Training
•Three-year conservatory-style program in partnership with Alley Theatre, a nationally recognized LORT company
•Rigorous training in acting, voice, movement, stage combat, dialects, and intimacy coordination
Notable Alumni
•Jim Parsons (MFA Acting) — four-time Emmy winner, Golden Globe winner, Tony-nominated •School alumni include Tommy Tune (10 Tony Awards), Loretta Devine (Emmy winner, original Broadway Dreamgirls), and Brent Spiner Professional Development
•Third-year residency working alongside Resident Acting Company at the Alley Theatre
•Features The Circadian Project (100-hour devised theatre challenge) and The Turbo Project (one-week high-speed production)
•Summers spent acting with professional theatre companies
Location
•Access to Houston's thriving arts scene, fourth-largest city in the U.S. with world-class performing arts institutions
•Graduates join nationwide network of alumni working across theatre, film, and television