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The Studio / New York

(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 […]

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Circle in the Square Theatre School

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 […]

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Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program

This 3-year intensive conservatory program is a part of New York University. The first year focuses on Alexander technique and freeing the actor’s instrument while scene study and performance-oriented training increases during the next 2 years. Classes include voice and speech, singing, movement, clown, text and scene study, stage combat, dialects and more. Performance opportunities: […]

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Atlantic Acting School

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 […]

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New York Film Academy (NYFA)

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 […]

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HB Studio

At this acting school in NY, renowned actor-director Herbert Berghof and his wife, the legendary actress Uta Hagen, trained many award-winning actors, including Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Full-time acting programs consist of at least seven classes a week and must include acting technique, scene study, speech, voice and movement classes. Students can design […]

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Rising Sun Apprentice Program

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 […]

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Tisch School of the Arts Drama Department

The undergraduate drama program of New York University combines actor training with theatre studies. Students study their craft 3 days of week in a studio assigned to them based on their skills, experience and interests. Studios include the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, the Lee Strasberg Institute, the Atlantic Theater Company and Playwrights Horizons. The […]

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The Stella Adler Studio of Acting

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 […]

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Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute

This is the acting school in New York to go to if you are particularly interested in studying The Method developed by Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Matt Dillon, James Spader and Uma Thurman are among the alumni, to name a few. The Institute offers a 2-year certificate program (16 hours a week) and […]