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The Verse
Classical Acting & Ethical Leadership
Instructor: Hamp Fluker
Limited to 8 Actors
The Grit Gallery
115 Broadway
Newburgh, NY 12550
Standard Tuition: $510
Sundays · 7:00–10:00 PM
8 Sessions
October 4
October 11
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22
December 6
The Verse places classical text in conversation with the contemporary artist. Rather than treating heightened language as something to be mastered from a distance, actors investigate what happens when enduring questions of power, leadership, morality, responsibility, violence, love, justice, and community are placed back inside living human beings.
The course incorporates classical text, verse, rhetoric, physical and vocal investigation, ensemble discussion, writing, and performance. Actors are asked not only, “How do I speak this text?” but also, “Why does this story matter now? What does it ask of me? What responsibility do I carry when I stand before a community and tell it?”
The course creates space to interrogate the canon as well as perform it, examining what has historically been centered, what has been omitted, and how artists can enter inherited texts without surrendering their own cultural, ethical, or imaginative perspective.
Location Notice: Fable & Sow programming takes place across our network of partnering spaces in Beacon, Newburgh, Cold Spring, and Wallkill. Class locations are subject to change based on program and space needs, and any changes will always be communicated to registered students in advance.
PARTICIPATION
Ages 21+.
This course may explore mature adult themes and material as part of the artistic work.
Following registration, all participants will receive Fable & Sow’s Adult Participation & Studio Acknowledgment by email. The acknowledgment must be reviewed and signed before participating in the first class.
FOUNDING MEMBERS
The Verse is a Studio Course. Founding Members may apply one $100 Studio Credit toward the $510 Standard Tuition.
Standard Tuition: $510
With one $100 Studio Credit: $410
Founding Member registration is handled directly through the studio so we can correctly apply your available Studio Credit.
To register using your membership benefit, email info@fableandsow.com with The Verse in the subject line and let us know that you would like to apply a Studio Credit. We will confirm your benefit and send you the appropriate registration invoice.
Please do not purchase Standard Tuition above if you intend to apply a Studio Credit.
CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY
We understand that circumstances change and aim to balance flexibility with the commitment required to hold your place in the room.
Cancellations made 7 or more days before the first session receive a full refund.
Cancellations made 3–6 days before the first session receive either a 50% refund or a full Fable & Sow tuition credit, valid for 12 months.
Cancellations made within 72 hours of the first session or after an offering has begun are non-refundable.
If Fable & Sow cancels an offering, tuition will be fully refunded and any applicable membership credits restored.
We understand that exceptional circumstances arise and are always open to a conversation when additional consideration may be needed.
View Full Cancellation & Refund Policy
ACCESS & TUITION SUPPORT
An Ethical Pricing Clause for Standard Tuition
We want artists who feel called to the work to have a real opportunity to enter the room. We also understand that what is financially possible looks different for everyone, and that circumstance should not automatically be a barrier to meaningful training.
If Standard Tuition is beyond what feels possible for you right now, please reach out. When space and the sustainability of an offering allow, we are happy to explore reduced tuition and other ways of making participation more accessible.
There is no need to publicly explain or justify your circumstances. Simply begin the conversation with us, and we will meet it with respect, care, and honesty about what we are able to offer.
Access & Tuition Support is available for Standard Tuition registrations and is based on availability.
To begin a conversation, contact info@fableandsow.com.
Classical Acting & Ethical Leadership
Instructor: Hamp Fluker
Limited to 8 Actors
The Grit Gallery
115 Broadway
Newburgh, NY 12550
Standard Tuition: $510
Sundays · 7:00–10:00 PM
8 Sessions
October 4
October 11
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22
December 6
The Verse places classical text in conversation with the contemporary artist. Rather than treating heightened language as something to be mastered from a distance, actors investigate what happens when enduring questions of power, leadership, morality, responsibility, violence, love, justice, and community are placed back inside living human beings.
The course incorporates classical text, verse, rhetoric, physical and vocal investigation, ensemble discussion, writing, and performance. Actors are asked not only, “How do I speak this text?” but also, “Why does this story matter now? What does it ask of me? What responsibility do I carry when I stand before a community and tell it?”
The course creates space to interrogate the canon as well as perform it, examining what has historically been centered, what has been omitted, and how artists can enter inherited texts without surrendering their own cultural, ethical, or imaginative perspective.
Location Notice: Fable & Sow programming takes place across our network of partnering spaces in Beacon, Newburgh, Cold Spring, and Wallkill. Class locations are subject to change based on program and space needs, and any changes will always be communicated to registered students in advance.
PARTICIPATION
Ages 21+.
This course may explore mature adult themes and material as part of the artistic work.
Following registration, all participants will receive Fable & Sow’s Adult Participation & Studio Acknowledgment by email. The acknowledgment must be reviewed and signed before participating in the first class.
FOUNDING MEMBERS
The Verse is a Studio Course. Founding Members may apply one $100 Studio Credit toward the $510 Standard Tuition.
Standard Tuition: $510
With one $100 Studio Credit: $410
Founding Member registration is handled directly through the studio so we can correctly apply your available Studio Credit.
To register using your membership benefit, email info@fableandsow.com with The Verse in the subject line and let us know that you would like to apply a Studio Credit. We will confirm your benefit and send you the appropriate registration invoice.
Please do not purchase Standard Tuition above if you intend to apply a Studio Credit.
CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY
We understand that circumstances change and aim to balance flexibility with the commitment required to hold your place in the room.
Cancellations made 7 or more days before the first session receive a full refund.
Cancellations made 3–6 days before the first session receive either a 50% refund or a full Fable & Sow tuition credit, valid for 12 months.
Cancellations made within 72 hours of the first session or after an offering has begun are non-refundable.
If Fable & Sow cancels an offering, tuition will be fully refunded and any applicable membership credits restored.
We understand that exceptional circumstances arise and are always open to a conversation when additional consideration may be needed.
View Full Cancellation & Refund Policy
ACCESS & TUITION SUPPORT
An Ethical Pricing Clause for Standard Tuition
We want artists who feel called to the work to have a real opportunity to enter the room. We also understand that what is financially possible looks different for everyone, and that circumstance should not automatically be a barrier to meaningful training.
If Standard Tuition is beyond what feels possible for you right now, please reach out. When space and the sustainability of an offering allow, we are happy to explore reduced tuition and other ways of making participation more accessible.
There is no need to publicly explain or justify your circumstances. Simply begin the conversation with us, and we will meet it with respect, care, and honesty about what we are able to offer.
Access & Tuition Support is available for Standard Tuition registrations and is based on availability.
To begin a conversation, contact info@fableandsow.com.