AD: Learn to Love Monologues in April! | 4-week Workshops start April 8th

The Art and the Audition with Karen Kohlhaas
New York, NY
US

CONTACT NAME

Karen Kohlhaas

Job Details

DESCRIPTION

Dear Actors,

My 4-week online workshop solves just about any problem you might have with monologues :)

You learn to

• SELF-DIRECT your monologues with clear, specific staging choices so your body knows what to DO at every moment (Your staging is then easily adaptable to working seated, in self tapes, and even audio)
• ACT monologues with truth and connection—even without a live partner (using something we already do all day long!)
• AUDITION WELL—handle all your non-acting moments with confidence and ease—even when you're nervous

CLASS FEATURES
• 8 actors maximum per group—Everyone works in every class
• You can finish up to 4 audition-ready monologues (you only need ONE picked out to start*)
• Unlimited support pre-class on your monologue selection and choices
• Unlimited support between classes on your progress through the classwork—you can send me anything any time

*We spend the first 2 classes on your first monologue so you can learn the techniques, and we also discuss material choice in depth in the first class. Once actors see how much creative control they have with their monologues, they tend to find their monologues #2, 3, and 4 much more quickly and easily.

NOW ENROLLING
Group A | Wednesdays 10am-1pm Eastern | April 8, 15, 22, 29
Group B | Wednesdays 6pm-9pm Eastern | April 8, 15, 22, 29

Tuition $350 | Payment plans available

***Can't do these dates? Email [email protected] to join my list and hear about upcoming classes and free events***

HOW TO APPLY | Reply to this post with your resume and choice of morning or evening. IF ANY PROBLEM with the link, please email [email protected] directly

Here's some of what actors are saying . . .

Hour for hour, the best class I have ever taken.
—Lisa Boyett, NYC Actor

I love this work! My body and instincts haven't felt this free to make choices for a long (frustrating) time. THANK YOU!
—Ana Valle, NYC Actor

Thank you for everything. You have no idea how tremendous your book and classes have been to me.
—Joe Danbuskey, NYC Actor

Your class was revolutionary to my monologue work. Thank you Karen.
—Julian Schrenzel, Seattle Actor

Join us! Feel free to write with any questions.

~Karen

KAREN KOHLHAAS is a founding ensemble member of the Atlantic Theater Company and senior teacher at the Atlantic Acting School. She teaches her own online classes in monologues, cold reading, scene study, and directing, and is the author of The Monologue Audition: A Practical Guide for Actors (recommended by Helen Mirren in her Master Class on acting, and a Backstage must-read); and How to Choose a Monologue for Any Audition. She was named Best NYC Monologue Teacher and Best NYC Cold Reading Teacher by Backstage readers. Go to www.monologueaudition.com for full bio and many monologue resources.

BEST ENDORSEMENT EVER | My technique is recommended by Helen Mirren in her Master Class on Acting:
Michael Shurtleff’s book "Audition" is a classic that acting teachers have recommended for years. Karen Kohlhaas from the Atlantic Acting School in New York has a wonderful book specifically dedicated to the monologue audition, "The Monologue Audition: A Practical Guide For Actors". Read both of them.—Helen Mirren

We’ll say it: monologues are hard. Legendary director and teacher Kohlhaas addresses preparation to execution, demystifying one of the most difficult forms of theatrical audition. Headed to an open call? Learn how to direct, stage and even enjoy performing your monologue in the room. —BACKSTAGE

DURATION

Apr 8, 2026 - Apr 29, 2026

HOW TO APPLY

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