<p>My D found out her studio placement yesterday and is very excited about the prospects of studying drama at NYU. She auditioned for MT, but really desires excellent actor training so was open to placement in any studio. She was placed in the Atlantic Theater Co studio and we have read all the info on the web site, but would love to hear from a student currently studying in the Atlantic studio. Also, can she still take vocal instruction and keep up her dance? We will be at the accepted student event this Sat. Will there be anyone from Atlantic there for her to speak to? Thank you so much for any input.</p>
<p>Dramoma,
Our D is almost a duplicate of your D. She too auditioned for MT but is very pleased with her placement. We have many of the same questions and would love to hear from anyone who is already in Atlantic. Also where exactly is the studio in relationship to Tisch and what dorms make the most sense for freshmen. We live on the in Northern California so we won’t be at the accepted students day in NY but will be going to one in San Fransisco the next Saturday and would like to know if they will have studio reps at that gathering. Thanks for any help.</p>
<p>You might want to start a thread about this on the Theater/Drama Majors forum. Probably you have already searched this forum under “Atlantic”; a search of posts over there would also yield some insights.</p>
<p>Well revd4jc, I will let you know what we find out tomorrow at the accepted student visit day! Also will try to find out about dorm/Atlantic studio location. I’ll post info here on Sunday. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Dramomma. Thank you. Being out here on the “left coast” has it’s disadvantages, but then again it was 70 and sunny here today. 
This is our 5 and last child and while the other 4 are all very special and very much into the arts ( the oldest is an artist director for a community theater, and another a dancer) this is the first to go this route and go to the east coast to school. This is a whole new experience for us 50 something parents. And we are loving it! :)</p>
<p>Hi Dramomma and revd. My D is also in the same situation as both of your d. Applied MT got assigned to Atlantic. We attended the accepted students day yesterday and she is more excited than ever! She is very happy with her placement in Atlantic. We walked to the studio to gauge the distance and the walk is a bit long, but certainly do-able. Nice surrounding area too. What can you tell me (if anything) about the freshman dorms? We are supposed to list our top three choices when we get the form. So far we have visited Hayden, Rubin and Goddard. All were what we would expect. Liked the fact that there are no communal bathrooms at any of the NYU dorms. Can you add any comments about dorms you may have visited?</p>
<p>revd4jc and ntysua1491, We had a great day at NYU yesterday, attended an overall parent panel with Q&A that was very informative while drama students met with respective studio representatives and students. My D loved that casual student-only time and was very positive about her fellow classmates and Atlantic’s philosopy. We joined them later and was able to “eavesdrop” on the Atlantic session still in progress. Although it was hard to hear with all the other groups taking up different corners of one large room with a lot of discussion going on, here is some of the pertinent info. I picked up on. Atlantic students can still take vocal instruction as an NYU elective, and a lot of them do. Some take dance outside of NYU at the many dance studios in the city, and can also take various dance courses as electives. Altantic students can audition for musicals or any Tisch production for that matter. In fact one of the Altantic student reps. is performing in a caberet with Sutton Foster coming in May. Be assured the opportunities are there if you choose to go for them!
More importantly, the actor training is amazing. It is very disciplined and rigorous, but impressive. The Atlantic Studio has around 50 in the incoming class which they said they break down into 3 groups of roughly 15-20. They all know each other well and operate as a theater family, even with the upper classmen. My D and I both loved Mary McCann (director of the Atlantic School). She was there to speak with the students, answer a lot of questions, and was down-to-earth and very gracious. Other Altantic directors were there as well and were equally helpful, taking care to answer questions and meet individually with students and parents.
We too, took the walk to Atlantic Theater acting school in Port Authority Building across from Chelsea Market (how dangerously convenient!). It is a long walk, but the students say they can do it in 20 min. It took us a half hour at a very good clip! We actually got in the building and went up to the Atlantic studios. About 7-8 very nice studio spaces. They have an equity theater, Altantic Stage 2,underground in that building also which has a couple more studios and is sometimes used for scene study. We walked to Atlantic’s off-broadway theater on W. 2oth and it is terrific.
Any of the freshman dorms around Washington Square would be about the same walking distance. The only dorm that would be close and convenient for Altantic students is Carlisle up near Union Square, and not available to Freshmen who they feel should be more on campus the first year. I thought the housing was great for NYC. Better than I expected.
We feel that the opportunities are endless for professional actor training and exposure. These kids are blessed to have the opportunities. NYU Tisch had about 2,900 auditions this year. Our kids whether they go or not, and no matter what studio thay are in, should feel very accomplished. Yikes…so long, but I hope some of this helped!</p>
<p>D is in Atlantic. I remember having the same questions a few years ago. She’s very emotional and sensitive, and the comments about Atlantic being “rigorous,” “disciplined,” etc., concerned me. However, she absolutely LOVES Atlantic. Yes, you do have to be on time and NEVER late to studio, but that really prepares you for work in the industry. Actually, the entire process at Atlantic truly prepares you to become a working actor.</p>
<p>Both Hayden and Rubin are convenient to Atlantic. Not sure if ED kids still have first dibs on housing, as Hayden is very popular, but a street nearby (and I believe a subway) angle up across the avenues to a spot pretty close to Atlantic. But walking is the way to go, and it’ll become faster as she learns to negotiate the lights. </p>
<p>And, yes, Chelsea Market is a great place, convenient for all meals. I believe Google has offices in the same building as Atlantic.</p>