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 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 […]
Of all the acting schools in NYC, this is the only theatre program officially sanctioned by the Actors Studio, whose select membership has won numerous Oscar, Tony and Emmy awards. Co-Presidents Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel and Al Pacino supervise this 3-year MFA program through Pace University. The intensive curriculum at this NY acting school is […]
by Charles diCagno This acting and drama therapy school featured on the Ali G show offers a 10 session program that helps students combat stage fright while training. Classes include acting technique, work on scenes, monologues and improvisations. Performance Opportunities: Students appear in showcases regularly. Career Preparation: On camera training, audition preparation (including techniques to […]
Of all the acting schools in LA, this is the one to go to for Method acting classes. Matt Dillon, James Spader and Uma Thurman are among the alumni. The Institute offers a 36-week full time program (22 hours per week). Each student takes three 4-hour acting classes consisting of sense memory exercises, emotional memory […]
Carter Thor Studios East is an acting studio with locations in New York, Boston, Montreal and Toronto and international workshops held in London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and Bangelore. The studio has been home to such actors as Emmy Award Winners Brittany Allen and Gary Henoch, Christina Applegate, Cameron Diaz, David Arquette, Drew Carey, Tom […]
The Drama Division at Julliard is one of the most prestigious undergraduate drama programs among New York Acting Schools. Theater students benefit from a New York acting training centered around rehearsals and performances. By working on specific plays students learn concentration, how to free their instrument, improvisation, analyze scripts, how to approach a role and […]
This prestigious acting school located in midtown Manhattan has trained many famous actors, including Gregory Peck and Steve McQueen. The 2-year program is centered around the Meisner technique (Meisner himself taught here until 1990). Student actors free their instrument through improvisation, work on character and script analysis and study performance techniques while taking classes in […]
ACTeen – Acting for Teens This New York teen acting school has a long list of successful alumni that have performed on TV, film and Broadway, including Gillian Zinser (90210), Katelyn Tarver (Big Time Rush) and Jon Seda (Emmy winner The Pacific, Treme, Homicide, Selena). ACTeen offers NY teen acting classes focused on screen acting for teens. Among teen […]
The Barrow Group, an award-winning theater company, offers acting, directing, and youth classes at its New York Acting School. Classes range from Acting for Beginners to advanced Scene Study, Script Analysis, Shakespeare acting, screen acting and directing. There is also a special class for one-man shows. Performance Opportunities: This New York acting school is also […]