The Stella Adler Studio of Acting

Stella Adler Outreach Division

The Stella Adler Outreach Division provides free actor training to low income and inner city youth. Classes include Voice and Speech, Movement, Improvisation, Scene Study, Adler Technique and Shakespeare. Students show their skills in public performances. Outreach is committed to the long term, high quality education of its student artists. The average program is eight weeks long, many are longer. Shorter workshops are also provided as pilot programs for potential long term courses.

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"I have grown from being here. Unlike every other drama class I have taken, now I jump and do things voluntarily and I want to go up and do whatever activity we are doing" - Hannah, Adler Youth student

New York City Students served 2004 - 2007
Program Students served
Adler Youth 178
Summer Shakespeare 54
In School programs 771
OST/After school programs 532
TOTAL STUDENTS SERVED 1535

Advisory Board
Benicio del Toro, Honorary Chair
Whoopi Goldberg
Herb Kohl
Matthew Modine
Julianne Moore
Mark Ruffalo

"I feel even more confident in my acting and I speak my mind more often. I feel I can express myself without saying (I'm) sorry." Elizabeth, Adler Youth student

New York City Department of Education Blueprint for the Arts
Adler Outreach adheres to and often exceeds the benchmarks set in the New York City Department of Education's Blueprint for the Arts. For example, the Adler Youth and Summer Shakespeare programs meet the following "Twelfth grade Theater Making: Acting" benchmarks:

Students increase their ability as imaginative and analytical actors while continuing to participate as collaborative ensemble members.
Students demonstrate the ability to reflect on and think critically about their work.
Through sequential and sustained activities in various theater forms, students improve upon and gain new performance skills.
Students model proficiency in an area of acting by leading workshops and demonstrations and in performance.

"I've learned it's okay to take risks and not be afraid to let your true self shine. This program allowed me to embrace my flaws and realize that perfection does not exist." Mariann, Summer Shakespeare student