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The American Academy of Dramatic Arts

Over the 125 years this NY acting school has been around, it has trained numerous actors who went on to win Oscars, Tony awards and Emmy awards. The long list of alumni include Robert Redford, Grace Kelly and Danny DeVito. Acting studies consist of a two-year full-time conservatory program or a 2-year part-time program for […]

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Whole Body Acting

by Cheryl King, Artistic Director (New York, NY) Photo Curtesy of Cheryl King Cheryl King, who was acting coach at “All My Children”, ABC’s award-winning daytime drama, from 2007-2010, teaches this Wed afternoon acting class at Stage Left Studio, her theatre. Students of all levels are welcome in this class, which focuses on basic acting […]

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TVI Actors Studio

This acting studio has offices in New York and Los Angeles, which help making the transition to these cities easier down the road. Acting classes include scene study workshops, auditioning, cold reading and commercial classes, as well as some special children and teen acting classes. Performance opportunities: Members can audition to participate in a showcase […]

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Columbia University School of the Arts

This New York acting school offers an MFA in Acting. The 3-year program functions as a working lab. Classes during the first 2 years include theater history and theory, as well as movement, acting techniques, improvisation, mask and Shakespeare. Performance opportunities: There are a lot of lab productions during the year at a black box […]

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Maria Riboli Acting Classes Champion Studios

Award-winning actress and director Maria Riboli teaches Method Acting and other techniques at her New York acting classes in Midtown Manhattan. Students work on scenes and monologues from plays and movies, as well as improvs, acting techniques, commercials and more. Classes are small. A maximum number of 10 actors per class is allowed. Everybody will […]

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Michael Howard Studios

This acting school in New York offers a one-year conservatory program. The acting training is inspired by many school of thoughts with the belief that every actor must develop his own method. Classes are 5 days a week from 9am to 2pm. During the Fall semester, students focus on the essentials, which include acting, scene […]

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The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

Here you’ll find acting classes in New York that focus on acting for film and television. Julia Roberts and Matt Fox are among the alumni. During two years, the actor learns how to apply the Meisner technique to different mediums, from film and television acting to soap operas and commercials. Career preparation: Actors learn the […]

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Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program

This 3-year intensive conservatory program is a part of New York University. The first year focuses on Alexander technique and freeing the actor’s instrument while scene study and performance-oriented training increases during the next 2 years. Classes include voice and speech, singing, movement, clown, text and scene study, stage combat, dialects and more. Performance opportunities: […]

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The New School for Drama

This acting school in New York offers a 3-year acting training in NYC based on the Alexander and Stanislavski techniques. Performance opportunities: Actors perform in one-act plays in front of an invited audience during their second year. During the third year, students focus on acting in full productions, from classic plays and experimental theater to […]

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HB Studio

At this acting school in NY, renowned actor-director Herbert Berghof and his wife, the legendary actress Uta Hagen, trained many award-winning actors, including Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Full-time acting programs consist of at least seven classes a week and must include acting technique, scene study, speech, voice and movement classes. Students can design […]