Acting School
The Atlantic Acting School, founded in 1987, operates as both a private conservatory and an undergraduate program in conjunction with the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. The school focuses on the Practical Aesthetics Acting Technique, growing out of a series of NYU summer workshops in Vermont in 1983 and 1984 with playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy.
The Atlantic Acting School fosters new generations of theater artists by creating a student ensemble that allows actors to hone their craft. Distinguished guest lecturers include Kate Winslet, Alan Alda, Chris Noth, Richard Dreyfuss, Sam Shepard, Margo Jefferson, Gore Vidal, Charles Durning, Gabriel Byrne, Brian Dennehy, Howard Korder, Mary Steenburgen, Nicky Silver, Rose Byrne, and Ted Danson as well as program graduates Kristen Johnston, Felicity Huffman, and Eddie Cahill. Atlantic is committed to preparing its students for all aspects of a performing arts career.
A number of theater companies have been formed by former students of Atlantic Acting School, including Mobius Group Productions, Bar Hoppers, Thirsty Turtle Productions, Harvard Sailing Team, The Common Tongue, The Group B Project, The Fifteenth Minute, The Ateh Theater Company, The Production Company, Hair of the Dog, EBE Ensemble, Riot, and The Management.
Read more about this topic: Atlantic Theater Company
Famous quotes containing the words acting and/or school:
“It is probable that the principal credit of miracles, visions, enchantments, and such extraordinary occurrences comes from the power of imagination, acting principally upon the minds of the common people, which are softer.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)
“When we were at school we were taught to sing the songs of the Europeans. How many of us were taught the songs of the Wanyamwezi or of the Wahehe? Many of us have learnt to dance the rumba, or the cha cha, to rock and roll and to twist and even to dance the waltz and foxtrot. But how many of us can dance, or have even heard of the gombe sugu, the mangala, nyang’umumi, kiduo, or lele mama?”
—Julius K. Nyerere (b. 1922)