The nation's first on-camera acting curriculum developed for teens and young adults (ages 13-15, 16-20). ACTeen is the Backstage Magazine's 2010 "Reader's Choice" Award winner for "Favorite Acting Classes for Teens." ACTeen offers several full or part-time programs, suited for the serious beginner or professional. Intimate classes (6-12 students maximum) offer rigorous training, guest artists, professional coaching on auditioning, monologues, and the business of acting. Facilities include seven air conditioned,  muti-camera video studios, located steps from Rockefeller Center and Broadway.

         Semesters offer elective & schedule flexibility, with 16+ courses including film and television acting, theater, audition technique, script analysis, character development, improv, Meisner technique, speech & voice, musical theater, Shakespeare,  movement, Alexander Technique, script writing, directing,  modern drama, dialects, voiceovers, and commercials. Industry talent showcases have helped launch the careers of many illustrious grads appearing in films, television, and on Broadway.

         Application and audition required (out of state applicants may substitute long distance form). Apply early. Housing is limited, with suggestions for ages 18+ (unless accompanied by a parent/guardian).

Classes are available year round. Fall and spring programs run once a week on weekday afternoons or Saturdays.

Summer offers several options.

June Academy: 6/20-7/1, 2011

(one or two week new option)

July Academy: 7/6-7/28, 2011

August Academy: 8/1-8/12, 2011

Summer Saturday Program 7/9-8/13, 2011