(For Locals and People From Away) September 14 & 15, Fri/Sat 8pm Fred Marple's Guide to New England (For Locals and People from Away) is a hilarious look at all the things about Yankees that seem to confuse outsiders- what we wear, what we eat, how we dress and how we heat. Fred will discuss Yankee […]
Students from Scene Study Classes work with Charles Van Eman on many aspects of the craft of acting, from analyzing the script, developing their character, working with props, improvising, and more. This six-week class culminates in a performance of each of their scenes at The Actors Studio of Newburyport. Please join us in enjoying the […]
Monday September 24 6:30pm Founded in 2003 by Leslie Powell & Hailey Klein, this group is dedicated to the development of new plays. Once a month, TASN hosts an evening workshop for cold readings of scripts in various stages of development. Writers bring copies of their piece, a maximum of 10 pages (ten […]
TREASON! is a story about the love triangle that changed the course of the American Revolution. It is a story about defining loyalty, understanding trust, misunderstanding loyalty and defining trust. It is a story about love gone wrong- big time! Everyone knows Benedict Arnold. The dictionary, in fact, defines "traitor" as "a Benedict Arnold". Now, through […]
Saturday, October 13 at 10am - with talkback immediately following Sociologist C.J. Jacob prepares for the first Global Intimacy Congress all the while blind to his own intimacy challenges. Oblivious and isolated to the end, C.J nonetheless extolls the power of "conversation without borders, the courage to connect." Directed by Arlene Barnard. North Shore Readers […]
Monday October 22 6:30pm Founded in 2003 by Leslie Powell & Hailey Klein, this group is dedicated to the development of new plays. Once a month, TASN hosts an evening workshop for cold readings of scripts in various stages of development. Writers bring copies of their piece, a maximum of 10 pages (ten minutes) , and enough […]
Saturday, October 27 at 7pm Theme: Flight The Story Slam is our chance to gather friends and share true stories from our lives. Simply put, a story slam is a competition based on the art of storytelling. It puts a dual emphasis on content and performance, encouraging storytellers to focus on what they're saying and how […]
Saturday, November 10 at 10am - with talkback immediately following Grey and Stephen meet in 1987 at an all-boys Catholic high school in New Jersey, united in their love of new wave music and their dissatisfaction with life in suburbia. Over the next thirty years, their friendship is tested again and again – yet something […]
Monday November 26 6:30pm Founded in 2003 by Leslie Powell & Hailey Klein, this group is dedicated to the development of new plays. Once a month, TASN hosts an evening workshop for cold readings of scripts in various stages of development. Writers bring copies of their piece, a maximum of 10 pages (ten minutes) , and enough […]
Sunday, December 2 at 7pm Theme: Epiphanies The Actors Studio of Newburyport’s Full Moon Super Story Slam. In 2018, The Actors Studio of Newburyport hosted four story slams, all at the Studio's black box theatre. Tonight's Super Story Slam is the year's finale in which we invite all of our 2018 Full Moon Story Slam winners […]