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

CONTACT NAME

Karen Kohlhaas

DESCRIPTION

Hello NYC Actors,

I’m looking forward to this weekend in April at Atlantic Acting School in Chelsea.

• Saturday April 18 | 9:15am-1:15pm, and

• Sunday April 19 | 9:15am-1:15pm

***can't do this one? email [email protected] to join my list and hear about free events and upcoming classes***

In the NYC monologue weekend you will . . .

• Learn my complete monologue technique (how to Direct, Act, and Audition with monologues)

• Finish the training with a fully-staged, fully-acted monologue and audition technique for all your non-acting audition moments

• Receive unlimited feedback on additional pieces for 4 weeks post-weekend—you can send me monologue text, choices, and performance video for as many additional monologues as you like..

See below for endorsements by Backstage magazine, Helen Mirren, and former students.

The workshop also includes

PRE-WORKSHOP

• Unlimited feedback pre-NYC workshop on your monologue choices and prep work, so you can get the most out of our in-person time. When you enroll, I'll send you 2 chapters from my book, The Monologue Audition, which will explain how to prep. You can send choices for feedback any time after you enroll.

Join us and build a repertoire of great new monologues!

Tuition: $295

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

My complete monologue technique is used by actors and teachers all over the world. You learn to:

• DIRECT your monologue with simple & specific staging that is fun to do and to watch, and that frees your body to help you tell your story. You can then take elements of that staging and do the monologue in a chair or in a self tape setup—and keep all of your specificity. It’s fun.

• ACT your monologue—with just as much connection and passion as you can with a live partner—it’s actually just a simple mental switch you flick based on something we all do every day

• AUDITION well—learn how to handle all the non-acting moments of your audition with confidence and ease

Please 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 monologueaudition.com for monologue resources and full bio.

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

DURATION

Apr 18, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026

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