Training
•Bullet: Tuition-free, three-year professional training program
•Bullet: Daily four-hour sessions in acting, movement (including stage combat), and voice/speech
•Bullet: Faculty are professional artists active in the field
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Productions at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and Armory Theatre
•Bullet: Industry showcase for graduating MFA actors at end of third year
•Bullet: Summer work at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Alliance Theatre, and more
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Brandon J. Dirden — Broadway (All the Way opposite Bryan Cranston, Waiting for Godot) •Bullet: Crystal Dickinson — Broadway (Clybourne Park, You Can't Take It with You), Theatre World Award Professional Development
•Bullet: Recent guests include Sarah Ruhl, Luis Alfaro, and Rob Decina (CBS Casting)
•Bullet: Connections with The Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, American Players Theatre