The Acting Studio New York Acting Programs and Classes
248 W 35th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10001
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The Acting Studio New York Acting Programs and Classes include options such as the 6-Week Acting Conservatory, 6-Week Meisner Summer Intensive, 6-Week Summer Acting Conservatory 2026, and Meisner Technique 1. Students can take classes like Acting For Beginners - Meisner Technique, Intro to Meisner - Acting Technique, Meisner For Teens - Acting Workshop, Scene Study / Rehearsal Technique, and Script Analysis ONLINE with James Price. Additional offerings include Commercial Audition On-Camera, Voice-over Workshop, Singing For Actors, Voice / Speech, Foreign Accent Reduction, Stage and Screen Violence, Directing I, Playwriting Workshop Class, Monologue Audition, MFA Audition Preparatory Package, On-Set Survival 101 w/actor Lawrence Gilliard Jr., INTERNATIONAL ACTING CLASSES w/ James Price, and Private Coaching, along with rehearsal, readings, open-class demonstrations, competitions, and performance venues connected to Chelsea Repertory Company and Chelsea Rep LABS.
• Schedule: Six-week sessions are offered for the 6-Week Acting Conservatory, 6-Week Meisner Summer Intensive, and 6-Week Summer Acting Conservatory 2026.
• Price: The studio states it is committed to keeping tuition affordable so students only pay for the training they receive and notes there are no pass along costs associated with maintaining an expensive chunk of New York real estate, or large advertising budget and sizeable administrative staff.
The Acting Studio New York has been training actors, directors, and playwrights continuously since 1983 and describes itself as a Home For The Serious Actor for over the past four decades. After 42 years of operation, the studio reports that it has emerged as a premiere Meisner training studio in New York City and that it ranks as one of the most-respected schools for acting classes in the city. The late Mary Humphrey Baldridge referred to it as “The New York Actors' Best Kept Secret.”
The Studio’s founding director and Studio Director, James Price, is a personal friend and protégé of acting teacher Sanford Meisner. The Studio states that its programs and classes are designed for artists seeking professional careers in film, television, and theatre. It also notes that some shows and performances directed by John Grabowski featuring students have been selected as “Best of the Season” by Back Stage.
The Acting Studio New York describes itself as fostering a community of artists and offering practical performance experiences through Off Off Broadway productions of Chelsea Repertory Company and ongoing creative development through monthly Chelsea Rep LABS. The studio reports that it is excellent for actors matriculating from university training to the New York community and that it provides chances to take part in rehearsal, readings, open-class demonstrations, competitions, and performance venues with staff and other working professionals. The studio states that it stands in solidarity with communities of color and with those who seek justice for acts of violence against people of color by law enforcement and an end to systemic racism through peaceful and non-violent protest.
Student and alumni comments describe the teaching as careful and supportive, with one 6-Week Conservatory student saying, “You won't be insulted or traumatized here — just taught with care.” Several testimonials highlight James Price’s teaching, including one alumna who says she still goes back to her acting notes from him decades later, and another who calls him “every beginners (and indeed accomplished) actors hero.” Other students mention feeling safe and welcomed, noting a “nice building and classroom environment” that is “clean, organized, and comfortable,” and even mention small details like a “$1 amazing snack selection.” Testimonials also praise other faculty, such as Mary Workman for making speech and voice “really fun” and John Prestianni for helping “even skittish singers feel comfortable in front of the class,” and describe John Grabowski and the rest of the faculty as excellent teachers and mentors. A writer/director for stage and screen states that when an actor has trained with James Price or John Grabowski, “I need not look much further,” and calls actors from the studio “a director’s dream.”
Last updated April 17, 2026.
• Schedule: Six-week sessions are offered for the 6-Week Acting Conservatory, 6-Week Meisner Summer Intensive, and 6-Week Summer Acting Conservatory 2026.
• Price: The studio states it is committed to keeping tuition affordable so students only pay for the training they receive and notes there are no pass along costs associated with maintaining an expensive chunk of New York real estate, or large advertising budget and sizeable administrative staff.
The Acting Studio New York has been training actors, directors, and playwrights continuously since 1983 and describes itself as a Home For The Serious Actor for over the past four decades. After 42 years of operation, the studio reports that it has emerged as a premiere Meisner training studio in New York City and that it ranks as one of the most-respected schools for acting classes in the city. The late Mary Humphrey Baldridge referred to it as “The New York Actors' Best Kept Secret.”
The Studio’s founding director and Studio Director, James Price, is a personal friend and protégé of acting teacher Sanford Meisner. The Studio states that its programs and classes are designed for artists seeking professional careers in film, television, and theatre. It also notes that some shows and performances directed by John Grabowski featuring students have been selected as “Best of the Season” by Back Stage.
The Acting Studio New York describes itself as fostering a community of artists and offering practical performance experiences through Off Off Broadway productions of Chelsea Repertory Company and ongoing creative development through monthly Chelsea Rep LABS. The studio reports that it is excellent for actors matriculating from university training to the New York community and that it provides chances to take part in rehearsal, readings, open-class demonstrations, competitions, and performance venues with staff and other working professionals. The studio states that it stands in solidarity with communities of color and with those who seek justice for acts of violence against people of color by law enforcement and an end to systemic racism through peaceful and non-violent protest.
Student and alumni comments describe the teaching as careful and supportive, with one 6-Week Conservatory student saying, “You won't be insulted or traumatized here — just taught with care.” Several testimonials highlight James Price’s teaching, including one alumna who says she still goes back to her acting notes from him decades later, and another who calls him “every beginners (and indeed accomplished) actors hero.” Other students mention feeling safe and welcomed, noting a “nice building and classroom environment” that is “clean, organized, and comfortable,” and even mention small details like a “$1 amazing snack selection.” Testimonials also praise other faculty, such as Mary Workman for making speech and voice “really fun” and John Prestianni for helping “even skittish singers feel comfortable in front of the class,” and describe John Grabowski and the rest of the faculty as excellent teachers and mentors. A writer/director for stage and screen states that when an actor has trained with James Price or John Grabowski, “I need not look much further,” and calls actors from the studio “a director’s dream.”
Last updated April 17, 2026.
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