The Best Acting Studio New York City Has To Offer
Located in the heart of Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood, TK Studio provides an artistic home for its actors, coaches, alumni and other artists in pursuit of their calling onscreen or on stage. This is true in both an artistic sense and also a physical one. Our facilities and individual studios are each designed to accommodate gatherings of various sizes in a welcoming, accessible, and engaging environment.
Setting The Intention
TK Studio is located within Industry City, a developing complex full of makers, designers and artists that serves as an incubator for many art forms. We believe that actors make things too; we make behavior, interactions, and ultimately, stories full of life. We knew that Brooklyn, and this specific niche outside the bustle of Manhattan, is where we wanted to settle.
Our studio within Industry City was designed and built with the belief that the space in which you spend your time has a profound impact on your psyche and wellbeing. With that in mind, we engaged feng shui expert Andie SantoPietro, and set out to create a space where students are nurtured both professionally and personally.
The Design Of Our Space
The Foundation
First, we set the stage with a foundation: the walls throughout are white, to provide a clean canvas, but there’s also lots of color in the space—we specifically chose red for its high energy, along with orange, which is warm and engaging. We paid a great deal of attention to the way sound traveled in the space, its mitigation, and its absorption, so that the work is both acoustically balanced, and private and protected.
The Acting Studios
Next, we set to work on our acting studios, which we wanted to be minimal and effective, yet warm. With full traditional Meisner studio furniture, including a mirror, rehearsal cubes, and beds, these studios are meant to be flexible and nondescript to allow for the focus to remain on craft. There are energy-saving LED lights throughout the entire building, and they are controllable and dimmable so that students can set the scenes for themselves during shares and performances.with your art apart from the demands of the world outside the space.
House to Home
Finally, we made a house a home, so to speak. We sourced a beautiful massive farm table for gathering, selected plants, installed water features, and displayed Terry’s mask collection throughout the studio, representative of different performing arts traditions around the world. Each addition was an intentional choice—from the number of plants, to the fabric on the couch and the chairs, everything was designed down to the last detail.
The Result
The space is an invitation. When you enter our studio, you cross into a special, distinct space—a space apart. It looks, smells, and sounds different, and puts you into the right headspace to cultivate your focus and connect with your art apart from the demands of the world outside the space.
What Our Alumni Say
"Terry's laser focus and intuitive ability to find the truth in everyone's work is incredibly...
"I left his class with a broader view of the world, a stronger understanding of our work and a...
"Everyone from staff to students is there for the shared love and passion for acting...." TK...
"All of the teachers here are top notch, professional and immensely passionate and caring...." All...
"The whole Studio has an aura of growth." The whole studio has an aura of growth. The plants, the...
"Terry's laser focus and intuitive ability to find the truth in everyone's work is incredibly rare...." Terry extends his commitment to excellence to every corner of the studio from the design of the studio itself to the incredible faculty he surrounds himself with. -...
"I left his class with a broader view of the world, a stronger understanding of our work and a better sense of myself as an artist...." Upon walking in and seeing TK Studio for the first time, I realized how serious Terry Knickerbocker is about building an environment...
"Everyone from staff to students is there for the shared love and passion for acting...." TK Studios is a bit off the grid in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, which for me allows more focus on the work and the craft than being in a studio in the busy city full of other acting...
"All of the teachers here are top notch, professional and immensely passionate and caring...." All of the teachers here are top notch, professional and immensely passionate and caring. The Studio itself is beautiful, clean and very welcoming. I am forever grateful...
"The whole Studio has an aura of growth." The whole studio has an aura of growth. The plants, the kindness of everyone you meet, the work ethic of the students, and of course, Terry… they all suggest a place where growth and learning will happen. I was so blown away...
