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Jun 22, 2024 · The 25 Best Drama Schools in the World. With multiple schools going tuition free, there’s never been a better time to pursue a degree in the performing arts. Here are the top programs ...
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- Juilliard (New York) Classes have been conducted in person since November 2020 at Juilliard, where a four-year BFA acting program and a four-year MFA acting program are offered.
- Yale (New Haven, CT) The school, which operates in partnership with the Yale Repertory Theatre, offers a three-year acting MFA only and features one of the starriest lists of graduates — including WandaVision‘s Kathryn Hahn, Watchmen‘s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and 2021 Oscar winner Frances McDormand.
- NYU - Tisch (New York) As New York theater and TV and film production perk back to life after a year of stasis, this school, which is actually two separately run schools — Tisch Drama and the Graduate Acting Program — benefits greatly from being right in the heart of the action.
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) The four-year undergrad program is among the premiere training institutions to offer a BFA in acting.
- The Juilliard School. New York City. At Juilliard, undergrad and graduate students study together in a conservatory-style program that trains them to work within the industry and to “stretch their generative muscles and create work for themselves,” says Evan Yionoulis, dean and director of the drama program.
- Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut. The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale remains tuition-free for the 15 to 17 acting grad students who are accepted yearly, thanks to the $150 million gift bestowed on the school by the business magnate in June 2021.
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The undergraduate program at UNC School of the Arts, which provides conservatory-level training across five disciplines, has recently made a number of new hires and added courses such as playwriting and micro-budget producing for film and television.
- Brown/Trinity Rep. Providence, Rhode Island. The Ivy League school accepts 12 students a year into its drama grad program, which is affiliated with the regional Trinity Repertory Company theater.
- Canadian College of Performing Arts
- Second City, Toronto
- Vancouver Film School
- National Theatre School of Canada
The Canadian College of Performing Arts is a sending institution offering: a One Year Performing Arts Certificate, a One Year Applied Performing Arts Diploma, and a Two Year Performing Arts Diploma. Graduates of either Diploma are eligible for transfer credits to be used directly towards admission to the Bachelor of Performing Arts Degree at either...
Second City is a famed comedy enterprise originating in an ongoing comedy/improv group located in America’s ‘second city’, Chicago. The Toronto branch of this institution is an incredible place to train if your interests lie in comedy, sketch writing, improv, stand-up, and storytelling. If you harbour dreams of being on SNL, or writing and starring...
The Vancouver Film School offers two acting programs: a certificate in Acting Essentials (four-month course) and a diploma in Acting for Film & Television (twelve-month course). To apply for the diploma you must have already completed the certificate. Certificate in Acting Essentials: Divided into two terms, this program focuses on training student...
The National Theatre School of Canada is a formal, conservatoire-style training institution that admits only 14 students per year into its three-years Acting program. As a first year, you will focus on understanding action, character, and story, all while exploring yourself, building your own awareness, and getting to know your instincts as an acto...
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