Contacts:
Gloria Gottschalk, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 239
[email protected]
Lauren Erlichman, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 206
[email protected]
ACTORS STUDIO SEMINAR SERIES ANNOUNCES ARTISTS FOR FALL 2001
SEMESTER
GUESTS TO INCLUDE BRUCE WILLIS, KEVIN COSTNER, WILL SMITH
AND MORE!
(New York, NY August 29, 2001) The Actors Studio Seminar Series at New
School University welcomes Bruce Willis, Kevin Costner, Cate Blanchett, Debra
Winger, Stockard Channing, Will Smith and Nicholas Cage this fall 2001 semester.
James Lipton, host, will interview these artists on their lives and careers.
The Seminar Series, which begins on September 10, 2001 and runs through December
17, 2001, meets for 8 sessions, on Monday evenings at 7PM. To register for the
Series, call 212-229-5690 and ask for Course #TDRM5005B. The fee for the series
is $350.
The Actors Studio Seminar Series is taped for later broadcast as the award-winning
show Inside the Actors Studio on Bravo Television Network. Inside
the Actors Studio has been nominated five times for an Emmy, including this
year for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series for Inside the Actors Studio: Mike
Myers. The show has also received two Cable ACE Award nominations, winning
for Best Talk Show in 1997.
James Lipton, the executive producer, writer and host of the series, is also
Dean of the Actors Studio Drama School. Following the in-depth interview, students
in the Actors Studio Drama School's M.F.A. program participate in a class with
the guest.
ACTORS STUDIO SEMINAR SERIES AT NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY
Monday, September 10, 2001, 7:00PM: | Bruce Willis |
Monday, September 24, 2001, 7:00PM: | Kevin Costner |
Monday, October 8, 2001, 7:00PM: | Cate Blanchett |
Monday, October 22, 2001, 7:00PM: | Debra Winger |
Monday, November 5, 2001, 7:00PM: | Stockard Channing |
Monday, November 19, 2001, 7:00PM: | Will Smith |
Monday, December 3, 2001, 7:00PM: | Nicholas Cage |
Monday, December 17, 2001, 7:00PM: | TBA |
NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY - TISHMAN AUDITORIUM, 66 WEST 12TH STREET, NY, NY.
TO REGISTER, CALL 212/229-5690 AND ASK FOR COURSE #TDRM5005B. THE COST OF THE
SERIES IS $350.
The Actors Studio Drama School, which offers a three-year M.F.A. program
in Acting, Directing, and Playwriting, was created in 1994 when the New School
joined forces with the prestigious Actors Studio. James Lipton is Dean of the
School. For further information on the Actors Studio Drama School at New School
University, call 212/229-5859 or visit the Web site at www.newschool.edu.
For further information on the Actors Studio Craft Seminar, which is taped at
the New School for later broadcast as Inside the Actors Studio, call
212/229-5690.
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acclaimed American and international films, as well as performing arts, including
dance, theater, classical music and jazz. Bravo can be seen in 60 million homes.
For further information on Bravo, call 516/803-3000 or visit the Web site at
www.bravotv.com
New School University, with 7,000 matriculated students
and 25,000 continuing education students, is comprised of seven academic divisions:
The New School, the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, Parsons
School of Design, Eugene Lang College, Mannes College of Music, the Robert J.
Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, and the Actors Studio
Drama School, as well as the University's B.F.A. in Jazz and Contemporary Music.
New School Online University offers one of the largest selections of online
courses in the nation. For further information about admission to New School
University, call 877-528-3321 or go to the Web site at www.newschool.edu