This renowned New York acting school affiliated with the Atlantic Theater Company was founded by playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy when they developed their acting method known as Practical Aesthetics. The long list of alumni includes Felicity Huffman, Jason Ritter, Matthew Fox and Jessica Alba. The school offers a two and a […]
This non-profit acting school in NYC offers a 2-year professional acting workshop and a 2-year musical theatre workshop. Performance opportunities: Students benefit from the school sharing a space with the famed Circle in the Square Broadway theater. First-year students perform in a scene night in front of an invited audience. Second-year students appear in a […]
(New York) Photo Curtesy of This New York acting studio is a place for working theater professionals to flex their acting muscles and stretch their boundaries artistically in a safe environment, guided by top acting coaches and renowned teachers. This New York acting school offers both conservatory programs and individual classes: Nine-month conservatory with the […]
Started in 1967, The Negro Ensemble Company is one of the oldest most prestigious black theatre companies in the world. The Negro Ensemble Company’s Training Program promotes excellence through practical, character acting, traditional arts, improvisation and play writing workshops. It boasts alums like Laurence Fishburne, Adolf Caesar and Angela Bassett, Award Winning Instructors like playwrights […]
by Miles Jackson Photo Curtesy of This new york film acting school focuses on teaching the art and craft of screen acting as its own artform so actors can excel in front of the camera. The NY acting classes offered here draw from a wide range of acting techniques and experiences. What makes this screen […]
This acting class in New York embraces Stella Adler’s conviction that growth as an actor and as an individual go hand in hand. The faculty strives to train actors who think for themselves and root their talent in the world that surrounds them. Emphasis is also put on imagination, action rather than emotion and text […]
This college offers a bachelor’s degree in acting. Classes include Acting, Voice and Speech, Acting for Film and Television, the Business of Acting, Production and Scene Study, as well as Theatre History, Dialects, Make-up, Script Analysis and more. The university also offers a BFA in musical theater with additional dance and music classes. Performance opportunities: […]
This is one of the New York Acting Schools that offers a strong foundation for those who want to pursue graduate studies in acting or other theater fields (actually, one of their graduates just got accepted into the prestigious Yale Graduate Drama Program). Classes include acting, improvisation, mime, theater games, scene study, script analysis, characterization, […]
This is the place to find NYC acting classes focused on film acting. This acting school in New York City offers a one-year intensive acting program and a 2-year conservatory program. Classes include Introduction to Acting, Improvisation, Movement, Voice, Acting for Film, Acting for Television, Scene Study, Meisner Technique, Monologues and Shakespeare, as well as […]
by Rising Sun (New York) This New York Performance Company offers a 6 month Apprentice Program for Actors (as well as Directors, Designers, Playwrights & Stage Managers) grounded in the Company’s Resident Theatre Ensemble. Apprentices experience every aspect of a theatrical production, from choosing the script, to castings and collaborating with directors to performance opportunities […]