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Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual
Program profile
Moderately Selective12-24 StudentsStudy Abroad

PROGRAM RECOGNITION
Founded in 1968; over 50 years producing live theatre in New York City
Close-knit family of faculty and students with open communication
TRAINING
BA program — combines intensive training with liberal arts academics (not a conservatory BFA)
Acting courses including classical styles, improvisation, musical theatre performance, voice, and the business of acting
Private voice lessons taught by members of the Music faculty
Dance classes including Ballet, Hip Hop, Modern, Jazz, Tap, and Musical Theatre Dance; opportunity to minor in Dance
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
Senior Showcase capstone at a prestigious Manhattan venue (typically Playwrights Horizons) for agents, managers, and casting directors
Four Main Stage productions and multiple Studio productions per year in a 300-seat proscenium theatre and black box Stage One
No graduate students competing for opportunities
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Monthly workshops with Broadway, film, and television actors, dancers, directors, and casting agents
NYC location — classes often include travel to Manhattan to see shows and conduct research
Faculty actively engaged in the industry with Broadway, film, and television credits (e.g., Come From Away, Hamilton, The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino)
Recent alumni represented on Broadway in The Outsiders, Aladdin, and Good Night, and Good Luck

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