Tom Oppenheim

Join the Art of Acting Studio for SHAKES NIGHT LIVE, a fun-filled evening of Shakespearean comedies. All proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fight AIDS.

In 2024, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting celebrates its 75th Anniversary, commemorating a legacy of inspiring generations of actors dedicated to the pursuit of artistic excellence and uplifting humanity.

The Stella Adler Center for the Arts is has announce a series of special events 'Weaving Community and Coalition through Arts Justice' in September and October.

 The Stella Adler Center for the Arts offered 'A Celebration of the Life and Work of Stephen Sondheim', a public event to discuss the life and work of Stephen Sondheim on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.

The Stella Adler Center for the Arts announced a public event to discuss the life and work of Stephen Sondheim. This will be a multi-lensed look into the depth, complexity and nuanced work of Stephen Sondheim.

On Monday the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and its West coast branch the Art of Acting studio launched in-progress conservatory programs via remote video learning software. Studio leadership spent the last week training faculty on remote video platforms. The studio also announced that its summer programs will begin on July 6, 2020. 

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting has announced a special one-night reading of the fast-paced dramedy a?oeChurch & State,a?? a widely lauded play by Jason Odell Williams that seeks to explore the fraught dialogue about the nation's gun violence epidemic. The reading is a program of the Harold Clurman Lab Theater, the studio's professional wing which focuses on accessible world-class theater.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting today announced its relocation to 65 Broadway in Lower Manhattan from the Studio's long-time home at 31 West 27th Street in Chelsea. The move takes place 70 years after the organization was founded by Stella Adler, whose philosophy has guided the Studio since 1949. 

The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company (Tom Oppenheim, Artistic Director) has announced a limited engagement of William Shakespeare's King Lear. Under the direction of Nike Doukas, the production will feature H. Richard Greene in the title role, Mark Bramhall as Gloucester, Stephen Caffrey as Kent, and David Sussman as The Fool. Opening is set for Thursday, July 18, at 8pm.

The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company (Tom Oppenheim, Artistic Director) has announced a limited engagement of William Shakespeare's King Lear. Under the direction of Nike Doukas, the production will feature H. Richard Green in the title role, Mark Bramhall as Gloucester, Stephen Caffrey as Kent, and David Sussman as The Fool. Opening is set for Thursday, July 18, at 8pm.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting announced today that it has been awarded grants from three different organizations to continue their work with inmate populations at Rikers Island Correctional Facility. This is the second consecutive year that each organization has awarded grants to the Studio in support of their transformational theatre work with underserved populations in New York City. New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) awarded the Studio $10,000 to continue its work with transgender women at Rikers Island Correctional Facility, where the Studio will continue to provide free, ongoing theatre and acting programming for transgender inmates in protective custody.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting's Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater will present The Whale, the critically acclaimed play by award winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter. The Whale runs from November 14-30, 2018.

September 6, 2018: The Stella Adler Studio of Acting's Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater will present What's Wrong With You, a new play by Jan Rosenberg. What's Wrong With You runs from September 20-October 6, 2018.

September 6, 2018: The Stella Adler Studio of Acting's Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater will present What's Wrong With You, a new play by Jan Rosenberg. What's Wrong With You runs from September 20-October 6, 2018.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, in partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre at RestorationART, today announced the first-ever Black Arts Theater Winter Immersion course, which will be taught by a world-class faculty in Brooklyn, New York, home to the largest Black community in the nation.

Greenhouse Theater Center and Poor Box Theater, in association with D.C's award winning Taffety Punk Theatre Company, are pleased to present THE AMERICAN MERCY TOUR: MERCY KILLERS and SIDE EFFECTS, two one-act plays steeped in America's controversial relationship with healthcare. Written and performed by Michael Milligan and directed by Tom Oppenheim, these moving and unapologetic pieces will be presented as a single theatrical event, immersing the audience in the stories of patients and physicians, coming out of the waiting room and into the fray. 

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting has been awarded a $150,000 Grant for Arts and Arts Education by The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation.

Harold Clurman Lab Theater (HCLAB) is proud to announce the world premiere of Don K. Williams' new play, Democracy(sic). play runs from September 15 - October 14, 2017 for 12 performances. cast features HCLAB alums Dan Evans, Victoria Martinez, James Warfield, and first-time company members Alex Best, Carlis Shane Clark, Steven Humphreys, Stacey Jordan, and Josh Owen. Johnny Patrick Yoder will make his HCLAB directing debut.

Greenhouse Theater Center and Poor Box Theater, in association with D.C's award winning Taffety Punk Theatre Company, is pleased to present THE AMERICAN MERCY TOUR: MERCY KILLERS and SIDE EFFECTS, two one-act plays steeped in America's controversial relationship with healthcare. Written and performed by Michael Milligan and directed by Tom Oppenheim, these moving and unapologetic pieces will be presented as a single theatrical event, immersing the audience in the stories of patients and physicians, coming out of the waiting room and into the fray.