ADMISSIONS

The New Actors Workshop operates on a rolling admission basis. Decisions are communicated to you approximately two weeks after your audition. A maximum of 30 students are admitted to the first year class. Applications are accepted from January through mid-October. (When the class is filled, we will accept applications for a waiting list.) Applicants for the Masters Degree program must also apply and be accepted by Antioch University.

Minimum requirement is a high school diploma. The average age of accepted students is 25. Students have come from the fifty states, England, France, Italy, Germany, India, Israel, Romania, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Spain, South America and Taiwan.

To be considered for admission, a candidate must submit:

a completed application, a recent photo and a $40 non-refundable application fee.

When the application and fee are received, we will contact you to schedule an audition.

OPTIONAL MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM

See Master of Arts Degree on the classes page or click for information.

AUDITION

Admission is by audition and interview in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chattanooga, Sacramento and Atlanta from January to October. Those auditioning outside of New York will audition with our representatives. Applicants should prepare two contrasting monologues within a comfortable age range chosen from contemporary American drama for a total time of no more than six minutes. Notification of the results will be mailed.

VIDEO AUDITION GUIDELINES

Applicants who cannot appear in New York, Chicago, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta or Chattanooga may submit an audition on video tape. Use a VHS tape, or DVD in NTSC format. Keep your whole body in the frame. No close-ups or head-and-shoulders shots. Stand up for at least 90% of your presentation. The more movement, the better. Talk directly to the camera. In addition to the two contrasting monologues (see above), tape about three minutes of yourself answering the question: "Why are you applying to this particular school?" You may sit or stand for this and you may shoot from the waist up. Talk directly to the camera. Video-tapes or DVD's will not be returned.

AUDITING

We are not able to accommodate prospective students as auditors in any of the classes. However, it is possible to talk to members of the current student body and graduates about their experience. Please request a list following your audition.

SECOND YEAR

Admission is by invitation only.