Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre

Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre

Type	Drama school
Established	1928; 96 years ago (1928)
Address	340 East 54th Street , New York City , New York , United States
Website	neighborhoodplayhouse.org

The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is a professional conservatory for actors in New York City. First operational from 1915 to 1927, the school re-opened in 1928 and has been active ever since. It is the birthplace of the Meisner technique of acting, named for American actor and acting teacher Sanford Meisner.

History

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The Neighborhood Playhouse had originally been founded as an off-Broadway theatre by philanthropists Alice Lewisohn and Irene Lewisohn in 1915, but closed in 1927. The following year, it re-opened as The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Neighborhood Playhouse joined American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Pasadena Playhouse as the only major professional training schools for the performing arts in the United States.^[1]

Sanford Meisner joined the faculty in 1935 from the Group Theatre. Meisner used his study of Russian theatre and acting innovator Konstantin Stanislavski's system to develop his own technique, an alternative to Lee Strasberg's method acting. The faculty also included Louis Horst, Agnes de Mille, and Martha Graham.^[1]^[2]

In 1939, when actor Gregory Peck enrolled, there were approximately 90 students at the school.^[1]

The New York City Council honored the 90th anniversary of Neighborhood Playhouse with a proclamation.^[2]

Educational programs

The school offers a two-year certificate program, with admission to the second year dependent upon unanimous approval of the faculty.^[1] There is also a summer program.

The Neighborhood Playhouse offers Playhouse Juniors, a Saturday training program for children in grades 1–12.

Selection of alumni

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fishgall, Gary (2002). Gregory Peck : a biography. New York: Scribner. pp. 55-56. ISBN 0-684-85290-X. OCLC 48952197.
^ ^a ^b Musbach, Julie (October 10, 2018). "Neighborhood Playhouse School Of The Theatre & Sanford Meisner To Be Honored By The The Office Of The City Council". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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^ "Edith González: biografía, telenovelas y enfermedad de la actriz mexicana" [Edith González: biography, telenovelas and illness of the Mexican actress]. El Comercio (in Spanish). June 13, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
^ Kaye, Phyllis Johnson (1981). "Harding Lemay". National Playwrights Directory. Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-9605160-0-1. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
^ Takiff, Jonathan (August 10, 1973). "Kid Flexibility Pays Off for Sandra Peabody". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rialto Players to Offer Mystery Play; Florence Ravenel". The Journal Times. September 29, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

Literature

Alice Lewisohn Crowley, Neighborhood Playhouse: Leaves from a Theatre Scrapbook (New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1959).

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

Official website
Neighborhood Playhouse records, 1897-1967, 2004, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Neighborhood Playhouse costume and set designs, 1916-circa 1931, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

East Midtown (34th–59th Sts, east of Lexington Ave) and Turtle Bay

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

34th–42nd Sts	146 East 38th Street 152 East 38th Street 207 East 36th Street 325 East 38th Street 333 East 38th Street Allerton 39th Street House Civic Club / Estonian House The Copper The Corinthian Daily News Building George S. Bowdoin Stable Jonathan W. Allen Stable Kips Bay Brewing Company Manhattan Place Socony–Mobil Building Tudor City View 34
42nd–51st Sts	One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza One United Nations Plaza Two United Nations Plaza Three United Nations Plaza 50 United Nations Plaza 219 East 49th Street 525 Lexington Avenue 569 Lexington Avenue Amster Yard Beaux-Arts Apartments Beekman Tower Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice Lescaze House Luxembourg House Trump World Tower Tudor City Turkish House Turtle Bay Gardens United Nations headquarters Dag Hammarskjöld Library Conference Building General Assembly Building Secretariat Building
51st–59th Sts	One Sutton Place South 23 Beekman Place 252 East 57th Street 300 East 57th Street 303 East 51st Street 312 and 314 East 53rd Street 599 Lexington Avenue 731 Lexington Avenue 919 Third Avenue Citigroup Center Lipstick Building Modulightor Building River House Rockefeller Guest House The Sovereign Sutton House
Former	East Side Airline Terminal Kips Bay Generating Station Waterside Generating Station

Culture

Shops, restaurants, nightlife	P. J. Clarke's Sarge's Deli Shun Lee Palace Sparks Steak House Sushi Amane Sushi Yasuda Tempura Matsui Townhouse Bar
Museums/venues	The ImaginAsian Japan Society Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre Trygve Lie Gallery
Hotels	The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York Lexington Hotel Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza The Westin New York Grand Central Hotel
Former	Belmont Plaza Hotel Café Nicholson Caesar's Retreat Christ Cella Cloud Club Convivio Costello's DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City El Morocco The Embers Lafayette Le Cirque Le Club Lutèce Mischa Murray Hill Theatre Museum of the Peaceful Arts Neary's New York Marriott East Side Tulsi Vong

Other points of interest

Green spaces	Amster Yard Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza East River Greenway Greenacre Park MacArthur Playground Peter Detmold Park Ralph Bunche Park Robert Moses Playground St. Vartan Park Trygve Lie Plaza
Education	Cathedral High School High School of Art and Design Lyceum Kennedy International School P.S. 135 Stern College for Women
Religion	Church Center for the United Nations Church of the Covenant Church of the Holy Family St. Agnes Church St. Boniface Church St. Gabriel Church St. John the Evangelist Church St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral Sutton Place Synagogue

Transportation

Subway stations	Grand Central–42nd Street Lexington Avenue/51st Street Lexington Avenue/59th Street
Railroad, ferry	Grand Central Madison Grand Central Terminal East 34th Street Ferry Landing
Streets	First Avenue Second Avenue Third Avenue 34th Street 42nd 47th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 57th 59th Beekman Place Lexington Avenue Sutton Place

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