Training
•Studio training in partnership with The New Group, a renowned Off-Broadway theatre company based in Manhattan
•Students travel to midtown Manhattan three times weekly to study with working actors and directors
•Techniques: Stanislavski, Michael Chekhov, Sanford Meisner (Acting); Kristin Linklater (Voice); Laban, Grotowski, Butoh (Movement)
•Inclusive, multi-technique approach; instructors craft individualized technique for each actor
•Four semesters of On-Camera Performance, culminating in a short film for acting reels
Professional Development
•Senior Showcase presented live and virtually to NYC-based agents and casting directors
•Students encouraged to audition for off-campus projects and begin careers as New York actors immediately
•Business of Acting curriculum: audition preparation, digital marketing, actor as self-producer
•Eight semesters of Production Lab with industry professionals in design, management, casting, and producing
Location
•Located in Downtown Brooklyn, a 20-minute subway ride from Broadway
•Fewer than 75 students total, with personalized attention and tailored course of study
•Surrounded by premier Brooklyn arts institutions: BAM, Theatre for a New Audience, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, BRIC, Steiner Studios, Mark Morris Dance Center
