New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

Film & Television Program

Learn the on-camera acting and professional skills required to work successfully at every form of screen acting, including film, TV, commercials, voice-overs and webisodes.

Musical Theater Program

Acting-focused Musical Theater program delivers rigorous training in voice, dance, acting, and theater business. Get the complete education you need to be able to work as a singer-dancer-actor onstage and onscreen.

Summer Intensives

Four-week Professional Intensives offer experienced actors advanced training, and allow aspiring actors to get a realistic taste of the business in New York City. Open to actors, singers and dancers age 14 and up. Earn six transferable college credits.

I feel so good with myself, learning things in this school that I never would have learned on my own, finding myself, being okay with who I am, being confident with my abilities, all these things I've really truly learned here.

The New York Conservatory taught me to trust myself. That breaks down to listening as well. I'm always checking back in through script analysis and character work to see if I'm really listening and trusting my first instincts.

In this business, opportunities will come. You just have to be ready when they do. The training I received at The New York Conservatory is the reason I'm always ready.

The New York Conservatory gave me a foundation to work from and an insight on the process of being an actor who works in film and TV. They helped me evolve my craft and gave me the tools necessary to be able to become a working actor.

I learned from my professors at NYCDA to always do your homework on your character. I am forever grateful to them, because it not only helped me with my character development but with my own development as well.

5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Commit To Conservatory Training

A lot of my time with families is spent talking about their child’s education as an investment, because an acting conservatory, particularly a two-year conservatory, is designed for students who know they want to be actors.

Film & Television Program

Musical Theater Program

Summer Intensives

5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Commit To Conservatory Training

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Spring classes start January 13