an experimental laboratory for theatre + film artistic training for actors, writers, directors
ADULT FILM
“Exactly what we live here for…Enter at your own risk…Just when you start worrying that the homogenization of taste is killing New York theater, a show like this comes around.”
- Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times
WOYZECK
BY GEORG BUCHNER
TRANSLATION BY JOHN CHRISTOPHER JONES
DIRECTED BY SETH BOCKLEY
NOW EXTENDED THROUGH AUGUST 15
AT MODERN SWEATER IN RIDGEWOOD, QUEENS
AF presents Georg Büchner’s portrait of class conflict and madness as a humanist horror story. At MODERN SWEATER, a new performance venue in Ridgewood. Featuring Ryan Czerwonko*, Madeline Bernhard*, Randall Jaynes, Taylor Petracek*, Trevor Clarkson*, Stephee Bonifacio*, Megan Metrikin*, AJ Molder*, and Hannah Hale* - *AF company member
PRESS FOR WOYZECK:
NY TIMES - “Must-see”: Elisabeth Vincentelli
THEATERMANIA - Review
NY TIMES - Shows to See in July
MELODRAMA MAG - Truly Excellent Theatre
STAFF PICKS: Show Response
THINKING THEATRE NYC - Review
DIONYSIAN DREAM - Raucous Theatre
CULTUREBOT - Obsessed and Possessed
NO PROSCENIUM - with director Seth Bockley
Fall CLASS SCHEDULE
adultfilmnyc@gmail.com to enroll
MONDAYS
“Class company: actor’s process”
9/14 - 10/26, 7 sessions
2-5pm or 6-9pm, $400
ryan Czerwonko
TUESDAYS
“VOICE for actors”
9/1 - 10/20, 8 sessions
5:30-7:30pm, $275
Matthew Zimmerman
“michael CHEKHOV technique”
9/1 - 10/20, 8 sessions
8-10:30pm, $275
jay Geist
Wednesdays
“SUB/TEXT: Submitting to the Play”
9/30 - 11/18, 8 sessions
12-3pm, $450
forrest malloy scene study
“sense memory”
9/2 - 11/21, 8 sessions
4:30-6pm, $200
David Garelik
“dramatic improv”
9/2 - 11/21, 8 sessionS
6:30-10pm, $425
David Garelik
THURSDAYS
“Droznin Movement + etudes”
TBD, 11am-2pm
Stephen Ochsner
FRIDAYS
“meisner mind/Linklater voice:
exploring technique”
9/11 - 10/30, 8 sessions
11am-2pm, $325
CHRIS MARTIN
“SCENE STUDY: CREATING BEHAVIOR”
9/11 - 10/30, 8 sessions
3-7pm, $325
Chris martin
ADULT FILM is building an artistic training center for actors, writers, and directors of all experience levels who are interested in a peer-led, community-based class company. Created to support the working class artist with affordable prices, and to shift the focus back onto individual creative autonomy. Core Classes include artistic director Ryan Czerwonko's Process class, David Garelik's Dramatic Improv classes, Christopher Martin's Scene Study, Matthew Zimmerman's Voice and Jay Geist's Michael Chekhov Technique. All are geared towards a practical approach to working in theatre and tv/film.
PAST TEACHERS INCLUDE: Maria Dizzia, Tina Satter, Anne Washburn, Lucy Thurber, Welker White, Jack Cummings III, Igor Golyak, Michael Abbott, Jr., Yana Gladkikh, Jaclyn Bethany, Seth Bockley, James Calleri, Kit Zauhar, Joey Merlo, Ross Shenker, Kaley Ronayne, Karen Braga