What our actors say

Working actors train here.

“Scott’s class gave me an invaluable vocabulary and technique that I use every day.”

“As an NYU Tisch alum, it felt like I had been to every acting studio there is to offer in NYC. But what none of them have, is Scott Freeman.”

“Scott often refers to his class as an acting gym, and that’s exactly what it’s been for me since I graduated college.”

“…it was a revelatory turning point for me when I started at The Freeman Studio over eight years ago.”

“What strikes me about Scott and his studio is how down to earth, safe, and truly challenging it is.”

“I recommend The Freeman Studio to those actors who are constantly seeking improvement…”

What We Offer

Serious Craft. Real Community. Career Tools.

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A Place for Actors

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Community & Connection

Free Events

Featuring ANDREW POLK

FREEminars

Being On Camera with Andrew Polk
Fri, Dec 4 · 2–4pm · Free

Featuring Santino Fontana & Aya Cash

FREEman Fridays

A Reunion at the FREEman Studio
Fri, Oct 23 @ 6pm · Free · Plus-ones welcome

Recently at the Studio

What You Missed

FREEminar · Oct 3 & 5

Embodying Shakespeare with John Douglas Thompson

John Douglas Thompson, one of the preeminent actors of his generation and celebrated for his Shakespeare in New York and at the RSC in London, showed actors how he builds characters through a primary focus on the physical.

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FREEman Friday · New York · Oct 2

Mark Wing-Davey in Conversation with Scott Freeman

Actor, director, and former head of a major acting graduate program, Mark Wing-Davey joined Scott, a friend of decades, for a free-wheeling conversation on how the craft and the career have changed, and where actor training goes next.

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OUR Teachers & ACTORS

Teachers

Train with Tony winner Reed Birney, Tony nominees John Douglas Thompson and Amelia Campbell, and actors from The Americans and Succession.

ACTORS

Our actors have worked on Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, Yellowstone, Hacks, The Gilded Age, and Broadway’s Stranger Things.

In every step along the way, our governing aesthetic is to treat actors with the respect they deserve as creative artists. Because the work is prescriptive, class size is limited to ensure maximum personal attention.

Meet OUR STUDIO HEAD

ABOUT SCOTT FREEMAN

For over thirty years, Studio Head, Scott Freeman, has taught at many of the nation’s premiere actor training programs and is recognized as one of the leading acting teachers in the country. Mr. Freeman was a member of the founding faculty of The Actors Center in New York City, where he taught throughout the eleven years of its existence. In addition, he enjoyed a long association with The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco as a core faculty member of its MFA program and a member of its acting company. He also served as the founding Head of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program. He has also taught at Rutgers University, NYU, SUNY Purchase, The Atlantic Theatre Company, and The Stella Adler School of Acting.

As an actor, theatres he has worked at include The American Conservatory Theatre, South Coast Repertory, New York Theatre Workshop, Mark Taper Forum, The Magic Theatre, San Francisco Shakespeare, San Jose Repertory, Cincinnati Playhouse, and St. Louis Repertory. In addition, he has several film and television roles to his credit.