From that point on I started planning my move to New York because I had to make my dream happen. Stella Adler’s conservatory has changed my life not just as an actor but as a human being. I am a better listener and also my interactions with people outside of the studio has been much more fulfilling.” #stellaadler #conservatory #actingschool
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    #StudentSpotlight: Aaron Patterson (3-Year Conservatory Class of 2023, @aaron_jp98) “When I went to high school I began to play football. And I was good enough to get a scholarship to play in college and naturally with this the dream of playing in the NFL emerges. And when that dream fell through I just decided to just work and travel. I moved from North Carolina to Texas and started working in the oilfields. On my off days I would travel all over the country. I still had a dream of acting but I just didn’t know how it was going to work. Then one day when I was seeking and researching acting books I came across Stella Adler’s “ The Art Of Acting” and this book changed my life completely. From that point on I started planning my move to New York because I had to make my dream happen. Stella Adler’s conservatory has changed my life not just as an actor but as a human being. I am a better listener and also my interactions with people outside of the studio has been much more fulfilling.” #stellaadler #conservatory #actingschool
  • Tomorrow Nighy at 7PM EST Online, Sonia Sanchez and Rachel Harding will speak as part of the Harold Clurman Lecture Series. Free and open to the public. Link available at StellaAdler.com #stellaadler #soniasanchez #rachelharding
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    Tomorrow Nighy at 7PM EST Online, Sonia Sanchez and Rachel Harding will speak as part of the Harold Clurman Lecture Series. Free and open to the public. Link available at StellaAdler.com #stellaadler #soniasanchez #rachelharding
  • The studio celebrates the life of Oscar winner and Alum Cloris Leachman who passed away yesterday. She will be remembered for filling generations of households with laughter and love. #stellaadler #clorisleachman
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    The studio celebrates the life of Oscar winner and Alum Cloris Leachman who passed away yesterday. She will be remembered for filling generations of households with laughter and love. #stellaadler #clorisleachman
  • January 27th is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Stella Adler was an active supporter of the Bergson Group, a group that raised awareness of the Holocaust in the US and advocated for the rescue of Jewish refugees in Europe. Read about Stella Adler’s activism involvement in the article in our bio. #stellaadler #holocaust #jewishhistory
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    January 27th is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Stella Adler was an active supporter of the Bergson Group, a group that raised awareness of the Holocaust in the US and advocated for the rescue of Jewish refugees in Europe. Read about Stella Adler’s activism involvement in the article in our bio. #stellaadler #holocaust #jewishhistory
  • Happy first day/evening of school to these inspiring artists who began their journey today in the 3-Year Conservatory and Evening Conservatory programs! #stellaadler #conservatory
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    Happy first day/evening of school to these inspiring artists who began their journey today in the 3-Year Conservatory and Evening Conservatory programs! #stellaadler #conservatory
  • Over the weekend, Alex Anderson, head of Stella Adler Arts Justice Division's Ritual4Return (R4R) program, congratulated Bruce for crossing the threshold. Congratulations, Bruce! Ritual4Return is a rite of passage program for formerly incarcerated men and women in New York City.
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    Over the weekend, Alex Anderson, head of Stella Adler Arts Justice Division's Ritual4Return (R4R) program, congratulated Bruce for crossing the threshold. Congratulations, Bruce! Ritual4Return is a rite of passage program for formerly incarcerated men and women in New York City.
  • “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Martin Luther King Jr., letter from a Birmingham Jail #MLKday
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    “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Martin Luther King Jr., letter from a Birmingham Jail #MLKday