Chickenshed NYC at the 14th Street Y
An inclusive, no-audition theater company based at the 14th Street Y, modeled on London's Chickenshed, where kids of all abilities create and perform together. Classes run from preschool through the teen years.
by Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute
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The Lee Strasberg Institute's youth program teaches kids and teens the fundamentals of Method acting, including concentration, sensory work, improvisation and scene work. Classes meet at the institute's Union Square-area building.
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Saturday, after-school and online classes in fall, winter and spring; weekday summer camps July-August
Tuition varies by session
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Ages 7–17.
Tuition varies by session
Saturday, after-school and online classes in fall, winter and spring; weekday summer camps July-August
115 East 15th Street, 10003, in Union Square, Manhattan.
Yes. Young Actors at Strasberg is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
Tickets are handled by Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute: strasberg.edu, or call (212) 533-5500.
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