The Classical Gym is a relaxed, supportive place
where actors can challenge themselves with
scenes and monologues from the classics

Uniting modern acting skills, traditional tools,
and action-oriented scholarship to help actors:

  • Break down the text

  • Feel the situation

  • Act with purpose


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Drop-in, pay-what-you-can

Thursdays, 6-9pm
La MaMa Galleria
47 Great Jones St., NYC

“I have felt renewed, artistically challenged and full of inspiration."

“I left feeling great about the work I did, the choices I made, and with
a clear road map of what I should do next. I cannot wait to go back!"

“Tim has a wealth of knowledge about text analysis, narrative context,
and historical context to help actors find more truth and enjoyment."

“An inspiring place to practice."

“An energetic, engaging, and safe environment to play.
I highly recommend The Classical Gym!"

“Having access to serious, sustained classical training with a master
of his craft (his performance as Hamlet is by far the best I have ever seen)
without another expensive monthly tuition is incredibly rare."

“An environment where everyone is rooting for everyone else
to make breakthroughs. So supportive! I love it!”


About the instructor:

Tim Eliot got his BA with Distinction in Theater Studies from Yale, where he led the Undergraduate Shakespeare Company for three years; he got an MFA in Acting from the Moscow Art Theater / American Repertory Theater Institute at Harvard (where he studied with David Hammond, who later directed his first Hamlet); studied three years with Bill Esper at the Esper Studio; and took every level of on-camera class with Bob Krakower. He has 25 years of experience in classical work and credits across theater, TV, and film. Tim teaches Understanding Story at NYU Tisch, has run several classical workshops, and teaches acting and academics privately. He is a founding company member and the Managing Director of Krymov Lab NYC, producing and acting across four seasons in residency at La MaMa. He has played Hamlet twice (most recently in a church space in Brooklyn), MacBeth, Romeo, Posthumous, Tamora, Claudio (also twice), Palamon, Octavius, and Florizel; directed Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, and Merchant of Venice; and created a series of dramaturgical video essays called Full Contact Shakespeare (@fullcontactshakes).