Training
•Actor training based on Meisner and Stanislavski methods, reexamined through an anti-racist lens
•Movement training includes Loyd Williamson, Michael Chekhov, Laban, Alexander Technique, yoga, and period styles
•Voice and speech training based in Fitzmaurice Voicework with Linklater, Rodenberg, and Knight/Thompson pedagogy
•On-camera work, auditioning techniques, and professional development
•Individualized training emphasizing authenticity and truthful performance on stage and screen
•Anti-racist curriculum highlighting BIPOC playwrights, plays, and guest artists
Notable Alumni
•Joan Allen — Tony winner (Burn This), 3x Academy Award nominee, Steppenwolf Theatre co-founder •Mary Holland — series regular on CBS' Ghosts, Veep, Happiest Season •Wood Harris — Avon Barksdale on The Wire, Above the Rim, Remember the Titans •Steve Harris — 2x Emmy-nominated for The Practice, Diary of a Mad Black Woman 
