New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

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Join us IN PERSON, on campus for free, interactive workshops that cover acting techniques, including film, musical theatre and acting for the stage, tour the campus, and meet with Admissions and Financial Aid. Come sample the teaching methodology of the New York Conservatory!

next up: SATURDAY, December 16, 2023

With small classes and continuously evolving programs, we train actors for the industry as it is today.

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We offer rigorous Musical Theatre training with acting at its core, taught by working professionals.

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Our New Media for Actors degree is designed for students who are actors and creators.

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In the “Pathways to Plus One” Program, you can build upon the training in your first two years at The New York Conservatory.

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Start your life in New York City. Live and study in the entertainment capital of the world.

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what our alumni say

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.

I truly learned so much at NYCDA. Tools that set me up to hit the ground running in the professional world. I’m so thankful for all of my instructors and the long hours I was able to put into my craft - they prepared me for a lifelong career.

This school is very important to me. The training focuses on who you are and your personal identity as an artist, and dives into the highs and lows of this crazy industry. NYCDA is all about the preparation and bursting into the film/tv market and sustaining your career. Truly, I would not have a career if it wasn’t for this school.

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.

I didn’t understand the point of repeating what you just said to me until I started really learning how to listen. Then, I understood, those inflections, body, and eye movements mean something in the grand scheme of being a storyteller.

My time at NYCDA was the most vulnerable and rewarding experience of my adult life. I have kept it close with me throughout my career and it has never failed me. I’d put my eggs in that basket all over again.

conservatory degree programs

Associate Degree Program

Film & Television Performance

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.

Associate Degree Program

new media for actors

Designed for actors who want to tell their own stories and produce their own content, executing their vision artistically with creative control throughout the entire process.

Associate Degree Program

theatre performance

Work with professional directors, designers and actors. Prepare for the demands of both the performance and business realities of an acting career.

Associate Degree Program

Musical Theatre Performance

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

summer programs

Film & TV or Musical Theatre performance

Four-week Professional Intensives offer experienced actors advanced training, and allow aspiring actors to get a realistic taste of the business. Open to actors, singers and dancers age 16 and up. Earn six transferable college credits.