The Danny Greenberg Studio

The kids killed it at the watermark retirement community last weekend. Kids doing good work is what it’s all about here.

Each semester, our DGS students choose a benefit partner to receive **100% of the proceeds** from our recital. This year, we’re honored to support —an organization working to protect our planet’s most fragile and essential ecosystems. 🌿💚

🎶 **DGS Benefit Concert**
📅 **Sunday, December 7, 2025**
📍 **The Old Stone House, Brooklyn**

To reserve your seat, please donate using the link in our bio and email your ticket request to **[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])**.

**Why this matters:**
Your generosity helps rainforest nations access the training, tools, and legal support they need to conserve and restore their forests—protecting endangered species and fighting climate change at its roots.

This Giving Tuesday, and all week long, we invite you to join us.
💛 Together, we *can* help reverse tropical rainforest deforestation by 2030.

Went to Halloween as a proud teacher 👏🎭
Caleb absolutely killed it as Young Simba on Broadway! 🦁✨
So proud of your hard work, dedication, and love for performing.
No need to wait to be king — you’re already there. 👑

🌟 Fall Enrollment Is Open! 🌟

At Danny Greenberg Studio, we help kids of all levels build confidence, skill, and a true love of performing. With a proven track record — over 40 Broadway, National Tour & Film credits — our students know what it takes to shine. ✨

🎭 Private Lessons
7 days a week • Park Slope • Greenpoint • Manhattan • Zoom
Science-backed technique + real-world experience.

🎤 Group Classes — Tuesdays (Park Slope):
• 3:30–4:15 Voice (Ages 7–10)
• 4:15–5:15 Acting (Ages 7–10)
• 5:15–6:15 Acting (Ages 11–13)

Advanced Acting Company (High School only. Admission By audition only)

Saturdays at Ripley Grier 2:00-3:30

📍 Locations: Park Slope • Greenpoint • Manhattan • Zoom
📩 To register: [email protected] or DM us!

🎭 ATTENTION NYC HIGH SCHOOL ACTORS! 🎭

Ready to take your acting to a PROFESSIONAL level? This is your chance!

We’re looking for bold, passionate high school actors (ages 14-18) for our Advanced Acting Class — a 24-week course at Ripley Grier Studios (520 8th Ave, NY, NY) running Saturdays, 2:00-3:30pm, from 9/13 - 6/6. BY AUDITION ONLY!

If you’re looking to be challenged and pushed by your teacher and peers, this is for you. Danny will guide you through technique, voice and speech, movement, and scene study in styles from Shakespeare to film. It’s professional-level training!

📩 How to Apply:
Submit a private link of a monologue or age-appropriate scene to [email protected].

🎬 What you’ll walk away with:

A deep understanding of acting & techniques from Uta Hagen, Meisner, and more

A strong voice foundation based on the latest voice science

Confidence in varied text styles (Shakespeare to film)

Practical tools for auditions, rehearsals, and performance

A commitment to finding truth in your work

🔥 Ready to level up?
This is your moment. Are you in?

✨ 90% of our students get callbacks for LaGuardia HS — Drama & Voice! 🎭🎶

Dreaming of LaGuardia? We’ve got you covered:
🎬 Start-to-finish coaching — from standout monologues & songs to camera-ready self-tapes.
🎤 Weekly prep lessons — build technique, gain confidence, and grow with pro guidance.
📹 Self-tape studio sessions — just bring your phone, we’ll handle the rest.
🌟 Thriving community — showcases, workshops, and giving back through service.

We’ll help you shine at every step of the audition process—so your talent (and confidence) can’t be missed.

📩 Ready to get started? DM us today!

🎭 Auditioning for a NYC Performing Arts High School?
Choosing the right monologue is everything — it shows your skill, emotional range, and understanding of the material. Here are 5 essential tips to help you pick the perfect one:

✨ 1. Choose a Monologue That Brings Out Who You Are
A great monologue feels authentic, like it comes from you. Ask yourself: Can I connect with the character’s situation? If the piece resonates with your personality and emotional range, you’re on the right path.

❤️ 2. You Can Connect to the Character’s Needs
Every character is driven by something — a need, a goal, a desire. Instead of focusing only on the situation, connect to the character’s need using substitution. Tap into real needs from your own life to bring your full self to the role.

🔥 3. The Character is Urgently Pursuing Their Objective (High Stakes)
Choose a monologue where something big is on the line. High stakes create emotional urgency and intensity. Love, identity, survival — whatever it is, it should feel like the character’s world is at stake.

👶🏽 4. Pick an Age-Appropriate Monologue
No one wants to see an eighth grader talk about their dead husband. Seriously. Stay within your age range to perform truthfully and connect more naturally with the character.

📚 5. Select a Monologue from a Published Play (Not a Monologue Book or Film)
Plays are written for live performance — and that’s what you’re doing. Film is behavior-driven; theater is speech-driven. Choosing from a published play gives you stronger material for the stage.

🎬 Your monologue = your moment.
Choose wisely, connect deeply, and break a leg!

**🎭 Fall Classes Now Open! 🍁**
Acting & singing classes for ages 7–18 in Brooklyn & Manhattan!

✨ **Group Classes (Tuesdays):**
🎤 Voice 3:30-4:15 (7–10)
🎭 Acting 4:15-5:15 (7–10)
🎭 Acting 5:15-6:15 (11–14)

🎬 **Advanced Acting Co. on Saturdays**
🎶 **Private Lessons** Tues–Sun, 3–9pm

📲 *Click the link in our profile

We are so proud of the kids work on share day!

Take a bow! 👏👏👏👏👏

We are thrilled to announce our spring 2025 benefit partner,St Jude. 100% of the proceeds from our June 22nd recital will be donated to this amazing organization. As always, the incredible kids in our studio hand-picked this worthy cause.

About
St. Jude specializes in care for some of the toughest pediatric cases, all while investing in resources and technologies for cutting-edge scientific research. And families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
Unlike other hospitals, the majority of funding for St. Jude comes from generous donors.

Come to support or join the kids in an Open mic at . We will be raising money for to support them in their efforts to help the children of LA recover from the destruction of this winter’s wildfires.

All kids ages 7-18 are welcome to perform a song, read a poem, and share a piece of art to support this worthy cause.

Special thanks to Wild East for being so welcoming. Adults should be sure to enjoy a pint of some of the best beer brewed in New York state.

About save the children:
Today’s children will experience more extreme climate events in their lifetimes than their parents and grandparents. Over the past few years alone, California has experienced a series of increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires.

Save the Children is working to meet the most urgent needs of kids and families living in some areas hardest hit by the devastating LA wildfires.

Save the Children is an expert at supporting the immediate and long-term recovery of children and their caregivers. Recovering from this disaster will take years. Your donation today can help ensure children in the U.S. and around the world receive the support they need every day and in times of crisis.