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Program Description
The primary objective of the three-year MFA Acting Program is to train actors as artists and professionals who can function at the highest level of their field, in any medium, and who are capable of taking on positions of leadership. To achieve this, we are unifying the classical professional actor-training (a rigorous program that attunes the voice, body and the intellect to the demands of text and performance) with an innovative physical approach to acting that draws upon the work of such theatre artists as Jerzy Grotowski, Peter Brook and Jacques LeCoq in the last 40 to 50 years.
The program stresses an ensemble philosophy in which faculty work with students achieve shared goals. After two years of working together as a “company” in classes, workshops and performance situations, the third year is devoted to advanced skills classes in both film and theatre, professional seminars, and creating a three-play repertory that grounds the ensemble idea in a practical, performing situation. The third year is the transition from school to the profession; not only does this year create the three-play rep, it focuses on the individual needs of each student. By the time the student leaves the program, he or she has the confidence, the craft, and the passion for the art of acting that’s necessary to succeed.
The program is staffed by master teachers who have had extensive experience in all areas of the professional world. Because we are located in Los Angeles, one of the entertainment capitols of the world, our teachers continue to work at the highest levels of the theatrical profession.
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