Actors Studio to Launch 70th Year with Free Run of Harold Pinter's OLD TIMES

The Actors Studio has announced that the 70th Season will kick off with a revival of Harold Pinter's acclaimed drama Old Times for a limited engagement of twenty performances only, beginning September 22nd and continuing through October 16th. Performances will be Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7pm with matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm.

Studio member Beau Gravitte directs a cast that features Beth Manspeizer, Sayra Player & Chris Stack, all Studio members.

Performances are free and open to the public, but reservations are required. To make a reservation, send name, date and number of tickets to reservations@theactorsstudio.org.

Deeley and his wife Kate are visited by Anna, a mysterious friend from Kate's past. What begins as a trip down memory lane quickly becomes something more, as fear and jealousy fuel the trio's passions, sparking a haunting and passionate battle for power.

The Actors Studio is a non-profit organization for professional actors, directors, and playwrights founded in 1947 in New York City by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, and Robert Lewis. The Actors Studio was formed to provide a place where professional actors could work together between jobs or during long runs to continue to develop their craft and to experiment with new forms in creative theatre work. Many known and renowned actors have benefited from their membership with The Actors Studio. Membership is a commitment that affords a place for its members to work on their craft and techniques in private and in concert with master moderators and close colleagues. This commitment is free to our membership.

The Actors Studio in New York serves as the administrative headquarters for both the New York Actors Studio and its only branch located in West Hollywood, California. The Actors Studio, which is not a school but an active studio for its members, has also created a completely separate, unique, fully accredited, degree granting 3 year Masters of Fine Arts Program located at Pace University in New York City. The season usually runs from September through mid-summer. Ongoing work occurs in our Acting Sessions, Playwrights/Directors Unit and Playwrights/ Directors Workshop. Work is constantly being developed and when it is deemed ready for public viewing, audiences are invited in for free. Currently, Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel and Al Pacino serve as co-Presidents of the Studio. Ellen Burstyn serves as Artistic Director in New York, while Martin Landau and Mark Rydell serve as co-Artistic Directors in West Hollywood at The Actors Studio West branch, which opened in 1966. The Actors Studio is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of members from both coasts.

Performances will be September 22nd through October 16th only: Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7pm, with matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. Performances will take place at The Actors Studio's theater space (432 West 44th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues). Tickets for FREE all performances but reservations are required; reservations may be made by email only at reservations@theactorsstudio.org.

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