<p>I’m going into my junior year of high school and am begining my college search, and I am hoping to go to NYU tisch for a musical theatre major, but I’ve read quite a few times that CAP21 is no longer going to be avalable. And that there’s a new program? (The New Studio on Broadway: Music Theatre and Acting)
[The</a> New Studio on Broadway: Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/dr_newstudio]The”>http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/dr_newstudio)
Please, can anyone tell me about this new program?
Thanks!</p>
<p>I’m going to be in it next year, so I will tell you what I know</p>
<p>Basically, it’s going to be awesome and you should try out. The head/ creator of the studio, Kent Gash, is apparently amazing and based on his speech to NSOB at Tisch admit weekend, really really knows what hes talking about. The heads of voice and dance are pretty ridiculously talented as well. Gash said to create a studio that would best prepare actors for the field, he talked to some lead casting directors, agents, directors, etc and asked them what THEY would like to see in young actors that they aren’t seeing- the curriculum is based partially off the responses that he received. The goal of the studio is to create actors that are versatile in a wide range of performance styles, from avant-garde plays to classical broadway standards. The description on the website link that you posted is very good.</p>
<p>In terms of classes etc, we are going to have “studio” from 9-5 three days a week, which will be held inside the Tisch building on Broadway (a MUCH more convenient location than CAP) where we will be taking voice, dance, acting, etc. Then for the other two days, we will be taking “Writing the Essay” and “Intro to theater studies/production” which are required of all Tisch drama students. So, we will be getting a liberal arts education in addition to studio training, which I like because I want to take classes like Italian and Psychology later on. </p>
<p>Now the admissions process is weird because you can try out for MT in NSOB and be placed in an acting studio- this happens to a lot of people. Usually, from what I’ve read, it seems like people come to love their acting studio anyway, and you can also take private voice lessons as an elective if you want.</p>
<p>I hope this helped- I’ve gotten so much help on this board and I wanted to pay it back haha. Don’t hesitate to ask any more questions that may come up, I’ll do my best to answer! Good luck!</p>
<p>Wow, thank you SO much! The program sounds absolutly amazing! And I will most definatly be trying out for that program next year! But I have one question, I don’t understand one of the points you gave me: “Now the admissions process is weird because you can try out for MT in NSOB and be placed in an acting studio- this happens to a lot of people. Usually, from what I’ve read, it seems like people come to love their acting studio anyway, and you can also take private voice lessons as an elective if you want.” < I don’t quite understand the different studio situation. If you could clear that up a bit for me, I would be very greatful! Thanks bunches!!!</p>
<p>The NYU studio system essentially works like this: When an applicant auditions to NYU and is accepted, they are placed in one of 6 studios, based on where the admissions staff thinks you’ll do the best. The studio you are placed in for your freshman year is called your “primary studio” and you MUST stay in it for the first 2 years, (although I’ve heard stories of people switching studios, but it’s looked down upon.) After your primary studio, you can transfer to another studio if you want. </p>
<p>The six primary studios are: Adler (which teaches the Adler method), Meisner (Meisner method), Experimental Theatre Wing or ETW, Atlantic Theatre Company (Mamet’s Practical Aesthetics), Playwrights Horizon (which also does tech stuff, directing stuff, etc.), and New Studio (which has an MT part AND Acting part).</p>
<p>The reasoning behind splitting the incoming class into different studios is to give students a diverse education in acting. From what I hear, the admissions staff is very good at putting people in the best studio for them. Also, because Tisch accepts hundreds of students a year, splitting them up into different studios is an effective way of keeping class sizes small. I don’t know the exact number of what each studio takes in, but I DO know that they take 64 people for MT.</p>
<p>Now, because they’ll only take 64 people for MT out of the thousands who audition, it’s quite difficult to get in… Therefore, if they like you acting but don’t have enough room for you in MT, they’ll offer you a space in one of the Acting studios. I think they ask at your audition if you’re interested in being in an Acting studio or just MT.</p>
<p>Here’s link with more information on the primary studios: <a href=“http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/dr_primstudios.html[/url]”>http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/dr_primstudios.html</a></p>
<p>That’s basically the studio situation! Hope this helps and feel free to ask any more questions you may have!</p>
<p>haha yes that’s all correct. If you know that you absolutely must do MT or you will die, you can say so during your interview and then they’ll only consider you for musical theater. I think they asked me something like “what do you think the relationship is between MT and straight theater and why would or wouldn’t you consider studying straight theater?”. I of course said I’d like to be considered for anything. Apparently they ask some people for top acting studio choices, but they never asked me.</p>