With the partnership of Howard Meyer’s Acting Program, the BGC Cultural Arts Center just finished the first cycle of acting classes for our club members.  In two different sections, one for Fun Club members, and one for older middle and high school Teen Club members, the kids are learning all sorts of techniques through games and improvisation (see pic below of a sketch involving a cab driver picking up different passengers around the city)…  

Led by Jacob White (above middle), a Brooklyn based acting instructor, the first six weeks were a success, and we raised enough money thanks to Howard Meyer’s fundraising assistance to participate in another six week of classes, all on site at the BGC and free for club members.  Here’s some behind the scenes videos from the last day of both sections, featuring a look at some of the games and improv exercises, and a guest appearance by me at the end of the second video!!!!

Piggybacking on the acting classes, Fun Club 5th and 6th graders (and my 7th grade dude Izzyfresh) created, filmed, and produced their own BGC commercials last week…check them out, they’re cute…LOL at the BGC Energy Drink clip, it’s the third one…

Lots of new exciting stuff going on in the BGC Cultural Arts Program right now, so stay tuned…