the actor’s
ATELIER
BEYOND CLASSES. A HOME FOR YOUR CRAFT.
High-caliber acting workshops in the Hudson Valley.
Weekly and monthly master classes led by nationally respected teachers.
For serious actors who need
a place to do more and go deeper.
YOUR HOME FOR HIGH-CALIBER ACTING TRAINING.
Looking for consistent, high-level acting training with a community of passionate and serious actors right here in the Hudson Valley?
The Actor’s Atelier is a place for disciplined, curious actors committed to process, rigor, and artistic courage. A practice that stays open. A community that stays working.
Most classes end. This work doesn’t.
We offer weekly acting labs and monthly intensives led by local and nationally recognized professional actors and expert teachers. Our goal is to provide an ongoing space for actors who need consistent, playful, process-driven work at a high level.
This is not a class you take and leave, but a practice you return to.
TESTIMONIALS FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS
Elisabeth Henry
Actrix & Writer
Hunter Mountain
| Hudson Valley | NYC
“I have wanted to experience real teaching for years. I tried everything offered within a two hour driving distance. None of it approaches what Arriella and Mr. Bullard delivered. Mr. Bullard was superb - knowledgeable, prepared, attentive, and upbeat. He treated each person in the workshop with respect and affection. I came away with new thoughts, new insights, and a completely refreshed sense of inspiration. Many, many thanks.”
Hannah Munson
Actor & Playwright
Stone Ridge, NY
“I had a fantastic time working with Dexter and the other actors. It was an environment of unrestricted creativity, kindness and teamwork which are several of the reasons why I love acting. Dexter genuinely loves theater and has a very clear, intelligent and non-judgmental approach to teaching.”
WE ARE CULTIVATING A COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS THAT CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT CONTINUING THEIR CRAFT IN A MEANINGFUL WAY, ALONGSIDE
PASSIONATE PEOPLE, FOR THE SAKE OF THE ART AND NOTHING ELSE.
Secure your spot
Each workshop is a focused, high-level room for actors who are serious about their craft and hungry to keep working.
It’s disciplined, imaginative, alive, and driven by people who show up ready to play, take risks, and sharpen their work together.
Weekly scene study labs & monthly workshop intensives.
WEEKLY SCENE STUDY LAB
MAY-JUNE
Dates:
May 20th, May 27th and June 3rd, 2026
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: The Arts Society of Kingston
97 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
Dates: May 20th, May 27th and June 3rd, 2026
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: ASK - The Arts Society of Kingston
97 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
Price: $225
Early Bird Price: $175
One-Day Drop In Price: $50 w/ code ‘DROP-IN’
This is ongoing advanced scene work focused on truthful, alive acting through practices that blend technique and impulsive freedom, foundational techniques to encourage embodied exploration and play, and text analysis and on your feet exploration that builds week to week.
Erica Cruz Hernández is an actor, teacher, Kate Neal Kinley Fellowship award recipient, and former talent agent who has performed and taught at regional theatres (Denver Center for the Performing Arts, American Players Theatre, American Shakespeare Center) and universities across the country. Her specialization in classical Shakespearean text, coupled with her tv/film experience (LAW & ORDER, CHICAGO PD, POWER BOOK IV: FORCE) serves as the foundation for her teaching style. She is currently on faculty at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, NYC- one of the city’s leading institutions with the most alumni on Broadway.
COMMANDING CLASSICAL LANGUAGE: HALF-MASK INTENSIVE
JUNE MONTHLY WORKSHOP
Date: June 13-14, 2026
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: The Arts Society of Kingston
97 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
Date: June 13-14, 2026
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: ASK - The Arts Society of Kingston
97 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
Early Bird Pricing: $300
Regular Pricing: $350
In this weekend workshop, participants will explore the intersection of half-mask with classical dramatic and comic texts. Detailed text study combines with inspiration drawn from the masks of the Commedia dell'Arte, examining in practice an embodied approach to performance that balances energy, games, and transformational character work. Scenes and fragments from Shakespeare, Moliere, and Marivaux will provide the foundation for this intense and revelatory lab experience.
David Bridel is an artist, scholar, author and educator whose expertise ranges from screen to stage, instruction to leadership. He has been teaching clown, mask, movement, acting and performance for over thirty years. He is the Founding and Artistic Director of The Clown School in Los Angeles, one of the leading clown and physical theater arts independent studios in the United States. David has worked in mainstream theater, musical theater, opera, and classical music in the United States and around the world. David's studio practice, which includes coaching and his Advanced Acting class, is housed at Coaching With David. David trained with Philippe Gaulier and is recognized as a leading authority on clown history and practice.
Our
mission
To cultivate a community of disciplined, curious actors by making high-level, process-driven training accessible. You don’t have to go to the city. We’re fostering craft, rigor, and artistic courage right here in the Hudson Valley.
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