Training
•Advanced acting training using the Meisner technique
•Study of genres and styles in acting, speech, and movement for theatre, film, and television
•Five full productions per season with hands-on involvement
•Prof. Lori Siekmann received the KC/ACTF Gold Medallion of Excellence (2015), the highest award the Kennedy Center gives to theatre educators
•Three productions invited to the KC/ACTF regional festival
Notable Alumni
•Brock Powell '11: Voice of the Kool-Aid Man for Kraft Foods
•Wesley Barnes '15: In the Heights (Theatre Under the Stars), The Scottsboro Boys (Phoenix Theatre)
Professional Development
•Internships at Chance Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, La Jolla Playhouse, Disney Corporation, and Utah Shakespeare Festival
•Graduates working at Disneyland, Universal Studios, Netflix, South Coast Repertory, and more
Graduate School Pipeline
•Alumni accepted to NYU Tisch, UNCSA, Sarah Lawrence MFA, Chapman Dodge College, and more
