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From Oscar winning actors like Gregory Peck and Diane Keaton, to Oscar winning directors like Sydney Pollack, to Oscar nominated writers like David Mamet, to Emmy winning actors like Allison Janney and Christopher Lloyd, to a new generation of successful actors like Lucille Lortel Award nominated actor Ashlie Atkinson and Drama League Award winner and Tony Award nominated Actor Sherie Rene Scott, The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre has produced some of the most influential and most acclaimed artists in Hollywood, on Broadway, and throughout the world.

All of the artists above, along with several hundred other successful artists came to The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre to learn the Meisner Technique and to begin their journeys into the artistic world. Each one of these artists worked incredibly hard at their craft to become successful actors, writers and directors.

If you are ready to work hard. If you are passionate. If you want to learn from the best, and become the best actor/person you can be...then please join us at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

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Dylan McDermott

1985: The Long Goodbye

Asleep on the Wind

Performed by Brandon Malone & Catharina Cavalli

Flowers For Kim

Written & Performed by Robin Mervin & Jonathan Wilde

Ron Stetson

Teaching acting

At the Playhouse...

Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Tony Randall & Marian Seldes

Acting For The Camera

Back Bog Beast Bait by Sam Shepard

Performed by the 1986 class

Richard Pinter

Teaching Acting

Robert Duvall (far left student)

Listening to Sanford Meisner teaching

2002 Industry Night

2nd year students performing for agents and managers

Martha Graham

1932: Teaching Modern Dance at the Playhouse

Modern Dance Class

Sydney Pollack (center)

1954: The Long Goodbye

Jane Kosminsky

Teaching the Alexander Technique


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