NextAct: Fall 2025

NextAct

Select your OWN combination from the Acts below:
- One Act for $250
- Two of any Act for $400
- Or all three Acts for $500.

The registration fee includes unlimited access to all courses, seminars, or excursions included in that track.

Please select at least one of the following JASANextAct programs for registration.

College-Level Courses (choose your courses below)

Arts Insider

Cultural Excursions

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College-Level Courses

Please select at least one class from the list below if you are taking any College-Level Courses this fall.

Sundays In-Person Classes (September 21 - December 7)

The Opera Companion 10:00am - 12:00pm (Instructor: Jane Marsh)

The Cinematic Century 10:00am - 11:30am (Instructor: Max Alvarez)

Art Appreciation 9:45am - 11:00am (Instructor: Pamela Koehler)

What Just Happened? The World Today 11:00am - 12:00pm (Instructor: Bill Hughes)

Dance History: Through the Ages 1:00pm - 2:30pm (Instructor: Lars Rosager)

Mah Jongg: Afternoon Play 1:00pm - 2:45pm (Instructor Amanda Brown)

European History of the 20th and 21st Centuries 1:00pm - 2:30pm (Instructor: Alexander Pichugin)

Mondays Virtual Classes (September 22 - December 1)

The U.S. Supreme Court: When Law and Politics Collide 10:00am - 11:15am (Instructor Leora Harpaz)

New York Short Stories 11:30am - 12:45pm (Instructor Jennifer Gilchrist)

Shakespeare: “Twelfth Night” 1:00pm - 2:00pm (Instructor: Leo Schaff)

Creative Writing 2:15pm - 3:30pm (Instructor Leo Schaff)

Wednesday Virtual Classes (September 24 - December 10)

Antigone 10:00am - 11:15am (Instructor Joe George)

Wellness Journey for Older Adults 11:30am - 12:15pm: (Instructor Jennifer Monness)

Let’s Go to the Movies! 1:00pm - 2:15pm (Instructor Kim Breden)

Marcus Aurelius’ Mediations

Get A Clue: Crossword Construction 4:15pm - 5:15pm (Instructor Natan Last)

Arts Insider: Deep Dive

All Arts Insider seminars EXCEPT Natan Last's Live Crossword and Book Signing event will take place on Sundays from 3:00 - 4:30pm in-person
at Marymount Manhattan College, 221 East 71st Street, New York, NY 10021

September 21: Jane Marsh Opera's Romantic Era Part I

September 28: Siobhan Nestor: Journey of a Costume

October 5: Evan Zes: The Art of a Solo Show

October 12: Choreography Workshop with Alison Clancy: Feels Like Nothing, Tastes Like Rain

October 19: Jane Marsh Opera's Romantic Era Part II

October 26: Musical Theater Showcase with Greta Gertler Gold: A Picnic at Hanging Rock

November 9: The Composers Era: A Chamber Music Presentation

November 16: Jane Marsh Opera's Romantic Era Part III

November 23: LeeAnn Brown: Poetry as a State of Play

Sunday, December 7: Natan Last: Live Crossword Building and Book Signing

JASA Cultural Excursions

Tuesday, September 30: Lincoln Center Campus Tour (11:00am - 12:15pm)

Thursday, October 9: Morgan Library (1:30pm - 2:30pm)

Thursday, October 16: MoMA PS1 (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

Tuesday, October 21: Poster House - Dorothy Waugh's National Park Posters (10:30am - 11:45am)

Thursday, October 30: Van Cortlandt House (11:00am - 12:00pm) (Accessibility note: this venue has stairs leading into it)

Thursday, November 6: NYPL Schwartzman Building Tour (1:00pm - 2:00pm)

Thursday, November 13: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace (10:00am - 11:00am)

Tuesday, November 18: Chinatown Walking Tour (11:00am - 12:00pm)

Tuesday, December 2: Jewish Museum (2:00pm - 3:30pm)

Tuesday, December 9: Bialystoker Synagogue (11:00am - 12:00pm)

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