Courses

The following are highlights of the three-year actor-training program.

First-Year Classes:
Our program challenges students in their first year with a diverse array of acting and movement classes.

  • Acting 
  • Rehearsal/Performance 
  • Music and Character 
  • Kinesthetic Training 
  • Low-Flying Trapeze 
  • Dance 
  • Yoga 
  • Stage Combat 
  • Health and Fitness 
  • Social Dramaturgy 
  • Voice 
  • Speech 
  • Text 
  • Tutorials 
  • Great Performances in Film 
Second-Year Classes:
Students continue to build upon all of their first-year classes and begin their apprenticeship with the Theatre Company.
  • Theatre Apprentice Program 
  • Fundamentals of Play Directing 
  • TV/Film 
  • Voiceover 
  • Solo Shakespeare
  • Directing 
Third-Year Classes:
Third-year students spend the majority of their time as apprentices with our Theatre Company before taking center stage in our annual NTC Rep -  two productions performed in repertory.
  • Advanced Theatre Apprentice Program 
  • Audition Techniques 
  • Acting Colloquium 
  • Tutorials 
  • Third-Year Repertory Theatre 
Conservatory training culminates in a showcase for directors and agents held in New York City. 

    Photos: National Theatre Conservatory students take center stage in their own productions. Photos by eric laurits.