Contacts:

Gloria Gottschalk, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 239
[email protected]

Lauren Erlichman, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 215
[email protected]

ACTORS STUDIO SEMINAR SERIES ANNOUNCES ARTISTS
FOR SPRING 2002 SEMESTER

GUESTS TO INCLUDE BILLY BOB THORNTON, DENNIS QUAID, HUGH
GRANT, RICHARD GERE, JOHNNY DEPP, AND BENICIO DEL TORO

(New York, NY – January 22, 2002) The Actors Studio Seminar Series at New School University welcomes Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Johnny Depp, Hugh Grant, Richard Gere, Benicio Del Toro, and others this spring 2002 semester. James Lipton, host, will interview these artists on their lives and careers. The Seminar Series, which begins on January 28, 2002 and runs through May 13, 2002, 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 last 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 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.

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.

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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.

Bravo, The Film and Arts Network, offers critically 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