Our curriculum is flexible and allows for the changing demands of the profession and our faculty members and students. We believe that actors come in many shapes and sizes and that no one career or training goal applies to every student.

First Semester

  • Voice Training: Voice and Speech
  • Stage Movement
  • Professional Acting Techniques I: Foundations
  • Individual Performance Studies: Auto-Cours
  • Master Class in Acting: New Works
  • Collaborative Studio

Second Semester

  • Voice Training: Voice and Speech
  • Stage Movement: Mask
  • Professional Acting Techniques II: Foundations
  • Individual Performance Studies: Auto-Cours

Third Semester

  • Voice Training: Voice and Speech
  • Stage Movement: Commedia dell’Arte
  • Professional Acting Techniques III
  • Master Class in Acting: Acting for the Camera
  • Theatre History

Fourth Semester

  • Voice Training: Voice and Speech
  • Stage Movement: Clown
  • Techniques IV: Advanced Technique
  • Actor Practicum: The Business of the Business
  • Text Analysis

Fifth Semester

  • Actor Practicum
  • Repertory Theatre: Voice/Epic Storytelling

Sixth Semester

  • Master Class in Acting
  • Research and Performance: Digital Showcase
  • Independent Performance Studies: Creative Contracts

 

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