(New York, NY - September 10, 2004) The Actors Studio Seminars: The Craft of Theater and Film at New School University announces the line-up for the fall 2004 semester. Guests will include Cameron Diaz (November 22, 2004), Colin Farrell (November 1, 2004), Jamie Foxx (October 25, 2004), Salma Hayek (November 8, 2004), Robert Redford (December 6, 2004), and Mark Wahlberg (October 11, 2004). Host James Lipton will interview these artists in-depth about their lives and careers. The Actors Studio Seminars begin on Monday, September 27, 2004 and run for 8 sessions through December 20, 2004. All seminars begin at 7:00 p.m. at New School University, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, NYC.
To register for The Actors Studio Seminars: The Craft of Theater and Film, call (212) 229-5690 and ask for Course #TDRM 5005B. To register online, go to www.nsu.newschool.edu/register and follow the instructions. To register in person, go to New School University, 65 Fifth Avenue (between 13th and 14th Streets), NYC. The fee for the series is $380.
The Actors Studio Seminars is taped for later broadcast as the award-winning show “Inside the Actors Studio” on Bravo. “Inside the Actors Studio” has been nominated nine times for an Emmy, including this year for “Outstanding Nonfiction Series.” The show is currently seen in more than 76 million homes. The show has also received two Cable ACE Award nominations, winning for Best Talk Show in 1997. In 2001, the show won the Golden Angel Award for Excellence for Media in Best Interview Show and in 2002 was awarded the Gold Medal as the World’s Best Talk/Interview Program by the world’s largest international television competition, the New York Festivals.
James Lipton, the executive producer, writer and host of the series, is dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School of New School University. Following the interview, students in the Actors Studio Drama School's M.F.A. program participate in a class with the guest.
ACTORS STUDIO SEMINARS AT NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY
Monday, September 27, 2004, 7:00pm: Natalie Portman
Monday, October 11, 2004, 7:00pm: Mark Wahlberg
Monday, October 25, 2004, 7:00pm: Jamie Foxx
Monday, November 1, 2004, 7:00pm: Colin Farrell
Monday, November 8, 2004, 7:00pm: Salma Hayek
Monday, November 22, 2004, 7:00pm: Cameron Diaz
Monday, December 6, 2004, 7:00pm: Robert Redford
Monday, December 20, 2004, 7:00pm: Owen Wilson
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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. 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/asds.
New School University, with 7,200 matriculated students and 20,000 continuing education students, is a New York City university committed to critical scholarship, artistic integrity, and ethical responsibility in the social sciences, humanities, the arts and design. It is comprised of a liberal arts foundation of three schools: The New School, Eugene Lang College and the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, and five professional schools: Parsons School of Design, Mannes College of Music, Actors Studio Drama School, Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, and New School University Jazz. New School Online University offers one of the largest selections of online courses in the nation. For further information on New School University, call (212) 229-5600 or visit the Web site at www.newschool.edu.