“Is there no play, to ease the anguish of a torturing hour?”
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2026 SCENE STUDY CLASSES
VISIONBOX CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Each year since our founding, we offer scene study classes in five-week sequences that culminate in at least one performance. These acting classes are taught by Jennifer McCray Rincón and are based in graduate-level study. The fall sequences specifically emulate first and second-year MFA training, beginning with Chekhov, Ibsen, and Strindberg, classical realism, and then moving into Shakespeare. We call this our certificate program.
Contact Visionbox Studio at info@visionbox.org to learn more
Season 16 Classes
Chekhov/Ibsen/Strindberg
September 7 - October 8 | Monday - Wednesday 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
October 8 | Open Rehearsal
- Monday Group A
- Tuesday Group B
- Wednesday Groups A and B
* Limit 16 actors
Taught by Jennifer McCray Rincón
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This class will focus on the work of European playwrights Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, and August Strindberg, who created a revolutionary style of writing we have come to call Realism.
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Students will study the Actors Five Questions, the Visionbox technique based on the work of Earle Gister (Yale School of Drama 1980-1999). Each Actor will work on two scenes from plays of their choosing to be performed for a general audience and industry professionals at the end of five weeks study.
Tuition: $600
Limited Scholarships Available.
To Sign-Up, write to info@visionbox.org. New actors, please include a headshot and resume.
Devised Work: The Grief Project
September 7 - October 8 | Monday - Wednesday 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
October 8 | Open Rehearsal
- Monday Group A
- Tuesday Group B
- Wednesday Groups A and B
* Limit 16 actors
Taught by Jennifer McCray Rincón
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In this continuation of our Devised Work classes, students will do research, conduct interviews and contribute personal writing.
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This season our devised class and eventual performance work has a working title of The Grief Project. We will interview individuals and families who have lost loved ones in traumatic experiences and explore how we as a community and society process grief and death. We hope to collaborate with The Donor Alliance on this project.
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Tuition: $600
Limited Scholarships Available.
To Sign-Up, write to info@visionbox.org. New actors, please include a headshot and resume.
All The World: Solo Shakespeare Projects
November 16 - December 3
Mondays-Thursdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Open Performances
Directed by Jennifer McCray Rincón
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In this ten session Shakespeare intensive, actors will choose one character from the Shakespeare canon and focus on creating a solo 20-30 minute performance piece where a minimum of 50% of the text will be Shakespeare and the remainder of the text will either be original writing, poetry, other playwrights’ work, film, or other literature in the public domain.
Tuition: $600
Limited Scholarships Available.
To Sign-Up, write to info@visionbox.org. New actors, please include a headshot and resume.
INTERESTED IN CLASS ENROLLMENT?
All artists, actors, and students interested in classes must sign up for an audition. Auditions should include two contrasting monologues; one contemporary, and one Shakespearean verse. The audition is a way for us to get to know each other and to ensure you are placed in a class that will be both challenging and suited to your current level of experience and training. Please do not hesitate to contact us for details regarding this process!
Visionbox will accept up to 16 actors for each class.
We also accept directors and playwrights into our classes. Directors and writers should also schedule an interview with Ms. Rincon and our staff for more information on the class they are interested in.