Acting: Future Students

In the first and second year of the program, students are introduced to the foundational concepts of theatre performance through movement, voice, intimacy training, stage combat training, scene study, and rehearsal projects. Students expand their understanding of the craft of acting by bringing their own unique artistry to the work and by thinking critically about the practice of performance. Celebrating the voice of each student is central to our training.

In the third and fourth year, students integrate their studio work by taking on roles in live performances for the public. They are also introduced to on-camera acting for film and television, motion capture, and voice-over training to expand their notions of performance. The opportunity to bridge to the profession is given by working with professional companies and by learning about the business of performance through professionally-related electives. For example, they can choose to focus on entrepreneurship to learn more about marketing, promotion, and new venture startups. Electives are also available in performance history, performance theory, Black creative expression, musical theatre, and more.

1. Build a robust set of performance skills, including theatrical acting, performance creation, film acting, movement, voice, motion capture, and more.
2. Make professional connections by working with nationally acclaimed guest directors and professional companies.
3. Learn about the business side of performance in lessons covering contracts, consent practices, unions, and agents.
4. Perform live in both original and contemporary productions.

Our program offers students a generous syllabus stretching beyond the principal acting classes including specialized training in stage combat, intimacy, voiceover work, self-tapes, devised creation processes, and experience in motion capture technology. 

Not only is our program an intersectional incubator for revolutionary upcoming voices, it also offers you the highest quality of individualized training that is all about “bringing yourself to your work.” Performance Acting at The Creative School does not compress students to fit into a one-size model; our training is flexible and malleates to best support the student, with a mission to unleash the exquisites of their full potential. 

We encourage our students to focus on who they are, not who they wish they were. We see beauty in the differences in personality, skill, and passion; we are interested in our students as people, not only as artists. We want to bring together a harmony of diverse individuals into a space where they can focus on what value they bring, rather than what they lack. Our program prepares students to find power in their own voice, so they can shine with individualized intention as the changemakers of the future.