Training
•70+ years of experience teaching theatre, acting, and directing
•Comprehensive acting styles: Modern Realism, Shakespeare, Greek, Commedia dell'arte, Comedy of Manners, Brecht, and Beckett
•Musical Theatre performance training with voice and stage movement coaching
•Broader curriculum than the AA-T, with flexibility to tailor coursework to individual goals
Performance & Productions
•Student-cast and student-crewed department productions
•Advanced Production courses in full plays, musical theatre, and small theatre venues
Facilities
•Main Stage (proscenium) and Studio Stage (black box) in the Theatre Arts Complex
•30 minutes from Hollywood and Burbank — direct access to professional film and theatre communities
Transfer Success
•8 students accepted to Juilliard over 8 consecutive years — with only 20 acceptances nationwide per year
•Graduates accepted at NYU, Columbia University, and other prestigious institutions nationally and abroad
